eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter : 30 March – 3 April 2010 Vol. IIIV Issue 41   
 


TOP NEWS
    The landmark healthcare bill secured by Obama administration
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Barack Obama secured a landmark victory with the US House of Representatives giving final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul, expanding insurance...Read more
 
 
 
 
    SoftLink International signs a deal with Magnum Heart Institute for implementation of HIS-          CIS-PACS
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SoftLink International‚ a leading Software Product company with core focus on Hospital Automation and Medical Imaging‚ has bagged the prestigious order for implementation of fully integrated automation solution... Read more
 
 
 
 
    ET Medical Devices, Italy announces JV with Trivitron Healthcare
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Trivitron, the largest medical technology provider of Indian origin has today announced its joint venture with ET Medical Devices‚ Italy to manufacture and market advanced technology... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Religare Laboratories launches Sports Gene Test to determine
         sporting prowess in children
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Super Religare Laboratories has launched India's first genetic test that it claims will allow parents to determine whether a child is better suited for endurance sports‚ power sports... Read more
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE NEWS
    Philips introduces breakthrough medical alert service that helps
         enable continued independence for seniors by improving access
         to help in the event of a fall
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Royal Philips Electronics introduced Lifeline with AutoAlert‚ an enhanced medical alert service. This integrated solution offers an added layer of protection by combining ...Read more
 
 
 
 
    GE Healthcare launches MAC 800 device in Canada
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GE Healthcare announced that the company’s portable ECG (electrocardiograph) device‚ the MAC 800‚ will be implemented in both Vancouver and Whistler...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Philips and Definiens Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Join
         Forces in Digital Pathology
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Royal Philips Electronics and Definiens‚ a Germany-based company specializing in image analysis solutions‚ today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Schiller India launches ARGUS PRO TELEMETRY TM-1
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Schiller India‚ a leading Swiss Joint Venture Company in the field of Medical Diagnostics‚ has launched a new monitor called ARGUS PRO TELEMETRY TM–1... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Dr. Reddy´s Custom Pharmaceutical Services (CPS) business
         commissions mPEG alcohol manufacturing facility and officially
         brands its Activated mPEG Products as PEGtech
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The Custom Pharmaceutical Services (CPS) business of Dr. Reddy´s Laboratories Ltd. has announced the successful commissioning of its commercial scale manufacturing facility... Read more
 
 
 
 
MISC. NEWS
    Microfluidic chips useful in cheaper, speedier medical tests
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Microfluidic chips have been developed for carrying out cheaper, speedier medical tests by an MIT alumnus Dhananjaya Dendukuri. For the vast majority of Indians living in villages... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Bone Stem Cells can be used to mend damaged hips
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Bone stem cells could in future be used instead of bone from donors as part of an innovative new hip replacement treatment‚ according to scientists at the University of Southampton... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Genetic make-up to decide a person's diet in future
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According to the researchers of the Kansas State University‚ diet s could be tailored as per the genetic constitution of the person in near future... Read more
 
 
 
 
     Indian Pharmaceuticals in demand in China
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Indian pharmaceutical firms are welcomed in China for addressing the growing demands of its domestic market in the wake of recent healthcare reforms according to the Health Minister... Read more
 
 
 
 


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