Recently, the multi-stakeholder non-profit eHealth Initiative (eHI) released the results of its 2007 Fourth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange at the State, Regional and Community Levels, taking stock of 130 community-based efforts designed to improve health and healthcare through the mobilization of health information electronically.

Cybercitizen® Health Europe is a syndicated multi-client study and advisory service focused on key research topics and trends impacting the European consumer health marketplace. The study was fielded online among 4,302 European consumers from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal.

Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, has launched its new intellectual property research and analysis solution, Thomson Innovation.

Ocean Informatics, a recognised leader in eHealth strategy, interoperability and shared electronic health records (EHR), announces a new project with the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. The new project follows the successful completion of a pilot study, which tested content modelling as a technique for producing standardised structured clinical data specifications.

Collexis Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS) has acquired its long-time development partner, SyynX Solutions, a privately-held software company based in Cologne, Germany. SyynX Solutions will remain as a subsidiary of Collexis Holdings – with the amendment "a Collexis company", and will take care of existing customers and drive Collexis' business in Europe.

"We will invest substantially in research and development in 2008 in order to extend our position as a technology and innovation leader". This statement was made by Stefan Dräger, Chairman of the Executive Board of Drägerwerk AG. Better use will also be made of synergies between the two divisions, Medical and Safety.

The broadband-based video system heralds the next generation of telecare provision and is already disrupting older architectures, according to the Mediagrids company. CareMATE Online, previously known as "broadcare" advances the telecare industry beyond panic buttons and voice-only call centres to enable hospitals and care centres to provide intelligent and discreet visual monitoring of individuals in their own environments.