Alliance for MRI European Parliament Launch - Time to Deliver for Patients
Today two leading MEPs Dr Liese and Stephen Hughes, together with prominent healthcare professionals and leading European patient groups will launch a Parliamentary campaign to safeguard the future use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. These scanners have a proven record and have saved the lives of thousands of cancer, heart and neurological patients.
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Google Flu Trends Expands Globaly
Google.org has announced the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries, including Europe. The site now is available in 37 languages and it tracks flu-related search terms as an early predictor of flu trends.
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Caalyx Increasing Older People's Autonomy and Self-Confidence
Recent developments in ambient assisted living allow increasing autonomy and self-confidence for older people concerned about their health. A light wearable device measures vital signs, detects falls and automatically raises an alert to their care centre in case of an emergency.
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New Technique Could Spare Cancer Patients from Further Surgery
EU-funded researchers have developed a technique that could allow surgeons to distinguish between cancerous and healthy tissue in real time as they carry out operations. The novel technique, which is described in an article in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, could spare cancer patients from having to undergo a second round of surgery to remove tumour tissue that was missed during the first operation.
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Researchers Use Mapping Technology to Tackle Visual Impairment Woes
Being able to orient yourself in places you're unfamiliar with is not easy. So one could imagine how difficult it is for people who are either blind or visually impaired. Researchers at the Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS) Group at the University of Stuttgart in Germany are developing a mobile navigation device that will help blind and visually impaired students to navigate in unknown surroundings.
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IHTSDO and openEHR Begin Collaborative Work Programme
IHTSDO and the openEHR Foundation are to work together on a harmonisation project where the overall goal is the practical development of effective and sustainable clinical content for the electronic health record. The project will explore how best to support those who wish to use openEHR archetypes and SNOMED CT terminology together within current and future systems to support data capture, complex queries, clinical decision support and reporting.
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Spanish Researchers Design Rooms with Sensors that Help Dependent People
Researchers of the Department of Signal Theory, Computer Networks and Communications of the University of Granada, led by José Carlos Segura Luna, are working on a project with researchers of Telefónica I+D to develop a system for locating dependent people in their environment, so that their stay and safety can be guaranteed by using intelligent environments.
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