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Greater Diagnostic Accuracy in Pulse-Wave Velocity Measurement

The Austrian research institute AIT Austrian Institute of Technology has in cooperation with German industrial partner I.E.M. developed a 24-hour device to measure blood pressure that basically provides a more-exact diagnosis of high blood pressure than previous blood-pressure measurement devices.

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Third Call for VPH NoE Exemplar Projects

This is the third and last call for proposals for VPH NoE Exemplar Projects (EPs), activities that are intended to reinforce VPH ToolKit development. Successful proposals will be awarded financing to hire a postdoc/engineer/programmer for 6 to 12 Person Months for work directly related to the VPH ToolKit.

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Personalised Solutions for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and a Consortium of leading research institutions across Europe are taking the treatment of traumatic brain injuries in a more individualised direction in the EU funded project TBIcare.

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Agfa-Gevaert's Preliminary 2010 Results in Line with its Guidance

The Agfa-Gevaert Group's full year revenue amounted to 2,948 million Euro, an increase of 7.0 percent (3.2 percent excluding currency effects) compared to 2009.

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European Countries on their Journey Towards National eHealth Infrastructures

Since the publication of the European Commission's (EC) eHealth Action Plan in 2004, eHealth has gained significant momentum across Europe. "European countries on their journey towards national eHealth infrastructures - evidence of progress and recommendations for cooperative actions" is the title of a just released overview and synthesis report on eHealth in Europe. In addition, more than 30 individual reports detailing policy actions and deployment of eHealth applications in Member States and other European countries are available there as well.

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Siemens Supports Research Project Brains Unlimited

Siemens Healthcare recently received an order from Maastricht University for three high- performing MRI systems in the Netherlands. The MRI scanners are to be dedicated to the renowned research project Brains Unlimited conducted by Maastricht University.

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GE Healthcare Announces eHealth Community Desktop Solution for Enhancing Clinician Collaboration

GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of health information technologies, announced its eHealth Community Desktop, an open standards framework for delivering clinical applications built on top of a connected healthcare community.

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InterSystems Ensemble Used as the Bedrock of Pioneering Patient Portal Access

InterSystems, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, today announced that Spectrum Health has launched a new smartphone app that provides fast, easy access to personal health information via the healthcare provider's MySpectrum™ Web-based patient portal.

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iSOFT Agrees New Five-Year Deals with iSOFT 7 Worth £12.6 Million

iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) said that the group of seven NHS trusts in England, known as the iSOFT 7, will extend their agreements for patient and clinical management systems for five years, in deals totalling £12.6 million.

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Manor Way Health Centre to Educate Patients in the Waiting Room

Manor Way Health Centre (Dr Bassett & Partners) has selected a multimedia digital display system from the healthcare display technology specialist, Jayex, to visually educate and communicate to waiting patients.

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