eGovernment Action Plan
The European Commission has outlined a new eGovernment Action Plan, which foresees forty specific measures over the next five years to enable citizens and businesses to use online facilities.
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Higher Hospital Infection Rates in Developing Countries
A study led by World Health Organization says that developing countries have much higher hospital infection rates than the developed world.
European Pharmacists call for pharmacist access To electronic patient records
The Pharmaceuctical Group of the European Union (PGEU) the association representing Community Pharmacists, calls for pharmacists to be granted access to electronic patient records in a statement on E Health released.
Monitoring Device Market to Double by 2015
The European market for wireless patient monitoring devices is expected to reach USD 176.9m in 2015, according to new research by Frost & Sullivan. In 2008, the patient monitoring device market was USD 89.9m, the research said.
Global Dental Implants Market to Reach $4.2bn in 2015
Dental implants are estimated to have one of the highest growth rates amongst all dental device submarkets, according to a report by Sandler Research.
Government sites in Europe unusable by disabled people
A report by the UK Cabinet Office found that 97% of official websites were unusable by disabled people, largely because they ignored well-known techniques for making data accessible.
Dutch healthcare system rated Europe
The Netherlands has been named as having the best healthcare system in Europe, emerging as the overall winner in the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) 2008.
GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare recently announced that its Vscan pocket-sized visualization tool has been named the Grand Award winner for Health in Popular Science magazine
Wipro to showcase its expertise at the Global E-Health Forum in Germany
Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited participated in the Global E-Health Forum, held on the 25th and 26th October in Hamburg Germany. The forum is Europe
Transasia Bio-Medicals acquires a majority stake in US based IVAX Diagnostics
Transasia Bio- Medicals Ltd, one of the leading players in the Clinical Diagnostics Segment of the Indian healthcare sector through its fully owned German subsidiary, Erba Diagnostics Mannheim GmbH has acquired a majority stake in US based company IVAX Diagnostics, Inc.
Prolor Biotech cleared by FDA for US Phase II HGH Trials
Prolor Biotech Inc (PBTH), the biopharma firm utilising a proprietary CTP technology to commercialise longer-acting, biologically improved versions of existing therapeutics, reported receiving FDA regulatory clearance recently for Phase II clinical trials of hGH-CTP, the Company
First example of Green+ Hospitals in Germany: Siemens equips Ethianum in Heidelberg with futureproof infrastructure
The Ethianum in Heidelberg is one of the first clinics in Germany to align itself consistently according to sustainability criteria, thus making it a hospital in keeping with the spirit of Siemens’ Green+ Hospital Program. Working in partnership with the Ethianum, Siemens has developed and implemented comprehensive solutions: These include energy management, patient care, and the communications infrastructure.
