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eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 28 October - 3 November 2008 Vol.II Issue XXXXXVII  
 
TOP STORIES
    India launches health management info portal
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The Government of India has launched the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal to convert local health data into real time useful information, management indicators and trends which could be displayed graphically in the reports.... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Now an artificial heart that beats
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Scientists have created what they claim is the world's first artificial heart that beats. A European team, led by French cardiac surgeon Alain Carpentier, has unveiled the fully implantable heart that can respond instantly to changes...Read more
 
 
 
 
    Bangalore hospital to set up medical college in Ahmedabad
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Bangalore based Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital will set up a medical college in Gujarat on an investment of INR 2.5 billion (USD 507 million)... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Unitech launches Healthcare PDA
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Unitech, a leading worldwide manufacturer of automatic data collection products and services and the top player in the rugged PDA marketplace... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Telemedicine could solve India's healthcare woes says UN official
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With the growing cost of healthcare becoming a major headache for governments across the world, tele-medicine could provide a solution to India and other countries grappling with the problem, said a UN official... Read more
 
 
 
 
    TI developing remote asthma monitoring device
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Telemedicine researchers have developed technologies for remotely monitoring various bodily functions, including heart rate, blood pressure and even brain function ... Read more
 
 
 
 
GOVERNMENT NEWS
    Bharat Biotech wins Orissa government’s first PPP project
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The Orissa Government has selected Bharat Biotech International (BBIL), as the ‘Developer’ for its first Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) “Biotech Pharma IT” project in the state... Read more
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
    Vision screening for diabetics goes high tech
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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center provides technology that will make it easier for diabetics to get a screening that could save their vision... Read more
 
 
 
 
    CompuMed previews telecardiology EMR
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Medical informatics company CompuMed has previewed its new CompuBRIDGE telecardiology electronic medical records (EMR) solution... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Specialists assist emergency telemedicine consultations
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Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC), has announced that it recently performed its 5,000th emergency neurology consultation via telemedicine since the Company's inception in 2005... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Google awards USD 14 million for disease prediction technology
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Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced grants of more than USD 14 million to support partners working in Southeast Asia and Africa... Read more
 
 
 
 
    HP helps healthcare providers around world go digital
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HP has announced that it is working with healthcare providers across the globe to improve their operational and business processes through the HP Digital Hospital Solution... Read more
 
 
 
 
                        
  

 
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