Abbott plans to buy Starlims Technologies, a vendor of laboratory information management systems, for about $123 million in cash. “The acquisition strengthens Abbott’s competitive position in the global diagnostics market, providing advanced…
Siemens Unveils Flexible Financing Solutions to Help Providers Achieve Meaningful Use
MALVERN, Pa. USA, Dec. 16 — Siemens Healthcare today announced a series of flexible financing solutions to help healthcare providers pursue meaningful use objectives and meet deadlines defined within the HITECH provision…
G.E. Healthcare Named In Class Action Over Scanners
17th December 2009 : G.E. Healthcare has been named in a class action lawsuit filed in Alabama Wednesday by patients who may have received high doses of radiation. The exposure occurred during…
Scientists crack ‘entire genetic code’ of cancer
BBC has reported that Scientists in UK have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers – skin and lung – a move they say could revolutionise cancer…
UAE to ban re-export of medicines
The UAE will soon end re-exporting of medicinal drugs from its ports to curb a growing regional trade in counterfeit products, according to a senior health official, Khaleej Times has reported. ‘Both…
Dubai debt crisis will increase transparency – says DIFC’s Saidi
Dr. Naser Saidi of DIFC says Dubai’s debt crisis will make state owned companies in the city state more transparent. Saidi was Speaking during a panel discussion hosted by Bloomberg News, in…
Gynaecological cancers more common in urban areas
Gynaecological cancers are far more likely to happen in women living in urban areas than in rural areas, according to a study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology….
Oman healthcare sound, stable society for all
By Dr. Hussein Shehadeh – MUSCAT Nearly four decades on, the fruits of the Oman’s Renaissance are as copious as they are pervasive. A nation once steeped in ignorance, poverty and despair…
Synthetic Platelets Put the Brakes on Blood Loss
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) — Hoping to improve on nature, researchers have built and tested synthetic versions of the blood-clotting cells called platelets, to be used in trauma or other cases…
The Conscious Heart
We have heard from every where things like “My heat doesnt feel like” or “My heart says” or “what is in your hear” now the scientist are also paying attention to the…
Regional conference on Fighting Counterfeit Medicines opened in Dubai
Dubai, Dec 15th, 2009 — Minister of Health HE Dr. Hanif Hassan has opend the regional conference on Fighting Counterfeit Medicines here today. Speaking on the ocasion he said that the UAE…
Saudi growth set to surge
MANAMA: Stability across key project-driven sectors in Saudi Arabia will attract more foreign investments and accelerate economic growth. That will put the kingdom at the forefront of the region’s recovering economies, according…
Are memories really in the brain?
It shouldn’t be surprising that computers are designed to work like our own minds. They have basically three different types of memory to store data. There’s the Randon Access Memory (RAM), the…
Academics and drug companies need to work together to win funds for biomedicals
Academics and drug companies must forge more productive relationships in the face of pressure from politicians and funders for more applied biomedical research, a research director has warned. Against a projected backdrop…
Ray Kurzweil’s Pridictions and the future
Raymond Kurzweil born February 12, 1948 an inventor and futurist is involved in fields as diverse as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. Microsoft founder…