Update – The US Senate passes the bill. If it does not happen now, then it is just a question of time? China has threatened the US with a trade war if the US law-makers pass a bill currently under discussion that will force the value of the Chinese RMB to rise against the US [...]
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New Drug Program Approved In Germany
As expected the new drug rules were approved in Germany today. Pharmaceutical companies will have to demonstrate that new products are worth it in order to get better pricing. If not products will fit into a benchmark category of peers. This will influence pricing across the European union as neighboring countries watch cross border pricing. [...]
Innovative United Kingdom (UK) Companies Head To Medica 2010 – Germany
UK healthcare companies enhance worldwide export links UK healthcare companies are travelling to Germany this month to exhibit at MEDICA 2010 – the largest healthcare exhibition in the world – in a bid to strengthen their export links globally and sell their products into new markets around the world. With a wealth of healthcare research, [...]
AT&T Recognizes Healthcare Opportunity With New AT&T ForHealth Venture
AT&T has just announced the formation of AT&T ForHealth. At AT&T, we believe the use of mobile technologies and smart networks can help improve the quality of care, reduce costs, and contribute to a healthier world. Included in the program are mHealth and Telehealth, various Pilot Programs, Cloud Based Services and an online healthcare community. [...]
Kimberly-Clark Creates Innovative Heathcare-Associated Infections (HAI’s) Watchdog
Heathcare-Associated Infections (HAI) involve between 1 and 2 million hospital patients at any given time. The HAI WATCHDOG* Community allows members to start discussions, post photos, videos and even enter the 2010 HAI WATCHDOG* Awards. Entering the awards program not only allows healthcare providers to share and learn from each other, but also gives contest [...]
MIT Diabetes Device Monitors Glucose With Light
At Sibaya we are strong supporters of diabetes research -especially Type 1 (scroll all the way down bottom right). MIT has done some great work in this area and has now come up with a device that can monitor glucose with light, potentially avoiding the several times a day that diabetics need to draw blood. [...]
Sniffing Device To Drive A Wheelchair And Enable Communication – Weizmann Institute of Science
News release: A unique device based on sniffing—inhaling and exhaling through the nose—might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of “third hand” to assist healthy surgeons or pilots.Developed by Prof. Noam Sobel, electronics engineers Dr. [...]
6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe
The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe is taking place 19-20 May, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. This annual event is the only major international forum that convenes over 400 leaders from all sectors of health care to share the best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. The 2010 [...]
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