Building on previous findings demonstrating that breast cancer cells emit unique electromagnetic signals, engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have found that a single cancerous cell produces electric signals proportional to…
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Pfizer Canada Announces Recipients of Neuropathic Pain Research Awards Program
KIRKLAND, QC, March 31 – Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its third Neuropathic Pain Research Awards Competition, which aims to fund and support Canadian innovation within independent neuropathic…
Internet, Online Tools Raise New Ethical Questions for Therapists
The growing use of Internet searches and social networking has raised new questions about how and when therapists should use the Internet when treating patients as reported by a reputed news source….
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen deploys unified computing system from CISCO
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, the largest healthcare provider in Northern Austria, has deployed a Unified Computing System from Cisco. The system will be deployed a data centre that covers two hospitals serving more than…
Clinical Decision Support Systems
CDS Clinical decision support has been defined broadly as “providing clinicians or patients with clinical knowledge to enhance patient care.” This includes not only the familiar reactive alerts and reminders (such as…
N9NE Medical Institute opens at Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tecom Investments, today announced the official opening of N9NE, a unique obstetrics and gynaecology institute and a new generation medical facility that gives ample focus…
Premier signs 3 yr supply contract with Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. has signed a three-year supply contract with Premier Purchasing Partners USA. Under the agreement, Siemens Healthcare’s diagnostic systems, instruments and tests will be available to members of the…
Sound sleep a 3 bln market for the medical industry in India
New Delhi: The promise of a sound sleep is creating a huge market for the medical industry in India. Medical technology and top pharma companies are waking up to a potentially $3-billion…
Scientists have grown real, living human bones in the lab New York Times
Scientists have grown real, living human bones in the lab for the first time, completely from scratch, and ready to be inserted inside human flesh. Or given to my dog, as a…
University Of Liege transmits live neurosurgical operation in 3D to audience
The University of Liege has claimed a European first by transmitting a live neurosurgical operation to an audience in 3D. The operation was performed at the University Hopsital of Liege and watched by members…
Advocate Physician Partners(APP) partners with eClinicalWorks for biggest EMR implementations in U.S
Advocate Physician Partners (APP), the largest network of independent physicians in the Midwest, has partnered with Westborough, Mass.-based eClinicalWorks for one of the biggest electronic medical record (EMR) implementations in the country….
President Obama expected to nominate Donald Berwick to head CMS
President Barack Obama will soon nominate Donald Berwick, MD, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a statement released Saturday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of…
Medical Alert System for falls for Geriatric Patients from Philips
Dutch company, Philips, has launched a medical alert service that automatically detects if a person has fallen and then calls the emergency services for help. AutoAlert builds on Philips’ Lifeline, which allows…
59% of Physicians Think the Quality of Medicine in America will Decline in the Next Five Years According to athenahealth and Sermo “Physician Sentiment Index”
62% Are Pessimistic about the American Physician’s Ability to Practice Independently or in Small Groups in the Future 64% Strongly Agree/Agree Their Clinical Decisions are Being Based More on What Payors are…
Electronic Prescription- Levels, Features and Benefits
Electronic Prescription or e-Pharmacy is a new term being used these days Biomed Middle East’s Editorial Looks at the very basics of Electronic Prescription, its usage and practices. What is Electronic Prescription?…