Laboratory information system (“LIS”) is a type of software that receives, processes, and stores information generated in a medical lab. These systems often must interface with instruments and other information systems such…
Mango Shows Unusual Anti-Cancer Properties
This fruit is known for it’s nutritional aspects such as a good source of antioxidants, power house of vitamins like vitamin C, A,E and K. An excellent source of fibre and minerals…
Malath Saudi Arabia Plans To Quadruple Branches
JEDDAH: Saudi insurer Malath Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance Co. sees mergers in the sector as new arrivals attempt to capitalize on the Kingdom’s growth market, its chief executive said. Aly Al-Ayed also…
Study Finds Flaws With GCC Population Statistics
DOHA: A recent study conducted by a UAE-based research group has shed light to the glaring inaccuracies in the GCC population figures, which the group said is resulting in distorted development outlook…
DHA hospitals get accreditation from the Arab Board of Medical Specializations to train doctors in general surgery
The Arab Board of Medical Specializations (Arab Board) has granted accreditation to two DHA hospitals to train newly qualified graduates (residents) in general surgery. The two hospitals are Dubai Hospital and Rashid…
Dr. Joseph Kim Inovio Biomedical – Leads the Battle Against The Flu
The Inovio Biomedical products CEO — who has led pioneering efforts to develop ground breaking vaccines to battle the flu, HIV and cancer — will present today at the OneMedForum Investor Conference…
Kuwait -the new market for Healthcare IT in Middle East
KUNA has reported just two days back that Kuwait health Ministry has set aside Sixty million dinars for the expansion of bed capacity of hospitals in the country. The ministries of health…
Saudi women start to take jobs in the nursing field
Unlike 20 years ago, Saudi women are now challenging the lifestyle their mother and grandmothers had adopted and stepping into unprecedented and completely male-dominated fields. These include Engineering, Law, Aviation and even…
Pan-European prices for lab reagents and equipment
The big lab groups are now negotiating with suppliers at a Pan-European level. Jean-Paul Rigaudeau, chief executive at Unilabs (2009 sales up 8% at €400m) says the change has come in the…
GE Works to Reverse Breast-Exam Edict
Can General Electric Co. sway the government’s guidelines on breast-cancer exams? After government advisers created a political tsunami last year by saying women under 50 don’t need regular breast-cancer checkups, Washington lawmakers…
PTC Windchill Software to Enable Leading Medical Device Manufacturer to Advance Global Product Design Strategies
PTC The Product Development Company®, today announced that GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has selected Windchill, PTC’s PLM software, and Pro/ENGINEER to replace its legacy data management and MCAD…
British Library’s PubMed Central Launched
Developed in direct consultation with researchers, UK PubMed Central (UKPMC) aims to become the information resource of choice for the UK biomedical and health research community. Helping researchers access and exploit over…
GE Healthcare IT’s Centricity® Enterprise is CCHIT Certified
BARRINGTON– GE Healthcare IT’s Centricity® Enterprise Version 6.0 is CCHIT Certified®,announced The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®).GE’s Centricity meets the Commission’s inpatient electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Inpatient…
Ophthalmological centers in United States and Saudi Arabia announce affiliation
The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore (USA) announced that it will collaborate in research, education and patient care with the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh (Saudi…
Diabetes in elderly could triple Dementia risk
A research conducted by Alzheimer’s Research Trust scientists at King’s College London,has shown that a possible link exists between type 2 diabetes and dementia in elderly people. The study claims that diabetes,…