New biochip technology might well make animal testing unnecessary
Researchers have developed a new biochip technology, which could soon put a stop to the use of animals for testing in the chemical and cosmetics industries.
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India, France to collaborate on medical research
India and France will collaborate to explore the possibilities of RNAi (RNA interference) in areas of basic medical research and biotechnology.
e-Encyclopaedia on Indian traditional medical knowledge
In a government office in the Indian capital, Delhi, some 100 doctors, practitioners of ayurveda, unani and siddha, ancient Indian medical systems, are hunched over computers poring over ancient medical texts and keying in information.
Grassroots thinking on HIV/AIDS
Bangladesh first web documentary on HIV/AIDS ‘Grassroots thinking’, is produced on the eve of ‘AIDS day 2005. The content of this 8.25 minutes documentary is uncensored opinions of the grassroots people.
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.
Only some 1.08% Indians have medical insurance
According to a research report issued by India’s National Insurance Academy, only some 1.08 percent of the one billion Indians have secured medical insurance cover since 1986 when health insurance was first introduced in the country.
Global HIV prence has levelled off: New Report of the UNAIDS and WHO
New data on HIV/ AIDS, as shown by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the report 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update, reveal that the disease prence
Healthcare sector to hit a high of USD 75 bn
Major healthcare deals have been struck in the last couple of months, attracting about USD 379 million in 2006
EHTEL publishes e-health patient charter
The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) has published a patient charter defending patient
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.
NHS Trust tests the RFID for tracking hospital equipment
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is testing the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track life-saving equipment.
Should you trust health advice from internet forums?
Health information on the internet used to be shaped by doctors. Now it’s being shaped by patients. And it’s patients, not doctors, who are making the real progress in providing health information that delivers what people really want to know. But how do you know if this information and advice is trustworthy, and worth heeding?
Fast forwarding cancer research using IBM World Community Grid
Canadian researchers expect to accelerate the war on cancer by tapping into a global network of hundreds of thousands of people who volunteer their idle computer time to tackle some of the world’s most complex problems.
