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Thursday 2 April 2009
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Technology Giants GE And Intel Invest $250 Million In Telehealth Development
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
General Electric and Intel are forming a Healthcare Alliance and investing 250 million dollars to develop and market new "telehealth" technologies that will help patients with chronic diseases and their doctors manage...
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Countries Pledge To Fight Drug Resistant TB At Beijing Meeting
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
On Wednesday, government ministers and senior officials from 27 countries pledged to intensify efforts to control the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) following warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Experts Question Benefits Of Breast Cancer Screening
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
US experts aiming to promote better-informed decision making in healthcare have questioned the benefits of mammography for breast cancer screening, saying that to save one life, nearly 3,000 women have to be tested...
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