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Launching the Research Project GO3R to Develop a Knowledge-Based Search Engine

Starting in August 2007 the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is funding Transinsight GmbH's research project GO3R. This project focuses on the development of a knowledge-based search engine for alternative methods to animal experiments. Transinsight is closely collaborating with scientists from the Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET).

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Tunstall and Carers UK Launched New Support for Carers Guide

Leading telecare and telehealth provider Tunstall has partnered with charity Carers UK to produce its new guide Support for Carers: solutions for independent living, which offers support and practical advice to the six million carers throughout the UK. The guide has been launched at the New Horizons Telecare Conference held on 6th September, where keynote speakers from the Department of Health and leading UK charities outlined how telecare can support families, promote employment and deliver tangible benefits for users and their carers.

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Whittington Hospital Turns to PowerHealth Solutions for Patient Costing

Australian software developer PowerHealth Solutions announced that The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust has purchased its technologically advanced patient level costing and service line reporting system, PowerPerformance Management, together with the PowerBusiness Reporting suite of ad hoc management and digital dashboard reporting tools.

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The First Web 2.0 Healthcare News Platform - health2.info

health2.info is a Web 2.0 Health Information and news interchange and publication tool for Health professionals. The objective is to provide information about Healthcare relevant stories that users found around the internet.

health2.info whishes to establish a social web (web 2.0) about Healthcare on different health interests groups (management, technology, public health, medical research, etc.), where there is a lot of knowledgement, news and interesting projects but mostly of them are dispersed all around.

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Initiate Systems and Capgemini UK Support Every Child Matters National Programme

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leading provider of person-centric master data management solutions for creating complete, real-time views of data about people, places, and things, today announced the signing of a contract with Capgemini UK to provide the foundational linking and matching technology for the ContactPoint system. ContactPoint is a key element of the Every Child Matters: Change for Children Programme to support more effective delivery of children's services in England through better sharing of information among authorised users in the Children's workforce.

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Pressure Sensors in the Eye

Sensors can monitor production processes, unmask tiny cracks in aircraft hulls, and determine the amount of laundry in a washing machine. In future, they will also be used in the human body and raise the alarm in the event of high pressure in the eye, bladder or brain.

If the pressure in the eye is too high, nerve fibers die, resulting in visual field loss or blindness. Since increased intraocular pressure, also known as glaucoma, is not usually painful, the condition is often diagnosed too late.

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New Online Platform & Print Edition - swiss-ICT-healthnet

The swiss-ICT-healthnet is an eHealthcare web project accompanied by a new printed publication, both with main focus on medical IT & eHealth communication in Switzerland and European Union.

If you are interested in knowing more about the medical IT or eHealth communication, you will find daily news and information on conferences, events, research, studies on the new portal.

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Silicon/Polymer Microsystems for Life Sciences

INTEGRAMplus Workshop at the CAS Conference: Silicon / Polymer Microsystems for Life Sciences 17th October 2007, Sinaia, Romania
INTEGRAMplus brings together the complementary expertise of 10 major companies and institutes from 7 European countries to accelerate the development of novel MNT (MicroNanoTechnology) products, including consultancy, feasibility studies, design, development, prototyping and a route to production.

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A Three Day Workshop on Current Principles and Practices of Telemedicine and e-Health

The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation in collaborations with USAID/Albania and Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC/MRMC), Fort Detrick, Maryland, is organizing a three-day intensive workshop on current practices and principles of telemedicine and e-Health that will be held in Tirana, Albania, October 21-23, 2007.

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Siemens introduces the world's smallest ultrasound device

The first few minutes are instrumental in emergency situations. A new portable ultrasound device from Siemens Medical Systems supports medical personnel in these efforts. The device, known as Acuson P10, is a hand-held device intended for complementary initial diagnostic care and triage, particularly in cardiology, emergency care and obstetrics. It is poised to change the physical exam by providing immediate information to health care providers at the earliest possible patient intervention points, such as intensive care units, ambulances and medical helicopters.

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