Bluetooth technology uploads health data into mobile phone
Australian based small company, Alive is working on Bluetooth technology, which transmits medical observation data to a central network through a mobile phone.
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Schiller India Launches MRI Monitor
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Pharma RFID market expected to hit US$ 1 trillion by 2020 The market for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications in […]
India News
Customised health cover launchedA new health insurance package, focused on people who prefer a customised solution, was launched recently. The […]
World News
European IT project to detect adverse drug reactions A project recently approved by the EU, aims to exploit data from […]
Study: Herb medicine ‘Rocket’ has gastric anti-ulcer properties
A study conducted by Saudi Arabian researchers has confirmed that a herb called Rocket “Eruca sativa L.” (EER), a member of the Brassicacae family, has potential anti-ulcer medicinal properties. The research team validated the gastric anti-ulcer properties of EER on experimentally-induced gastric secretion and ulceration in albino rats.
BUSINESS
Belgium hospital gears up to deploy Agfa’s solution Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic […]
INDIA UPDATE
Fortis HealthWorld to improve the health of rural India Fortis HealthWorld, the one stop healthcare retail chain in India, has […]
WORLD
Cogknow project for the dementia affected Dementia refers to a combination of symptoms which includes impairments of memory, speech, thought, […]
Institutional JV to combat AIDS
Scientists from Allahabad University have collaborated with Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lubeck, Germany to develop a new drug to combat AIDS.
Research linking smoking to genetics is misleading: Healis
Criticising a new research published in a scientific journal that links smoking addiction to genetics, Healis Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health, an organisation dedicated to improving public health in India and other developing countries, and an anti-tobacco advocacy group, said such studies would only undermine a smoker’s will power to quit the habit as they will now find an easy alibi in genetic pre-disposition.
A comprehensive study on Understanding Health Information Needs
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) has presented a comprehensive study on Understanding Health Information Needs at the State, District, Block, and Village Levels titled, “Key Findings from a Needs Assessment in Uttar Pradesh.”
Researchers develop implant simulation software
A new computer simulation programme has been developed by European researchers to help predict outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery.
