Nasal Congestion can be can be sign of Asthma

According to a study, Nasal Congestion can be a sign of severe asthma.

Dutch healthcare system rated Europe

The Netherlands has been named as having the best healthcare system in Europe, emerging as the overall winner in the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) 2008.

Wipro to showcase its expertise at the Global E-Health Forum in Germany

Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited participated in the Global E-Health Forum, held on the 25th and 26th October in Hamburg Germany. The forum is Europe

Siemens promotes breast cancer awareness

October is a Breast Cancer Awareness month. Siemens Healthcare Sector has started a worldwide campaign to increase the public

Johnson Medical, Sweden announces JV with Trivitron Healthcare

Trivitron Healthcare, one of the largest medical technology solution providers of Indian origin has recently announced its alliance with Johnson Medical, Sweden to manufacture high end and mobile modular OTs and Pendants.

Barco’s novel PACS displays bring multi-modality visualization to Swedish

Barco continues to reap success with its latest 6 MegaPixel diagnostic color display system. The company announced it has received an order from Dell AB, Upplands Vaesby, Sweden, to supply Coronis Fusion 6MP DL display systems to the University Hospital of Danderyd in Sweden. The installation of the innovative PACS display systems permits radiologists to read both color and grayscale studies on a single multi-modality PACS display system.

Telemedicine to transform European healthcare

European healthcare is threatened by soaring costs and limited resources. Market tests demonstrating that telemedical services can cut costs and improve treatment are now being implemented across the continent.

EU internet access reaches 60 per cent

60% of households across the EU had internet access in 2008, according to a survey. Across the 27 countries within the EU, household internet access ranges from 25% in Bulgaria to 86% in the Netherlands.

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[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

For the business news updates of the health care industry for the month of November 2008, browse through the pages of eHealth.

Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm

Unilabs says the acquisition will enable it to develop teleradiology services on a pan-European basis. At present EuradConsult carries out around 40,000 teleradiology MRI reports a year.

Europe launches its health data exchange pilot

A project involving 12 European countries and supported by the European Commission is taking the lead in ensuring healthcare interoperability in Europe.

Carestream assists EU R-Bay project

Carestream Health is acting as a major technical infrastructure provider to the EU-funded R-Bay validation project, which aims to address the uneven spread of radiologists across member states.