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Call for Papers: Ontologies for Biomedical Systems

3rd Special Track on Ontologies for Biomedical Systems for 21s IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. The 21th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2008) will be held on June 17-19, 2008 at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

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System C Healthcare PLC Acquires Care Records Limited

System C Healthcare PLC, the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, today announces the acquisition of clinical systems developer Care Records Limited from Huntleigh Healthcare Ltd, one of the UK's largest medical equipment manufacturers.

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B. Braun and Health-Robotics Announced an Agreement for CytoCare™

B. Braun and Health-Robotics announced a long-term and exclusive strategic agreement for B. Braun to exclusively utilize Health-Robotics' IV Admixture Automation Solutions worldwide within the Oncology, Pain Management, Antibiotics, Radio Pharmaca, and all other IV Therapy and Clinical Nutrition.

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Siemens Artis zeego Brings Flexibility to Angiography

Angiography (vascular imaging) uses X-ray technology and contrast media for spatial visualization of blood vessels. The new Artis zeego angiography system of Siemens Healthcare introduces unprecedented flexibility in catheter labs and operating rooms. The industrial robot technology integrated in Artis zeego allows the physician to move the C-arm to almost any position around the patient.

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New ICTs for Elderly Must Respect Dignity

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) developed to help older people stay healthy for longer should be cost effective and respect the privacy and dignity of the elderly, MEPs have stated. Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy were voting on amendments to the Commission's proposal to set up an Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) programme.

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iSOFT Expands in Russia after Agreement with ML Park

iSOFT Deutschland has strengthened its position in Russia's healthcare market after a partnership agreement with ML Park of Moscow to distribute and support iSOFT's laboratory information systems (LIS). The market in Russia offers huge potential and is set to grow at unprecedented rates. The Russian market for medical technology is worth US$2 billion a year and is growing by about 15 per cent per annum.

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Axon Lab Becomes New iSOFT Distribution Partner in Switzerland

Axon Lab AG, a leading service provider for diagnostics and molecular biology, will support iSOFT, an IBA Health Group company, as distribution partner in Switzerland with immediate effect. Core elements of the agreement are the distribution, implementation and support of the leading iSOFT laboratory solution, LabCentre. iSOFT is the market leader in laboratory information systems with more than 200 installations in Germany.

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World of Health IT 2007 - European Commission Supported Sessions

The European Commission's Directorate Information Society and Media played a key role in facilitating and focussing discussions on key topics in eHealth such as patient safety, standards harmonisation, industry activities or the healthcare professionals' experience with health ICT. All sessions benefited from the input of high calibre speakers and chairs and triggered lively debates.

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OMEGA Project to Develop User-Friendly Gigabit Home Networks

A home access network capable of delivering high bandwidth services and content at transmission speeds of one gigabit per second could soon become a reality thanks to a newly launched European research project. The EU-funded OMEGA project brings together 20 European partners from industry and academia with the common goal of developing a new global standard for ultra broadband home networks reaching one gigabit per second without the need to install new wires in homes.

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Welcome to Google Health

Google Health Login page has been recently made public, and it is available online. This page includes a general overview regarding the speculated, global Google Health initiative. According to the Google Health login page "With Google Health, you can:

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