Hospitals in the Middle East are set to benefit from sophisticated electronic clinical decision support following a new commercial agreement between First DataBank International (FDB International) and GE Healthcare (GE). This new…
Philips betting on remote healthcare for future
AMSTERDAM reported by Reuters Philips Healthcare Unit is betting it can help doctors monitor patients remotely to keep an aging population healthier and battle rising medical costs in the Netherland. Hospital equipment…
One of the most modern healthcare and dental facility opened in Dubai
One of the region’s most modern and advanced healthcare and dental facilities “THE CLINIC” has opened its doors to the public. Located within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) premises, THE CLINIC…
Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone
BOSTON (November 3, 2009) Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer. In…
Over 1,000 biologics jobs to come in Singapore
SINGAPORE: More than 1,000 highly skilled jobs will be created when the six biologics plants being implemented in Singapore are fully operational, said Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. These jobs will appeal to…
A*STAR of Singapore to launch an online publication promoting its research
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Macmillan Scientific Communications (MSC) have launched a new open access website, A*STAR Research to highlight some of the best research published by A*STAR’s…
Chocolate Inhaler invented
Harward University’s doctor David Edwards has created the most unusual inhaler that actually tastes like chocolate. When first unveiled as a inhaler which puffs micro-particles of chocolate into your mouth David Edwards…
Connect software will embed meaningful use
Chicago USA The updated version of the Connect software tool-set will make it easier for health care organizations to conduct transactions such as electronic prescribing and file sharing called for in the…
Bahrain’s SHHS plans $1.5 bln expansion
DUBAI – Safe Hands Health System Holding Co (SHHS) of Bahrain plans to spend $1.5 billion on medical facilities across the Gulf region over the next 10 years, the company’s chairman Abdul…
Malawi body grants US$40m to gov’t ministry to fight HIV/Aids
Lilongwe Malawi The Malawi National Aids Commission (NAC), a coordinating body for all HIV/Aids activities in the country, on Tuesday granted US$40 million from Global Fund to the health ministry to help…
DHA Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians discuss healthcare application systems for Dubai
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) discussed ways to further foster their relationship with regard to application systems that the HMFP has developed for the DHA…
Novel Protein Hope For Possible Parkinson’s Disease Cure
By ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Researchers at Iowa State University USA have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson’s disease and are looking for others. Anumantha Kanthasamy, a distinguished professor of…
Paragon Biomedical Collaborates to Conserve Clinical Research Resources
IRVINE, CA — 10/30/09 — The stakes in clinical research have never been higher. Now operating in an environment in which a one-day delay can result in millions of dollars in lost…
Saudis smoke cigarettes worth SR8bn annually
JEDDAH: About six million smokers in Saudi Arabia burn SR8 billion woth of cigarettes every year, disregarding the dangerous effects of the habit on their health, according to a statistical report published…
Akonni Launches TruTip™ Kits for Rapid Nucleic Acid Extraction
FREDERICK, Md. Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostic (MDx) company focused on providing rapid and highly scalable solutions for research and infectious disease testing, today announced the worldwide launch of their TruTip product…