Computer Motion Recieves $2m Grant for Telesurgery Training
Computer Motion, Inc., the world’s leading developer of surgical robotic systems, has been awarded a $2m research and development grant from the US Department of Commerce, and National Institute of Standards (NIST) to combine surgical robotic systems with telemedicine to train surgeons in new procedures. According to the NIST grant proposal the potential market opportunity […]
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FDA Issues 11
The Food and Drug Administration has issued 11 "cyber-letters" to Internet vendors selling unapproved Ciproflaxin to US consumers. "Cyber Letters" are issued by the FDA to warn Website operators that they may be engaged in illegal activities and informs them of the laws that govern prescription drug sales. The FDA says it has taken the […]
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Siemens and Microsoft Form .Net Alliance
Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services (SMS) has entered into a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp., under which the two companies will collaborate to optimise Siemens health information applications on the Microsoft .NET Enterprise technology platform. Siemens and Microsoft will also work together building best practices for hosting applications in an Application Service Provider (ASP) model. […]
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“Millstone of History” Holds Back UK E-Health
The UK health service is still struggling to adopt the information technology and business practices that will drag it out of the industrial era of hospital factories and into the information age model of virtual, patient-centric healthcare. But why is the health service apparently unable to get to grips with proven technologies that became commonplace […]
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e-Detailing Moves into Mainstream
Faced with spiralling marketing costs, reduced product lifecycles, and an increasing reliance on "blockbuster" drug launches, pharmaceutical companies are turning to Internet technologies to help them more effectively market and sell their products and develop new channels to an increasingly complex customer base. The challenge faced by pharmaceutical executives attending eyeforpharma’s e-sales and marketing in […]
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Scottish Universities Explore Virtual Medical School
Scotland’s five medical schools will collaborate over the next six months in a feasibility study on the shared concept of an International Virtual Medical School (IVIMEDS). The medical schools at the Universities of Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews will receive support from leading medical schools in the US, Australasia and other parts of […]
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Online Demand Soars for Anthrax Antibiotic
As the reverberations of 11 September continue to be felt, many members of the public turned to online pharmacies as anthrax scares led to soaring demand for antibiotics, such as Cipro, According to the Washington Post spot shortages of Cipro are now appearing as people worried about anthrax begin to hoard the drug. There have […]
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Merckmedco.com, the Billion Dollar Online Pharmacy
Despite deepening economic gloom on both sides of the Atlantic, US online pharmacy Merckmedco.com has announced that it has reached a business milestone, becoming the first Internet-based pharmacy to achieve $1 billion in sales. Significantly, Merckmedco.com was never dotcom newcomer but instead an imaginative extension of the leading US pharmacy benefit management firm Merck-Medco – […]
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Pfizer Health Solutions Launches InformaCare
Pfizer Health Solutions Inc (PHS), the clinical informatics subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has launched an advanced secure Internet-based disease management software package designed to enhance communications between US patients and healthcare professionals. The new system, called InformaCare, provides individualised treatment recommendations delivered over the Internet to help hospital and physician organisations better manage the care […]
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WebMD and Quintiles Plan Further Legal Action on Data Dispute
Settlement talks on a disputed health data rights agreement between Quintiles Transnational Corp., the international healthcare informatics firm, and e-health pioneer WebMD have broken down, with both companies announcing they plan further legal action. WebMD claims that the data rights agreement raises vital constitutional and legal issues about the collection and use of sensitive patient […]
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