eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter : 9 - 15 February 2010 Vol. IIIV Issue 38   
 


TOP NEWS
    Mobile Health Information Service developed by Voxiva to promote
        maternal and child health
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Voxiva a global leader in mobile health information services, has announced the launch of text4baby, the first free mobile health service in the United States...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Fortis Healthcare to focus on Research and Academics
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Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is to be the nodal centre for co-ordination of all clinical researches in Cardiology to be conducted across Fortis hospitals. Besides Cardiology, the company will add other streams like Oncology, Neurology, Nephrology, Diabetology and Orthopedics as key areas for clinical research... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Doctors for the village
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A two day workshop will be held in Delhi to discuss an alternative model for under-graduate medical education to create a cadre of rural doctors for the villages. The model, mooted by the Medical Council of India (MCI), is to tide over the shortage of trained manpower for rural health care... Read more
 
 
 
 
    1st International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with
Information Technology
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The First Conference on 'Transforming Healthcare with IT- 2010' will be a comprehensive discussion on the adoption of Healthcare IT and industry best practices for enhanced operational efficiencies and patient care... Read more
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE NEWS
    McKesson's Health Interoperability Platform launched
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McKesson has introduced an interoperability platform that will enable physician practices to securely exchange information with other doctors, patients, hospitals, and insurance companies. The new messaging platform is part of version 9.3.3 of Practice Partner... Read more
 
 
 
 
    IBM consolidates activity into Health IT
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IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Initiate Systems, a Chicago-based provider of information-sharing software for healthcare organisations and government. The deal will be finalized by the end of March... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Medical Care Technologies Inc. develops Image Capture for Autism
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Medical Care Technologies Inc. has announced the initial development of Tele-Health™ Suite 6.17 technology with image capture for Autism... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Ignite acquires new gene-sequencing equipment
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The Ignite Institute for Individualized Health, a new medical research startup has acquired a new gene sequencing machine. The nonprofit research institute will now focus on how to personalize medical care and drug development based on a patient's genetic makeup..Read more
 
 
 
 
MISC. NEWS
    Apollo Hospital's plan for huge investment in two years
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Apollo Hospitals will invest around Rs 1,800 crore in the next two years for increasing the number of hospitals under its operation to 70 with a capacity of 13,500 beds...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Latest inroads of technology
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The advanced technology and accessible treatment has made the once dreaded disease curable today. There has been tremendous progress in all three types of treatment -- surgical, chemotherapy and radiation oncology... Read more
 
 
 
 
    3-D view of arteries possible through technology
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A new technology has been tested for the first time on people which can give a 3-D image of the patient's arteries and better treat heart diseases... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Highest number of obese persons in Chennai
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According to Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Minister of Information Technology, Chennai has the highest number of obese persons in India. The prevalence of obesity in the city is more than in some developed countries... Read more
 
 
 
 

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