The Personal Connected Health Alliance Launches with Goal to Improve Health and Wellness through Connected Technologies
The Personal Connected Health Alliance, an international non-profit organization established by Continua Health Alliance, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health, formally launched. PCHA will build upon the global reach, leadership and resources of its founding organizations, to ensure that personal connected health technologies, such as smartphones, mobile apps, sensors and personal health tracking devices, are user-friendly, secure and can easily collect, display and relay personal health data.
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SMARTT e-Patch is a Winner at the French 'Worldwide Innovation Challenge'
Rhenovia Pharma, a biotechnology company specialized in the application of biosimulation to the research and development of new medicinal products, today announces that its SMARTT e-Patch project has won an award at the 'World Innovation Challenge'; founded by the President of France to identify future champions in the French economy.
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Philips' First Quarter Results 2014 - Healthcare Sector
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHIA) reports that healthcare comparable sales showed a 2% decline year-on-year. Home Healthcare Solutions posted mid-single-digit growth, while Customer Services and Patient Care & Clinical Informatics achieved low-single-digit growth. Imaging Systems recorded a double-digit decline. In growth geographies, comparable sales showed a mid-singledigit decline.
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Public Consultation on the Green Paper on Mobile Health (mHealth)
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Green Paper on Mobile Health (mHealth), inviting comments on the barriers and issues related to the use of mHealth. Your input will help identify the right way forward to unlock the potential of mobile health in the EU.
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BridgeHead Introduces Latest Version of Health Data Management Solution
BridgeHead Software, a leader in healthcare data management, has announced the latest release of its Healthcare Data Management (HDM) solution with a new DICOM Archive Browser (DAB) and increased Cloud support, most notably support for the open Cloud storage standard SWIFT.
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Carestream to Supply PACS, Archiving and Data Exchange Solutions for TéléSanté Centre Project (MIRC) in France
The Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire (GCS) TéléSanté Centre has selected Carestream Health in France to provide PACS, archiving and medical image sharing and exchange solutions for its public and private health organisations in the Centre region of France, which straddles the middle Loire Valley.
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Physical Rehabilitation of Patients with Neurological Diseases Based on Virtual Reality Technology
The clinical study called "Virtual Reality Games combined with normal rehabilitation are an effective alternative in MS patients" by the Eugenia Epalza Basque Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and the Department of Neurology of the University of Navarra will be presented at the 8th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation in Istanbul, Turkey. The results obtained from the trial show a significant improvement in various body functions of the patients especially in static and dynamic balance, fatigue levels and in their level of functional independence.
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