3M recently introduced the 3M™ Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200, a new generation auscultation device with Bluetooth® technology that wirelessly transfers heart, lung and other body sounds to a software for further analysis. The company has also partnered with Connecticut-based Zargis Medical to develop two companion software packages – Zargis® Cardioscan™ and Zargis StethAssist™ – [...]
Aug 18 2011 | Posted in
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The US National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library and part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has formally launched MedlinePlus Connect in June. The free service allows health organisations and health information technology providers to link patient portals and electronic health record systems to MedlinePlus. MedlinePlus brings together information from [...]
Aug 18 2011 | Posted in
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Pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc announced an innovative randomised “virtual trial” that allows patients to participate entirely from home and investigators to manage real-time data collection entirely using the cyberspace. The REMOTE (Research on Electronic Monitoring of OAB Treatment Experience) project will evaluate Detrol<sup>®</sup> LA (tolterodine tartrate) as treatment for overactive bladder, and the results will [...]
Following the availability of its new radio frequency identification (RFID) printing/encoding technology in Asia Pacific, Zebra Technologies Corporation provides hospitals and physicians in this region with a more efficient solution to manage their daily practices and services. Author: Mr Andrew Tay Healthcare providers – hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists – all have a duty of care [...]
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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According to a study which appeared in the April issue of Science Translational Medicine, mining electronic health records (EHRs) produced for genetic studies on specific chronic conditions may be much faster and cheaper than enrolling patients to collect data. In the study, researchers took patient data in EHRs from routine physician visits at five institutions [...]
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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