ESA supports health early warning system
The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting the Health Early Warning System (HEWS) project to help Europe fight new diseases like SARS and avian flu.
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News: May 2010
SoftLink International Conducts Angio Review Session at CSI PTCA Registry 2010 Annual PTCA Registry 2010 was conducted in Bhubneshwar, where […]
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.
News Review: May 2009
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.
