eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter : 6-10 January 2010 Vol. IIIV Issue 35   
 



TOP NEWS
    Intel and GE Healthcare expand Intel health guide marketing agreement
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GE Healthcare and Intel Corporation have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare already markets the Intel Health Guide in the United States. The Intel Health Guide is a care management tool designed for health care professionals... Read more
 
 
 
 
    iPhone application for multiple sclerosis launched
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A Pennsylvania-based company has just released a healthcare management application that targets multiple sclerosis patients to the App Store.David Warden, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008, created an application called i-inject that allows fellow patients to manage details of their healthcare... Read more
 
 
 
 
    GE expands EHR financing efforts for healthcare providers
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GE Healthcare has announced an expansion of its financing program for electronic health records systems targeted at healthcare providers who are eligible for medicaid and medicare incentive payments under the federal economic stimulus package, as per reports... Read more
 
 
 
 
HOSPITAL NEWS
    25,000 Indian-origin British doctors to return to India
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Nearly 25,000 British doctors of Indian origin are set to return to India within two to four years to join the seven AIIMS-like institutions proposed to be set up by the central government."There are around 15,000 young Indian-origin doctors... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Zydus Cadila gets nod for 22-storey hospital at Thaltej
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The Ahmedabad-based, Rs 3,000 crore pharmaceutical company, promoted by Pankaj Patel, Zydus Cadila, has received approval from the state government to develop a 22-storey hospital near Thaltej.Zydus Cadila got permission for the high-rise building in R2 zone in Ahmedabad ... Read more
 
 
 
 
    KMC blood bank gets national body's nod
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KMC Hospital Blood Bank has earned the distinction of becoming the first blood bank in the state to be accredited by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH). The presentation ceremony of NABH Certificate to KMC Hospital Blood Bank will be held at Dr T M A Pai Convention Centre... Read more
 
 
 
 
MISC. NEWS
    Zoll receives FDA clearance to market E-series defibrillators
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ZOLL Medical Corporation has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA.Integrating CO-Oximetry into the E Series Monitor/Defibrillator adds a critical, life-saving tool for medics to use in emergency situations.CO measurement is a breakthrough that helps rescuers noninvasively and immediately diagnose, monitor, and treat patients... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Health IT tools can boost drug safety
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Electronic health tools could help improve drug adherence and reduce medication errors among elderly populations, according to a report from the Center for Technology and Ageing, as per reports. Of the three billion U.S. prescriptions issued each year, about 12% are never picked up and about 40% are taken incorrectly, according to the report...Read more
 
 
 
 
    US unveils standards to boost e-Health records
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US health officials have released standards for electronic medical records to spur the development of the technology, with hopes of cutting health costs and reducing medical errors.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a set of standards focusing on the usefulness of electronic records to healthcare providers in managing health records....Read more
 
 
 
 
    Dr Reddy’s completes phase III trials of Balaglitazone
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Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. announced results from the first phase III trials of its chemical entity, Balaglitazone, an insulin sensitizer used in the treatment of diabetes.The company, which conducted the study to determine the efficacy and safety of the drug with Rheoscience -- a subsidiary of Nordic Bioscience... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Gujarat's Zydus Cadila to make India's first H1N1 shot
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The Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company, Zydus Cadila, could be the first Indian company to develop a vaccine for swine flu. The flu, which is caused by the deadly H1N1 virus, has already killed more than 900 people in the country. The company, which is listed on the bourses as Cadila Healthcare Ltd, boasts of an annual turnover of Rs3,000 crore... Read more
 
 
 
 
 

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