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euHeart Project by CORDIS News

The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has awarded EUR 14 million to a 4-year project, euHeart, for the improvement of the diagnosis, therapy and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The consortium comprises public and private partners from 16 research, academic, industrial and medical organisations from 6 European countries.

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Legal Regulations to Ensure the Security of Lithuanian eHealth System

The majority of eGovernment specialists tend to agree that strong confidence in system's security and data confidentiality are essential for the success of eHealth systems among the employees of the healthcare institutions and residents.

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Combining Medical Knowledge to Save Lives

European researchers hope to gain more insight into cardiovascular disease by combining clinical, laboratory and metabolic records with genomic data. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the biggest killer among chronic diseases, claiming 17 million lives globally every year. Yet doctors can only attribute 50% of cardiovascular diseases to known risk factors.

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Nursing Informatics: WoHIT 2008 Pre-conference Symposium

Back by popular demand, the Nursing Informatics Symposium is the key educational event designed by nurse leaders for nurses, executives and students looking to harness the power of information technology to improve patient care.

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New Mathematical HIV Prediction Models by EuResist Project

A cure for the virus that causes AIDS may still be beyond our grasp, but European researchers have developed a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.

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iSOFT Wins Two Regional Contract Extensions in Spain

iSOFT Spain has won two contracts worth a total of €1.35 million with the public healthcare services of Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, with both customers extending their current agreements with the company. The Andalusian healthcare service (SAS) has renewed its contract for maintenance at 16 hospitals for another year in a deal worth €750,000.

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Royal Philips Electronics Announced the euHeart Project

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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced that it will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project called euHeart, which is aimed at improving the diagnosis, therapy planning and treatment of cardiovascular disease - one of the biggest causes of mortality in the western world.

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Citizen Services for Borderless Healthcare in the EU: Current Situation - Vision - Solutions

9th September 2008, at the eHealth Conference 2008 in Kiel, Germany.
This workshop is dedicated to all those involved in the health sector, such as hospitals, health insurance companies, associations, and health service providers or consumer organisations. Although a lot has been achieved with respect to European integration there is still much to be done when it comes to cross-border health care.

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2nd Baltic Conference on eHealth

The second Baltic Conference on eHealth - organized by the Baltic Sea Forum, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and IBM, in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service - will take place on September 26, 2008 (Hamburg, Germany) . The primary aim of the conference at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is to provide a cross sector forum for healthcare providers from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

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European Commission Launches Online Pilot Project

Fast and reliable access to research results, especially via the Internet, can drive innovation, advance scientific discovery and support the development of a strong knowledge-based economy. The European Commission wants to ensure that the results of the research it funds under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) with more than € 50 billion from 2007 - 2013 are disseminated as widely and effectively as possible to guarantee maximum exploitation and impact in the world of researchers and beyond.

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