York Researchers Develop Safer Medical Imaging Technique
A new method for transferring magnetic spin from parahydrogen, a molecule most notably used for fuelling the space shuttle, has been developed by York University researchers.
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Wellpoint Sentinel System to monitor drug safety
US health insurer WellPoint Inc is developing a system that will use its 35m member database to monitor and more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines.
Philips developing test kits for TB, malaria
Scientists, software professionals and medical professionals at the Philips Innovation Campus are working on health care solutions for developing countries, developing microscope-based portable diagnostic kits for rural health care workers that can be used to test for tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in an attempt to address a significant gap in the country
Cloud Technology to Combat Cancer
Cloud services provided over grid technology are helping to treat cancer patients, owing to an enormous effort by European researchers working closely with industry.
Biomedical Research Infrastructure Goes Global
Six institutions from Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, France and Italy have now become official partners of the Infrafrontier consortium. With the participation of Canada, the consortium will be extended beyond Europe. The aim is to create a multinational research infrastructure for the phenotyping and archiving of mouse models of human diseases.
People receiving antiretroviral treatment tripled in developing nations
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was released lately.
News Review – April 2010
ET Medical Devices, Italy announces joint venture with Trivitron Healthcare Trivitron the largest technology provider of Indian origin has announced […]
Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors
The survey study titled Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors, shows that overall MMR [maternal mortality ratio, which means number of maternal deaths to women (in the age group 15-49 years) per 1 lakh live births to women (in the age group 15-49 years)], which was nearly 400 in the year 1997-98, has declined to about 300 in the year 2001-03, thus registering a decline of 24 per cent during this period based on SRS data.
NEWS REVIEW BUSINESS
GE Healthcare and HCL form healthcare IT partnership HCL and GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare technology, announced recently […]
NEWS REVIEW INDIA
Trivitron and Brandon Medical (UK) announces JV for manufacturing advanced OT Lights in IndiaTrivitron recently announced its alliance with Brandon […]
NEWS REVIEW WORLD
Healthcare IT market in Asia-Pacific region sees strong SAP adoption SAP Asia Pacific recently announced strong adoption of its healthcare […]
INDIA NEWS
Chandigarh to connect local health centres with telemedicine project In order to provide more quality health care to its people, […]
WORLD NEWS
Tennessee with AT&T creates health info exchange AT&T Inc. is partnering with Tennessee to provide the country’s first statewide system […]
