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Measuring Glucose without Needle Pricks

Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could release them from the constant pain of pin pricks. The linchpin is a biosensor engineered by Fraunhofer researchers: A tiny chip combines measurement and digital analysis - and can be radioed to a mobile device.

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The First JHI Connected Care Challenge Europe

Janssen Healthcare Innovation (JHI) announced the first ever JHI Connected Care Challenge Europe - a start-up and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Challenge with three unique categories to spur innovation and drive action towards achieving better care and better health at lower cost through continuous improvement.

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Immunochip to Survey Genome Regions

Researchers have newly identified three genetic regions associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease, increasing the number of known regions associated with the disorder to 25. The team used a DNA microchip, called Immunochip, to survey more thoroughly regions of the genome known to underlie other autoimmune diseases to discover if they play a role also in PBC susceptibility.

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New Agfa HealthCare Monitoring Solution Oversees PACS and IT Infrastructure for Greater Availability

Agfa HealthCare has introduced its Global Remote Incident Prevention (GRIP) services to provide state-of-the-art electronic monitoring of all IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) worldwide, as well as linked devices from other suppliers. GRIP's ultimate goal is to prevent unsettling downtime surprises in the healthcare environment.

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Advanced Health & Care Launches Integration Engine to Extend iNurse Use

Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has announced the launch of Advanced Integration Engine (AIE), powered by Blue Prism. AIE enables Advanced's market-leading mobile patient management solution, iNurse, to integrate with all major community patient management systems and clinical patient administration systems (PAS).

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EMIS Web App Gives GPs Mobile Working

EMIS Web - the transformational healthcare system from leading GP software supplier EMIS - has become the first GP and integrated care system to enable mobile working on all the main tablet devices, from iPads to Android. Unveiled at the EMIS National User Group conference, the EMIS Mobile app allows clinicians to work online and offline, managing patients even in areas where there is no connectivity.

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HIMSS Europe Webinar: Revolutionizing Healthcare in Denmark

20 September 2012, 15.00 CET / 14.00 UK
Around the world, telemedicine and telecare, are key healthcare technology trends. There is a current focus on concepts such as self monitoring and patient empowerment. Denmark is one of the leading countries in this field. In recent years, there have been a number of projects aimed at assessing the benefits of using these kinds of technologies within hospital and homecare environments.

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Fast Forward for Biomedical Research

The hundreds of researchers working on the ENCODE project have revealed that much of what has been called 'junk DNA' in the human genome is actually a massive control panel with millions of switches regulating the activity of our genes. Without these switches, genes would not work - and mutations in these regions might lead to human disease.

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HL7 Standards Soon to be Free of Charge

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global leader in developing interoperability standards for healthcare IT, announced its decision to make much of its intellectual property (IP), including standards, freely available under licensing terms. The landmark decision represents HL7's commitment to the betterment of healthcare worldwide by ensuring that all stakeholders have equal access to its HIT standards. The new policy is expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2013.

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Agfa HealthCare Launches Next Generation Vendor Neutral Archive, IMPAX Data Center 3.0

Agfa HealthCare has launched the IMPAX Data Center (IDC) 3.0. This new version of Agfa HealthCare's proven enterprise medical imaging repository, also called a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), is Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and storage vendor agnostic.

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