Malvern and Paraytec to develop imaging technology
UK-based Malvern Instruments has signed a development and licensing agreement with Paraytec, under which Paraytec will add its ActiPix technology to Malvern’s materials characterisation portfolio.
News
Mobile medical applications under FDA scrutiny
Health tools for smart phones that monitor blood sugar levels or work as stethoscopes may face the same scrutiny from regulators as heart stents or ultrasound machines.
DOH launched wireless tech for healthcare
Smart Communications Inc. and the Department of Health (DOH) piloted a program here that introduces wireless technology in healthcare delivery.
Mobile Sensors can help congestive heart failure patients
Wireless sensors that monitor elderly patients’ physiological functions and physical activities can help reduce congestive heart failure symptoms and potentially prevent hospital readmissions, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Systems, InformationWeek reports.
US Hospital Offers New Osteoarthritis Treatment
Health Link Medical Center in San Diego, US, is offering has begun offering platelet-rich plasma injection therapy to help patients suffering from osteoarthritis and joint injuries.
Physicians moving to e-Health records jumped since 2001
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that the number of physicians moving to electronic health records jumped by more than one-third since 2001.
Asian-Pacific nations would be discussing the perils of ageing during July, 2007
A United Nations-backed meeting on the social, health and economic consequences of population ageing would start in Bangkok, Thailand in July, 2007. The two-day seminar is being held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Population ageing, due to declining fertility and increasing longevity, has increasingly come to pose a challenge to the Asia-Pacific region, with the number of older persons in the area to grow rapidly, surging from 410 million in 2007 to 733 million in 2025 to an expected 1.3 billion in 2050.
The State of the World’s Children 2007
The State of the World’s Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment, which women face throughout their lives and it outlines what must be done in order to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls.
World’s largest online medical encyclopedia planned
A plan to create the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia was announced recently. Known as Medpedia, the site will be free and available to the public when it launches at the end of this year.
UN human rights chief has hailed work of women
Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has recently praised the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as it marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of its work in monitoring States
Health spending is rising in OECD
Expenses on heath in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has kept on growing faster than countries’ economies. OECD Health Data 2007 also notes that a growing share of the economy is devoted to health across OECD countries. Per capita health spending increased by more than 80% in real terms between 1990 and 2005 on an average in OECD countries, outpacing the 37% growth in GDP per capita.
Survey: Exchanges of Health Information rises to 57 Communities
A survey from the nonprofit eHealth Initiative explained that fifty-seven community-based health information exchanges are operating, up from 42 last year.
CII facilitates health care study mission in Delhi
The Healthcare Study Mission, a two day seminar organized by the CII Delhi State Council in the month of July, 2007, gave an insight into the professional management of Healthcare industry as also on quality patient care, satisfaction and personal attention at optimal costs. The two day Study Mission was aptly titled as “Showcasing the Best Practices In Healthcare”.
