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Big Differences in Attitudes to Science in the Media

While the public in Member States that were part of the EU before 2004 are generally open to science news, with more than 62% saying that they are interested in scientific research, this figure falls to just 38% for those Member States that joined since 2004. The differences range from 80% in Sweden to just 24% in Bulgaria. This is just one of the findings in a new Eurobarometer survey on scientific research in the media.

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Invitation to Expert Panel on Remote Patient Monitoring

This study is being conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Decision Systems Group and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (INNO-tec). The aim of this research is to understand more about the emergence of new technologies for remote monitoring of patients; market acceptance of these technological advances and related innovation in the field of health care delivery.

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New Dimension for Magnetic Resonance Tomography and Vascular Analysis in Grosshadern

The University of Munich Hospital is the first worldwide to implement a newly developed Siemens angiography technology for patient care. In addition, a new magnetic resonance tomography system is celebrating its European premiere. The world's first installed "Artis zeego" is a robot-controlled angiography system that uses X-ray technology and contrast medium to spatially visualize blood vessels.

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Call for Papers - The 21th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

The 21th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2008) is intended to provide an international forum for discussing the latest results in the field of computational medicine. The scientific program of CBMS 2008 will consist of invited keynote talks given by leading scientists in the field, and regular and special track sessions that cover a broad array of issues which relate computing to medicine.

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CSW Group is SME Organisation of the Year

Oxford-based healthcare IT company, CSW, was awarded the title of 'SME Organisation of the Year' at the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards ceremony last week. The awards, which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, were presented by BBC news broadcaster Kate Silverton in recognition of excellence, professionalism and innovation in IT.

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eHealth Topic of the Month - Telemedicine

The European Commission (EC) has encouraged experts in the field of telemedicine to play an active role in the development of innovative technologies for chronic disease management. The TeleHealth 2007 conference (Brussels, Belgium, 11 December 2007) aims to identify barriers to broad telemedicine development and concrete actions for the European Union Institutions, Member States, Regions, Industries, User organisations and other stakeholders.

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Research Institutes from Finland and Singapore Develop Remote Healthcare Services

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research from Singapore have developed remote healthcare services that allow patients to be treated globally independent of time and location and irrespective of the solutions provided by hardware and data system suppliers. In Finland, the first trial services for treating cardiac patients and patients suffering from chronic illnesses have been promising.

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EU Project Wears Technology on Its Sleeve

If the move from the typewriter to the computer was a revolution, then the next stage in evolution could see humans interacting with computers inserted into their clothes. The EU-funded WearIT@work project has imagined just such a scenario. Its researchers have been busy exploring a range of applications where wearable technology could facilitate a new form of human-computer interaction to significantly improve the productivity of workers and even help save lives.

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TeleHealth 2007 - Telemedicine and Innovative Technologies for Chronic Disease Management in Europe

Breydel building, Avenue d'Auderghem 17, Brussels
11th December 2007
Europe is facing the challenge of delivering quality healthcare to all its citizens, at an affordable cost. The increasing demand by citizens for best quality healthcare, the costs of managing chronic diseases, and the need for prolonged medical care for an ageing society are major factors behind this challenge.

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pHealth 2008 - International Workshop on Wearable Mycro and Nanosystems for Personalised Health

The 5th edition of the International Workshop on Wearable, Micro and Nano Technologies for the Personalised Health, pHealth 2008 will take place May 21-23 2008, in the Conference Centre of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain. pHealth Workshop is a forum of discussion, networking and experiences exchange about the state of the art and future challenges on nano and micro technologies, wearable and implantable sensors and ICT into personal health management systems.

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