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Calling All Microrobots
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The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to advance microrobotics - the field devoted to the construction and operations of useful robots whose dimensions are measured in micrometers (millionths of a meter).
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Can Social Networking Help Consumers Get Healthier?Email this article to a colleague.
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Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depends on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites. Using social networking sites to obtain health information and advice is controversial. Critics say the sites can confuse, give inaccurate information, or prevent people from seeking professional advice.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Diminished Proactive Attention Exoerienced By Action Video Game PlayersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. A group of researchers from Iowa State University shows that playing lots of video games has different effects on two types of cognitive activity, proactive and reactive attention. Proactive attention can be thought of as a sort of "gearing up" mechanism.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
'Intelligent Car' Able To Learn From Driver And Warn Him In Case Of Accident HazardEmail this article to a colleague.
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UGR News Scientists from six European countries, including Spain, have developed a new computer system so called DRIVSCO that allows vehicles to learn from the behaviour of their drivers at the wheel, in such a way that they can detect if a driver presents an "unusual behaviour" in a curve or an obstacle on the road and generates signals of alarm which warn him on time to react.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - September 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Many Medical Schools Report Incidents Of Students Posting Unprofessional Content OnlineEmail this article to a colleague.
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A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having policies to address these types of postings, according to a study in the September 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education. Internet applications built around user-generated content, termed Web 2.0, include social networking sites (e.g.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - September 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
The Promise Of Better Artificial Joints, Arterial Stents, Using Laser ProcessesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible. New technologies will be needed to meet the huge global market for artificial hips and knees, said Yung Shin, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of Purdue's Center for Laser-Based Manufacturing.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - September 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Vascular Source Type: news
New, Web-Based Tool From The ACP Guides Practices To Become Medical HomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) is offering a new, web-based tool to help guide practices through the process of becoming a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The ACP Practice Solutions' Medical Home Builder, which can be used for both a major transformation into a PCMH or to help practices making small-scale quality improvement changes, is available to individuals, group practices, PCMH demonstration projects, academic medical centers and training programs.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - September 9, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
'NanoPen' May Write New Chapter In Nanotechnology ManufacturingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers in California are reporting development of a so-called "NanoPen" that could provide a quick, convenient way of laying down patterns of nanoparticles - from wires to circuits - for making futuristic electronic devices, medical diagnostic tests, and other much-anticipated nanotech applications. A report on the device, which helps solve a long-standing challenge in nanotechnology, appeared in ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly journal.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - September 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Software Seeks To Help Customers Decipher Health BenefitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Intuit (INTU), the company that simplified personal finance, hopes to help consumers untangle the complexity of health benefits and medical bills," CNNMoney reports. Earlier this year, Intuit introduced its Quicken Health Expense Tracker.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Twelve Science And Technology Tours Being Held In Conjunction With Pittsburgh's G20 SummitEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will be hosting 12 science and technology tours Sept. 21 in conjunction with the G20 Pittsburgh Summit Sept. 24-25. These tours of cutting-edge research and development will help explain how and why the "eds and meds" sector of Pittsburgh's economy has become a powerful driver of the region's success. The Eds-Meds program will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Pfizer And Private Access Announce Plans To Develop Online Community To Accelerate Clinical ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Recognizing that patient participation in clinical trials is the key to progress in medical research, Pfizer Inc announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Private Access, the innovator in privacy-enhanced search technology, to create a new online community aimed at increasing clinical trial awareness and participation.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
National Lung Health Framework Website LaunchedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The website features background information, as well as updates on the Framework's progress, including funding opportunities. In addition, the website serves as a gateway to a wide range of information tools that will support the work of individuals and organizations working to improve lung health. We invite you to visit http://www.lunghealthframework.ca today.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
'Rich Interaction' May Make Computers A Partner, Not A ProductEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the movie "2010," while trying to salvage the mission to Jupiter, the Hal 9000 computer noted, "I enjoy working with human beings, and have stimulating relationships with them." Well, 2010 is just around the corner, and as usual Hollywood was a little ahead of its time - but in this case, not by much.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Intrinsic Changes In Protein Shape Influence Drug Binding, Pitt Scientists FindEmail this article to a colleague.
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Computational biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that proteins have an intrinsic ability to change shape, and this is required for their biological activity. This shape-changing also allows the small molecules that are attracted to a given protein to select the structure that permits the best binding. That premise could help in drug discovery and in designing compounds that will have the most impact on protein function to better treat a host of diseases.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
New Method For Gene Expression Experiments Akin To Watercolor Painting In WaterEmail this article to a colleague.
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The new "micropatterning" method is useful in gene expression studies, which essentially turn genes on or off in cells in order to help researchers understand the function of those genes. "If you take a brush with watercolor paint and move it around in a dish of water, you usually just wash away the paint in the water and get no picture. That's what happens with water-soluble biological reagents in typical cell culture experiments as well.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Watching Over The Water SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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After a big earthquake, it's key to keep the water system afloat. Water is necessary for life, and it fights the fires that often accompany such disasters. UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair - thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and several local water groups.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Computer Scientist Named 1 Of 2009's 'Top 35' Researchers By MIT's Technology Review MagazineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jeffrey Bigham, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Rochester has been named one of the top 35 researchers in the world under the age of 35 by Technology Review, MIT's magazine on science and technology. Bigham will be featured along with the other 34 finalists, chosen from more than 300 nominees, in the magazine's Sept./Oct. issue, and will be recognized at MIT's Emerging Technologies Conference in Sept.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Carbon Nanomaterials For Drug Delivery Systems, Oxygen Sensors, Harnessed By Pitt ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two nanoscale devices recently reported by University of Pittsburgh researchers in two separate journals harness the potential of carbon nanomaterials to enhance technologies for drug or imaging agent delivery and energy storage systems, in one case, and, in the other, bolster the sensitivity of oxygen sensors essential in confined settings, from mines to spacecrafts. In a report published online by Advanced Materials Aug.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Newly Discovered Mechanism In Cell Division Has Implications For Understanding Aberrant Chromosome's Role In Cancer, According To PenEmail this article to a colleague.
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"A biologist, a physicist, and a nanotechnologist walk into a ..." sounds like the start of a joke. Instead, it was the start of a collaboration that has helped to decipher a critical, but so far largely unstudied, phase of how cells divide. Errors in cell division can cause mutations that lead to cancer, and this study could shed light on the role of chromosome abnormalities in uncontrolled cell replication.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Carnegie Mellon's Treuille Named As A Top Young Innovator By Technology ReviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Adrien Treuille, an assistant professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon University who specializes in real-time computer simulation techniques, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35. Treuille, 30, was selected for the magazine's prestigious TR35 list from more than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the magazine's editorial staff.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
The National Alliance For Health Information Technology Is Ceasing OperationEmail this article to a colleague.
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After playing a major role in elevating health information technology (HIT) into a leadership issue that is widely recognized as fundamental to achieving such national and organizational imperatives as world-class patient care and lower health care costs, the National Alliance for Health Information Technology is ceasing operation on September 30. "In a few short years, NAHIT has accomplished its mission: HIT has moved front and center in efforts to reinvent and reinvigorate the U.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Bionanomachines: Proteins As Resistance FightersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Friction limits the speed and efficiency of macroscopic engines. Is this also true for nanomachines? A Dresden research team used laser tweezers to measure the friction between a single motor protein molecule and its track. The team found that also within our cells, motors work against the resistance of friction and are restrained in its operation - usually by far not as much though as their macroscopic counterparts.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Blogs Comment On Health Reform, New Gallup Poll, White House Health Reform Web SiteEmail this article to a colleague.
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The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "U.S. Catholic Bishops: Health Care Bill Funds Abortion," Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report's "God & Country": In a
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
White House Reform Strategy Includes E-mail Lists, Union CounterattackEmail this article to a colleague.
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President Obama and the White House are preparing e-mail lists to rally support while also trying to gain control of the nation's health care reform debate, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
New Web Site Seeks More Reliable Comparisons Of DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"If you want to go to dinner or see a movie, it's easy to find reviews and make a reasonably informed choice. If you're choosing a doctor, it can be hard to tell," NPR reports. Patient Central, a new Web site by Consumers' Checkbook, "is trying to help fix that problem" by collecting information about patient experiences with doctors and rating the physicians performance.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
New Study Finds Links Between Video-Game Playing And Health Risks In AdultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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While video gaming is generally perceived as a pastime for children and young adults, research shows that the average age of players in the United States is 35.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
New Chemical Synthesis Could Streamline Drug DesignEmail this article to a colleague.
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A team of MIT chemists has devised a new way to add fluorine to a variety of compounds used in many drugs and agricultural chemicals, an advance that could offer more flexibility and potential cost-savings in designing new drugs. Drug developers commonly add fluorine atoms to drugs, such as the cholesterol-lowering rosuvastatin, to keep the body from breaking them down too quickly.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Source Type: news
Advancing Facial Recognition Research At ClemsonEmail this article to a colleague.
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It often takes a pristine look at the iris to pass through some security systems. Today with the help of the Clemson University Image and Video Analysis Lab, systems may just need a wrinkle to verify identity. The lab is working with a $2 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and has joined with other universities to create the Center of Academic Studies in the Identification Sciences (CASIS).
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Integrated Storm Surge And Hurricane Wave Modeling Capabilities Developed By LSU ProfessorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Louisiana begins to watch the Gulf of Mexico with a wary eye, it's hard not to remember hurricane seasons past that produced such storms as Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Ike … the list goes on. Q.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: news
Tropical Medicine: VJ Day Marked With Launch Of POW Project On MerseysideEmail this article to a colleague.
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been awarded £48,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) as part of its ongoing work with ex-Far Eastern Prisoners of War (FEPOW) to create an archive of oral histories from surviving prisoners. The grant will expand this work through a website and interaction project that will allow many more of their stories to be told and preserved for future generations.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
Using Nature As Inspiration, Scientists Aim To Advance Micro-Manufacturing, Ultra-Low-Power Computing And Multi-Agent CoordinationEmail this article to a colleague.
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A multidisciplinary team of computer scientists, engineers, and biologists at Harvard received a $10 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Expeditions in Computing grant to fund the development of small-scale mobile robotic devices.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Holograms A New Tool In Battling Ovarian CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two University of Arizona researchers have formed a research team to design, build and evaluate two versions of an ovarian cancer medical imaging and screening instrument that will use holographic components in a new type of optical microscope. Raymond Kostuk and Jennifer Barton have secured a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to build the instrument that they hope will one day be used to monitor women at high risk for ovarian cancer.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 12, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Ovarian Cancer Source Type: news
Free Online Service Helps First-Time Parents, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new interactive website to help parents and carers keep their babies healthy, happy and safe is being rolled out nationally today by the Department of Health. NHS Baby LifeCheck is designed to provide information and advice to mums, dads and carers of babies aged five to eight months. www.babylifecheck.co.uk guides parents and carers through a set of simple multiple choice questions, then offers advice and reassurance on making the best decisions for their child.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Drives Kentucky's Largest Electronic Medical Records Initiative With IBMEmail this article to a colleague.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that St. Elizabeth Healthcare is connecting hospitals, clinics and physicians offices in Northern Kentucky in the state's largest roll-out of electronic medical records to improve patient care and lower costs. Today, only 1.5 percent of U.S. hospital systems have a comprehensive electronic records system putting St.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Usability Experts Discuss User Experience In Health ITEmail this article to a colleague.
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User Centric, Inc. will be hosting a full-day seminar on Health Information Technology (HIT) Usability on September 3, 2009 at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center. "Learn How to Improve the User Experience in Health IT", led by usability expert Robert Schumacher, PhD, will discuss techniques and answer questions surrounding usability as it relates to HIT.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
VA Medical Imaging Reaches Record LevelEmail this article to a colleague.
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VistA Imaging, the medical and health care imaging system used in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, attained over one billion stored images in January this year, according to the department. "Using this technology, VA has established an unprecedented number of medical images in its database, allowing VA physicians immediate access to patient records regardless of their location," said Dr. Gerald Cross, VA's acting under secretary for health, said.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Scientists Assess Flooding And Damage From 2008 Myanmar Cyclone - A Natural Disaster That Killed 138,000Email this article to a colleague.
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Tropical cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Asian nation of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, causing the worst natural disaster in the country's recorded history - with a death toll that may have exceeded 138,000. In the July 2009 issue of the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers report on a field survey done three months after the disaster to document the extent of the flooding and resulting damage.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: news
Most Parents Support Using Newborn Screening Data For ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows. But permission is crucial: More than half of the parents surveyed said they would be "very unwilling" to permit use of their child's newborn screening sample for future research unless they were allowed a chance to grant or deny permission.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Supporting New Biotechs Using Incubator Network Created At Mission BayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has joined with the City of San Francisco and FibroGen Inc to launch the QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network, to spur growth in the bioscience industry. The new network is being launched with five startup companies.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Source Type: news
318 Articles On The H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Available Online Free Of Charge On SpringerLinkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Springer Science+Business Media is offering all journal articles which deal with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, free of charge on its online information platform http://www.springerlink.com. The articles can be found by using the search term 'H1N1.' A total of 318 scientific articles will be available to print out or download from now until 31 December 2009.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Management Insights Study Warns That State Privacy Rules Reduce Electronic Medical SharingEmail this article to a colleague.
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States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24%, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®).
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Official Version Of BrainNavigator Launched By ElsevierEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elsevier has announced the launch of the official version of BrainNavigator, a neuroscience research tool developed in collaboration with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and under the editorship of Professor George Paxinos and Charles Watson, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney. After unveiling the prototype version at the Society for Neuroscience's Neuroscience 2008 tradeshow last November, the rodent brain version is now available at
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Workshop Focuses On Bovine TBEmail this article to a colleague.
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In 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $31 million to depopulate herds of cattle affected by bovine tuberculosis (TB), even though the risk of the disease has been significantly reduced in the U.S. over the past several decades. Worldwide, especially in developing countries, the disease persists, which could threaten the U.S. cattle industry in terms of international trade.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Electronic Records Communicate Quickly, Satisfy PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland is one of the few heath care systems with computerized records that can now be accessed across our whole system, which includes two acute hospitals, one sub-acute hospital and two nursing homes. Some of the things that can be done now are: Every physician, nurse and support staff member has access to one patient record. This means medical personnel can conference at the same time with the same information.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 11, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Can Internet Prescription Drug Purchase Endanger Your Health?Email this article to a colleague.
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Many of us turn to the Internet to simplify our day-to-day transactions, reserving plane tickets, finding apartments and keeping in touch with old friends via cyberspace. Some of us even buy products such as prescription drugs online. This is one online transaction, says Dr. Marv Shepherd, which requires caution.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 11, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Doctors Increasingly Perform Online VisitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"This year, 39 percent of doctors said they'd communicated with patients online, up from just 16 percent five years earlier, according to health-information firm Manhattan Research, a unit of Decision Resources Inc," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - July 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition: From Human Bite To Robot JawsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July].
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
GP Bodies Support Guidelines For Use Of Patient Records In Medical ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The two leading bodies representing GPs in the UK have backed a call by the Wellcome Trust for clearer guidance for GPs to ensure medical records can be safely used in research. Patient records in general practice surgeries are a unique resource of information which can help medical researchers improve their understanding of disease, develop potential new treatments and improve patient care.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
U.S. Swine Flu Cases Reach One MillionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Associated Press/Washington Post reported that U.S. health officials on Thursday said they believe as many as 1 million Americans have been infected with H1N1 and "6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected." The estimates were based upon survey data collected by health officials and mathematical modeling.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Programming Tools Facilitate Use Of Video Game Processors For Defense NeedsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Video gaming computers and video game consoles available today typically contain a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics. However, the unit's highly parallel structure also makes it more efficient than a general-purpose central processing unit for a range of complex calculations important to defense applications.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - June 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
