Google Flu Trends Expands Globaly
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Google.org has announced the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries, including Europe. The site now is available in 37 languages and it tracks flu-related search terms as an early predictor of flu trends.
Conscia and System C Join Forces
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Conscia Enterprise Systems Ltd, one of Scotland's top web-based solutions companies, announced it is to join forces with English healthcare solutions specialist System C Healthcare PLC. The move coincides with a significant recruitment drive and expansion within Conscias city-centre headquarters in Glasgows St Vincent Street.
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham Fight Smoking with Text Messaging Service
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An innovative scheme to use mobile technology to obtain a patient's current smoking status and invite 'quitters' for Smoking Cessation services, has proved a great success in NHS Hammersmith and Fulham. NHS Hammersmith and Fulham have a smoking prevalence of 24.2% and are committed to cutting that number down every year.
TeleHealth 2010 a Showcase of Modern Information Technology
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2-6 March 2010, CeBIT, Hanover, Germany.In 2010 TeleHealth, the leading international trade show for digital medicine, will boast an extended program for exhibitors and trade show visitors. The event will reflect the keen interest shown in the technology and solutions on display in Hannover this year.
Caalyx Increasing Older People's Autonomy and Self-Confidence
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Recent developments in ambient assisted living allow increasing autonomy and self-confidence for older people concerned about their health. A light wearable device measures vital signs, detects falls and automatically raises an alert to their care centre in case of an emergency.
"eHealth Week 2010" Brings eHealth Convergence to the Forefront
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15-18 March 2010, Barcelona, Spain.For the first time, the ministerial event known as the "High Level eHealth Conference" and the "World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition" will take place in the same week in a joint initiative called "eHealth Week 2010", the most prestigious event in the European eHealth sector of the year.
EIBIR Winter School on Interdisciplinary Biomedical Imaging
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The main objective of the EIBIR Winter School is to support the interdisciplinary training of technical and clinical PhD students working in the broad area of biomedical imaging. In this first EIBIR Winter School on Interdisciplinary Biomedical Imaging, two key clinical disease areas will be addressed which altogether represent the two leading causes of death worldwide: cardiovascular and oncologic diseases.
New Technique Could Spare Cancer Patients from Further Surgery
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Study on the Legal Framework for Interoperable eHealth in Europe
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A Complimentary Web Seminar - The Mobile Clinical Assistant Around the World: A European Perspective
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14 October 2009, 2 p.m. UK / 3 p.m. CET.Join European healthcare executives as they present successful deployments of the mobile clinical assistant. These case studies will highlight how hospitals in Europe are using the mobile clinical assistant (MCA) to significantly improve clinical workflow and patient outcomes, as well as provide practical best known methods for deployment and support of mobile devices in the clinical environment.