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Dr. Kevin A. Clauson of Nova Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and his colleagues found few factual errors in their evaluation of Wikipedia entries on 80 drugs, but some entries were often missing important information.
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Expectations for an overhaul of the U.S. health system following the election of Barack Obama as president and a desire of governments worldwide to drive costs of national health systems reinforce the belief that healthcare is an opportunity that tech companies underestimate at their own peril. Industrial giants like General Electric , Siemens and Philips have long competed in the health field and all expect even more growth.
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The "iPill" capsule measures acidity with a sensor to determine its location in the gut, and can then release drugs where they are needed.
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Echoing comments made last week by U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, said the world's poorest people will suffer the most during the economic slowdown, and said a "strong voice" was needed to keep them a global priority.
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Tens of thousands of prostate, heart and other procedures are already being performed by robots, and experts predict machines will be used to penetrate deeper into ailing bodies in the years ahead. In a university laboratory behind London's Science Museum, researchers are working on a new generation of hi-tech gadgets to take minimally invasive robotic surgery to the next level.
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Building an item master database that delivers standardization across disparate systems and data sources significantly reduced costs and improved services for Premier Purchasing Partners’ members.
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Citing published studies, the British Association of Dermatologists said a red or itchy rash, known as "mobile phone dermatitis," affects people who develop an allergic reaction to the nickel surface on mobile phones after spending long periods of time on the devices.
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The number of initial jobless claims was 497,000 in the week ended September 27, the highest since 517,000 in the week ended September 29, 2001 and above Wall Street economists' forecasts of 475,000. Economists said the report showed the economy was being rattled by forces other than the hurricanes, adding that the numbers were at high levels even when the impact of the storms was filtered out.
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Intel's Health guide incorporates interactive tools for personalized care management and integrates vital sign collection, patient reminders, multimedia educational content and feedback, and communications tools such as video conferencing and e-mail.
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Many attribute slow uptake of electronic health records, or personal health records (PHR), as a sign of consumer mistrust of privacy practices and security technology.
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The magnet lets people direct the movement of a cursor across a computer screen or a powered wheelchair around a room and can be implanted under the tongue.
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Vice President and CIO David Finn of Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital discusses how his IT team ensure the availability, security and privacy of the hospital’s information.
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Dr. Beverly B. Green, at the University of Washington, and colleagues tested whether high blood pressure could be managed over the Internet without the need for visits to a doctor.
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A health care consultant sees services from Google and Microsoft as complementary; Google disagrees.
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Technology and training reduce insurance rates and improve safety.
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