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eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 22 - 29 September 2008 Vol.II Issue XXXXXII

TOP STORIES

Apollo’s EMR system to be ready by Oct

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	The dry run of the initial INR 5 crore EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system by Apollo in association with 40-odd hospitals in south India and networking of 2 lakh doctors... Read more

AIIMS signs on Telecom Consultant for Africa project

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	A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Telecommunication Consultant of India Limited...Read more

Balco to build INR 300 cr cancer hospital in Chhattisgarh

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	The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco), which is a part of the Vedanta Group, will spend INR 300 crore in building a cancer hospital... Read more

JJ Hospital upgradation plan runs into trouble

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	The mass purchase of medical equipment for JJ Hospital's INR 120-crore upgradation plan has run into trouble, with some companies questioning the tender process... Read more

Apollo, IGNOU to offer 45 health-related courses in India

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	Health service provider Apollo Group and Indira Gandhi National Open University recently signed a memorandum of understanding to launch 45 medicine-related courses ... Read more

PRODUCT WATCH

Sysmex, Transasia introduce products for Clinical Research sector

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	Sysmex, the world leader in Haematology, in partnership with Transasia Bio-Medicals introduce the XT-1800i V & XT-2000i V (Veterinary mode), a fully automated Haematology analyzer for High Quality Animal Blood testing ... Read more

GOVERNMENT NEWS

Govt puts clinical research approvals on fast lane

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	The government has begun speeding up approvals in the area of clinical research which is set to boom in India, say top industry sources. The clinical research industry ... Read more

CSIR launches collaborative research for anti-TB drugs

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	India recently launched a unique collaborative programme to discover drugs for infectious diseases common to the developing countries... Read more

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Free medicines guide for iPhone

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	US company Epocrates has produced a free downloadable medicines guide for the iPhone. In the first month of availability, the Epocrates Rx drug and formulary software was downloaded by more than 125,000 users... Reda more

Vodafone and Spanish Red Cross partner on 3G care

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	The Vodafone Espana Foundation, the Spanish Red Cross and Qualcomm, have joined together to launch a project using 3G broadband technology... Read more

World's smallest neurostimulator to treat chronic pain

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	St. Jude Medical, Inc. recently announced the first patient implant of an Eon Mini(TM), the world's smallest, longest-lasting, rechargeable neurostimulator to treat chronic pain... Read more

EU consults on ICT 2020 research strategy

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	The European Commission has launched a public consultation into its 'no-holds barred' ICT (Information and Communications Technology) research... Read more

Call for Papers!

The organisers invite papers on the above mentioned conference key themes.
Abstracts should be submitted, in no longer than 400 words at
papers@e-asia.org

Last date for submissions is 7 October 2008.

eHEALTH September 08 Issue

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