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According to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken thoughts about lung cancer.
Randomly, the investigators queried patients who had been participants in the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).
Black and white respondents greatly overestimated the percentage of lung cancer patients who survive 5 years or longer.
Actually, African-Americans were more
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Survey on African-Americans Behavior Towards Lung Cancer…
According to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken thoughts about lung cancer.
Randomly, the investigators queried patients who had been participants in the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).
Black and white respondents greatly overestimated the percentage of lung cancer patients who survive 5 years or longer.
Actually, African-Americans were more
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GE Releases Ultrasound Technology Solution…
GE Healthcare announced the release of a new, smartphone-size imaging tool that allows physicians carry ultrasound technology in their pockets.
GE received the clearance by the FDA in the U.S. and got the CE Mark from the European Union and the
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The German Federal Minister of Health official patron …
The Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Philipp Rösler, will be the official patron of TeleHealth, Hannover. the fair of computerized medicine under the umbrella of CeBIT 2010. TeleHealth will be held on 2 March together with high-ranking industry
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Arketi Picked by StatCom As New Media Representative…
StatCom, which provides comprehensive patient throughput software solutions to hospitals, selected Arketi Group, a high-tech business-to-business public relations and marketing firm, as its agency to help elevate the company's corporate brand.
This
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iClarity Introduced by iCRco: New iPhone App for …
Healthcare IT: iClarity is the newest product offered by iCRco which will dramatically improve Physician and Radiologist’s productivity. Provided as an iPhone application, it will assist radiologists to remotely access the archive and provide
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Image Efficiency Measures to BeTested in 30 Days…
Hoping to familiarize hospitals with Outpatient Imaging Efficiency (OIE) measures, test the measure production process and allow hospitals to provide Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with feedback; the Centers for Medicare &
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Strategic partnership between Agfa and Montpellier for …
Agfa HealthCare announced agreement with Montpellier CHRU for the installation of its leading Hospital/Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS) ORBIS across its seven facilities in France.
The French academic hospital Montpellier CHRU is providing
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Agreement between iMDsoft’s MetaVision and ISoft …
iMDsoft’s MetaVision & ISoft joined hands together for destitution of patient data management system(PDMS ) in Germany. ISoft says iMDsoft’s products will complement and enhance iSoft’s range of products in German
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Forcare will appear at HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta for the …
The Dutch software company (Forcare) will launch two new health information exchange enablers at the event, ForShare which will simplify HIE development and provides “XDS in a box , and Forcare’s HIE XDS toolkit.
Forshare appliance is ready
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COCIR launched a new telemedicine toolkit…
COCIR launched a telemedicine toolkit supporting the creation of a stronger European telemedicinesector.
The telemedicine toolkit includes Position Paper, Glossary of Terms and Database of Referenced Studies which is prepared by COCIR research
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Syrian Medicare 2010 Depicts The Latest Medical …
Syrian Medicare 2010 is the leading event in depecting the latest medical developments, dental and laboratory supplies, pharmaceutical industries and hospital equipment as well as services.
The Syrian Ministry of Health intends to increase
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New healthcare ID system to be installed in Australia…
Healthcare Identifier, a sixteen digit number card will be assigned for every single person in Australia by the beginning of July. It will be used to keep record for healthcare information for each patient, allowing rapid access by doctors to
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Codonics to Showcase Smart Label System at Arab Health…
For the first time in the Middle East, Codonics will showcase the Codonics Smart Label System (in progress) at the Arab Health, Dubai.
The Codonics Smart Label System is a barcode assisted syringe labelling technology that scans NDC drug vial
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Agreement of cooperation between Toshiba and Bahrat …
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation: Toshiba announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). By which, an establishment of a joint venture company in the transmission and distribution
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Philips Launches New Solution for OSA in Middle East…
Philips has launched its new solution, Philips Respironics Sleep Therapy System, for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the Middle East. This system is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) solution that simplifies patient management
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BLU-MED Response Systems Helps in Haiti Earthquake …
In response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Leogane on January 12th, 2010, BLU-MED Response Systems(R) donated a 50-Bed Deployable Medical Facility in the city of Leogane, Haiti.
The air-conditioned facility, providing 4,500 square
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Emirates Fortune Group Creats Wider Operations…
Emirates Fortune Group (EFG) has recently announced the establishment of its headquarters in Dubai and the launch of its operations. EFG states a combined capital investment of AED 735 million from its senior partners behind it.
Mr. Ghanem Al
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Cooperation between Covidien and Poland's Nuclear …
Irish medical supplier Covidien PLC said it will cooperate with Poland's Nuclear Energy Institute to develop medically useful isotope used in diagnosis of cancer, kidney and heart ailments
Covidien said "it will work with the Maria Research
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A new online portal offers reliable healthcare …
Singaporeans will now have an easy access to a reliable health information source made specially to meet the healthcare needs of Asians. The health information source is a newly launched website portal, the (www.healthxchange.com.sg).
The portal
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Bulgaria ranks the lowest in offering healthcare …
According to the annual report of Health Consumer Powerhouse, an European organization that offers consumer information on healthcare, The Bulgarian healthcare system is offering the lowest quality of healthcare services in Europe.
In 2008,
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More than half million Afghani are lacking healthcare …
Abdullah Fahim, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, mentioned that more than 600,000 Afghans were lacking basic healthcare services. This was caused by the continuous attacks taking place on healthcare settings. The spokesman added that
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