Wireless remote monitoring devices will be used by more than 1.8 million people worldwide in four years, representing a six-fold increase in adoption of telehealth technology, according to a new study by InMedica, part of research firm IHS. ...
One of the frustrations of Hurricane Sandy is that even our best efforts could not prevent a huge amount of destruction. Consider my friend Adam Wexler, owner of Resolution Audio Video in the waterfront section of Red Hook in Brooklyn. ...
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IDG News Service - Violence in video games and other aspects of pop culture in the U.S. will be among the areas examined as part of an investigation aimed at reducing gun violence in the country. The investigation, headed by U.S. Vice ...
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Not for profit Australian health and well-being agency beyondblue, has launched three new online programs to help Australians understand and tackle depression and anxiety in the workplace. beyondblue CEO Kate Carnell said while millions of ...
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Medical researchers at the University of Melbourne have made a discovery that could lead to a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Mad Cow disease. Using genetic sequencing, the scientists found that cells infected ...
Health experts have urged food manufacturers to fortify more food with Vitamin D as the 19th century disease rickets returns to the UK. Rickets is caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. Vitamin ...
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Health insurer Life Insurance of North America (LINA) will pay over $1.7m to consumers and the Commonwealth, The Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced. The insurer was accused to sell its cancer and surgical ...
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In ancient China most of people got married with the help of a matchmaker and the arrangements of their parents. The man's side, led by the matchmaker, would visit the girl's family to confirm each other's stance. The step is called ...
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Galenea and collaborator Kevin Spencer of the VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School have won a five year $3m grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The grant is intended for the development of ...
Pfizer, a research-based pharmaceutical company, and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, have launched a joint venture, Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Hisun-Pfizer is expected to develop, manufacture and ...
Staffordshire based lighting specialists CP Northern has come to the aid of a new hospital in Gloucestershire by designing and installing a lighting control system that is hoped will significantly reduce energy costs whilst providing state ...
Homely Paul Traynor's lighting scheme for the residential quarters at Old See House seeks to create an uninstitutional, comfortable ambience Of all the projects that cross the desk of a top lighting designer, working on a brief for a ...
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Hiscox USA has expanded its professional liability and general liability policies to allied health professionals, in 21 states, including Texas and Florida, US. With the new offering, the self-employed professionals in the health, beauty ...
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Some 29 NHS Trusts across London and south England have issued a framework tender worth EURO 300m for clinical information systems. Camden EURO Islington NHS Foundation Trust will lead the four-year framework, valued from EURO50m to ...
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United States Lighting Energy Policy is moving towards increased efficiency in order to lower green house gas emissions and energy use. Lighting efficiency improvements in the United States can be seen through different standards and acts. ...
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