Computers and mobile phones are playing an increasingly valuable role in helping doctors

Government ministers of United Kingdom believe that new technology can also be harnessed to help elderly people live independently for longer.

Wireless spending to reach $7 billion

A recent study by The Focal Point Group LLC predicts that spending for wireless health care applications will reach $7 billion by 2010.

Technology helping blind, deaf enjoy movies

More than 150 movie theaters in US have added special systems to help the deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired in enjoying a movie.

Contest for ICT products for disabled in Viet Nam

A contest for information and communication technology (ICT) products for disabled people, entitled “ICT – Light the Hope,” was launched in Ha Noi on 1 december.

Enabling drug discovery with technology

Computational genomics, proteomics and drug design get a boost with the Centre for Genomic Application adopting high performance computing solutions to cut down the research time and costs.

More tech and growth potentials in health sector

In a bid to improve patient care, governments in Europe and North America are pushing for the adoption of electronic records and data transfers, which is kick-starting the growth of a hybrid business that attracts companies from both the healthcare and tech arenas.

Computer users in hunt to fight HIV/AIDS

The FightAIDSHome project is asking computer users worldwide to donate the power of their idling PCs to a distributed or grid computing effort to fight HIV/AIDS.

Semantic Web eyes to link health care information

The World Wide Web Consortium announced formation of the Semantic Web for Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group , which is to deploy standardized Semantic Web specifications to provide services defined by the user community.

Bajaj Allianz launches e-Consultation scheme

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has tied up with WorldCare, a player in the development and distribution of global e-Health services and solutions, to offer insurance for second opinion e-Consultation services.

[This article was published in the January 1900 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced recently that the Department will participate in an international effort to promote the rapid adoption of standard clinical terminology, for promoting the worldwide development of electronic health records.