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Patient Safety Research Conference

24-26 September 2007, Porto, Portugal
The aim of this conference is to promote research on patient safety in Europe and internationally. It will have significant benefits to patients, practitioners and researchers, and contribute to improvements in quality of health care and citizen health.

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The World's First Bioscience Spell Checking Software

Spellex Corporation announces the new release of the 2007 version of their popular bioscience spelling software for Microsoft and other programs. The new release includes more than 200,000 specialty words from the bioscience industry and new spelling engine enhancements.

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Electronic Health Card continues to be a Hot Topic at MEDICA 2007

The programme announcement for MEDICA MEDIA 2007, the Forum for Telemedicine, held in connection with the largest international Trade Fair for Medicine, MEDICA (14 to 17 November / Düsseldorf), is now available on the Internet. The electronic health card, telemedicine, new media - focus areas such as these ensure that this year's MEDICA maintains its important rank in the daytimers of service providers in the outpatient and in-patient care sectors.

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Electricity from body heat

Making calls from a cell phone with no battery, using just the warmth of your hand? Perhaps that's no more than a pipe dream right now. But new circuits are already making it possible to harness body heat for generating electricity.

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Healthcare Digital Pen and Paper Technology

Anoto Group, the pioneer in Digital Pen & Paper (DPP) technology, has launched the Anoto Forms Solution, a ready-made hardware and software package that will enable the healthcare market to roll out DPP applications more quickly and easily.

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Commission launches consultation on pharmaceuticals

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the future of pharmaceuticals for human use in Europe, as a part of its programme to improve the regulatory, non-regulatory and research, technology and development framework for pharmaceuticals.

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PHTS Telemedizin with New Service Contract in Coburg

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SWX: SHLTN), a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, announced that its German subsidiary PHTS Telemedizin will provide telemedicine services in the Coburg region (north of Bavaria, Germany). Private health insurer HUK-Coburg-Krankenversicherung is joining insurer Deutsche BKK in a project with the Klinikum Coburg for the region of Coburg.

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COST given budget boost for FP7

COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, will continue to be managed by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The European Commission and ESF signed a contract to this effect at the end of July.

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Advanced eHealth Country Reports on eHealth ERA Project Website

The database of the eHealth ERA Project coordinated by empirica includes a number of extended country reports. They provide details of national eHealth strategy and implementation activities in Europe.

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Prof. Christoph A. Nienaber new member of Medical Advisory Board of PHTS Telemedizin

PHTS Telemedizin, the wholly owned German subsidiary of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SWX:SHLTN), has appointed Prof. Dr. med. Christoph A. Nienaber to its Medical Advisory Board. The renowned cardiologist strengthens PHTS Telemedizin with his cardiological competence and profound know-how in the implementation of telemedicine.

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