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Nice Has Approved The Use of Nalmefene to Help People Cut Down on Alcohol Consumption

Nov 28, 2014

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has approved the use of nalmefene to help people cut down on alcohol consumption. Also called Selincro, Nalmefene is recommended for men who drink more than 7.5 units a ...

Tags: alcohol, nalmefene, Agriculture

NSF Follows The American National Standards Institute Standards Development Process

Apr 11, 2014

NSF follows the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards development process. Standards are developed by joint committees (balanced stakeholder groups of public health, industry and user representatives). The NSF Council of ...

Tags: NSF Certification Standards, NSF Certification, certification, NSF

Google Works on Contact Lenses with Special Sensors to Monitor Diabetes Blood Sugar Levels

Jan 18, 2014

Google is working on contact lenses with special sensors to monitor diabetes blood sugar levels. The lens measures blood sugar levels in tears using a tiny wireless chip and miniature blood-sugar sensor embedded between two layers of soft ...

Tags: Google Crafting Contact Lenses, Google, Health, Medicine

The Basic Notion Can Be Enabled by Exponentially Accelerating Technology

Jan 10, 2014

"The United States stands on the cusp of a dramatic revival and rejuvenation propelled by an amazing wave of technological innovation," writes Stanford researcher Vivek Wadhwa in a recent editorial in The Washington Post. The basic notion ...

Tags: Technology Renaissance, Health Technology, Medicine Technology

NIHR HTA Is Being Co-Ordinated From The Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

Jan 7, 2014

Three hundred children are being recruited for a clinical trial to establish whether or not specialist silk clothing really does help in the treatment of eczema. The £1m CLOTHES trial — Clothing for the relief of Eczema ...

Tags: clinical trial, silk clothing, eczema, Kim Thomas

Texas Instruments Plans to Demonstrate Several of Its New Products

Jan 2, 2014

Texas Instruments plans to demonstrate several of its new products that are shaping the future of personal electronics in action at the 2014 International CES, Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. From wearables to automotive infotainment systems to ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

Topol Has Cred When It Comes to Patient Safety

Dec 11, 2013

A "misfire" is the way Eric Topol, MD, describes 23andMe's recent regulatory tussle with the FDA, which resulted in the Silicon Valley-based company halting sales for now of its health-related genetic test analysis. Speaking with MPMN ...

Tags: 23andme, FDA, regulatory tussle

Vale Has Selected Emerson Process Management's Machinery Health Technology

Jul 3, 2013

One of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale has selected Emerson Process Management's machinery health technology to help ensure reliable operation of the pit-to-plant conveyor system for its S11D Iron Mining Project in Brazil. ...

Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components

ThromboGenics' Jetrea Has Received Approval in The Treatment of Some Adults with VMT

Jun 14, 2013

Biopharmaceutical company ThromboGenics' Jetrea has received approval from UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the treatment of some adults with vitreomacular traction (VMT), a rare eye condition. Known as ...

Tags: Eye Condition Treatment, Medicine

GSK Has Received Approval for Its Platelet-Boosting Drug Revolade in The Treatment

Jun 14, 2013

GlaxoSmithKline has received approval from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), for its platelet-boosting drug Revolade in the treatment of adult bleeding disorder, chronic immune (idiopathic) ...

Tags: Blood Disorder Treatment, Medicine

ECRI Institute Has Introduced Its New Selectplus User Experience Network

Jun 10, 2013

ECRI Institute, a nonprofit healthcare organization, has introduced its new SELECTplus User Experience Network, a decision support resource for medical technology purchasers in the US. The User Experience Network is the recent improvement ...

Tags: Ecri Institute, User Experience Network

Scientists Have Taken The Next Step in The Evolution of The Computer Chip

Mar 18, 2013

Scientists have taken the next step in the evolution of the computer chip, developing self-healing integrated chips. A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology) said they now can envision smartphone and computer chips ...

Tags: smartphones, computers, Self Healing Chips

Virtual Colonoscopy Is More Effective Than Traditional X-ray Tests for Barium Enema

Feb 19, 2013

Virtual colonoscopy is more effective than traditional X-ray tests for barium enema and should be looked at as a treatment for patients with possible bowel cancer. Despite these findings, researchers funded by the National Institute for ...

Tags: CT Scans, Best Alternative, Colonoscopy

Rock Spring Ventures Has Launched a Fund Focusing on Early-Stage Life Science

Feb 18, 2013

Rock Spring Ventures has launched a unique £50m venture capital fund focusing on early-stage life science and health technology companies. Based in Scotland, the new fund has secured early commitments for more than half of its ...

Tags: Rock Spring Ventures, capital fund, life science, health technology

EHI Has Formed a Partnership with Leading US Health Technology Research Firm KLAS

Jan 31, 2013

EHI, ehi.co.uk the UK's preeminent independent health IT news, research, and events firm, announced today that it has formed a partnership with leading US health technology research firm KLAS Enterprises. The new partnership between EHI ...

Tags: EHI, IT news, KLAS Enterprises

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