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eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 7 - 13 October 2008 Vol.II Issue XXXXXIV  
 
TOP STORIES
    Nuance buys Philips Speech Recognition Systems
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Philips has sold its Philips Speech Recognition Systems (PSRS) to US-based Nuance Communications for €66m ($96.1m)...
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    InterSystems introduces DeepSee, embedded real-time BI
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Responding to the growing demand for business intelligence (BI) capabilities that enable real-time decision-making for operational business processes, InterSystems Corporation recently announced InterSystems DeepSee™ ...Read more
 
 
 
 
    TI delivers breakthrough power efficient AFEs
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Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) recently introduced two new power efficient integrated analog front ends (AFEs) for handheld ultrasound systems... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Fortis plans hospital in Hyderbad
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Hospital chain Fortis is looking to expand its presence by setting up a hospital in Hyderabad and would take the inorganic route for growth there... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Apollo Hospitals, Merck arm to set up diabetes clinics
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Apollo Hospitals group along with MSD Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of US drug major Merck & Co, is setting up "Sugar Clinics" to tackle diabetes in the country... Read more
 
 
 
 
    GE acquires Agility Healthcare Solutions
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Agility Healthcare Solutions provides unique and innovative products that transform hospital workflow and patient care management... Read more
 
 
 
 
GOVERNMENT NEWS
    Sectra to provide NI radiology system
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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland will implement an integrated solution for managing radiology information and images (RIS/PACS) provided by the Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra through a ten-year agreement... Read more
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
    Carestream assists EU R-Bay project
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Carestream Health is acting as a major technical infrastructure provider to the EU-funded R-Bay validation project, which aims to address the uneven spread... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Dell, Intel and Motion team up on health IT
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Global IT firms Dell, Intel and Motion Computing have launched a new service to assess, design and validate the quality and coverage of wireless networks soon to become the backbone of healthcare information flow... Reda more
 
 
 
 
    Now, cancer diagnosis in 15 minutes
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Diagnosis of life-threatening diseases such as cancer may become a matter of minutes as scientists have developed a new bio-sensor technology, which they claim provides... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Bluetooth system orients pedestrians in urban environments
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A new system based on Bluetooth wireless technology places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell visually challenged pedestrians about points of interest... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Kit to design your own bio-feedback clothing
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US company Textronics, Inc., a developer of wearable sensors for health and fitness monitoring, is offering a developer’s kit that includes the company’s textile ... Read more
 
 
 
 
                        
  

 
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