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MEDICA 2006
Wilhelm Niedergoeker, Managing Director of the Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, previews this year’s events.
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The heart of healthcare beats in Dusseldorf
Horst Giesen, the project coordinator of MEDICA, describes highlights of the 38th show, and future plans for the event.
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Drug, vaccine and surgery
Obesity is a burgeoning nightmare for everyone involved in healthcare delivery. New treatment possibilities can help to solve this probelm.
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Improved internal communication reduces absenteeism
Absenteeism from work is not only caused by illness but also by stress in the workplace. Promoting employees´identification with the company is a successful therapy in this Read more …
More distributors wanted
France - Danube, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of both flatwork dryer ironers, barrier washers, and tumble dryers, as well as front-loading washer extractors for the Read more …
Thermofocus
‘Thermofocus* is the first non-contact clinical thermometer in the world and the only one working at an accurate and determinate distance,’ Tecnimed srl, its manufacturer, Read more …
Touch-less sensor dispenser
The Japanese firm Saraya, which for 50 years has successfully manufactured hygiene products and programmes for healthcare, facility management and the food industry, has launched Read more …
Paper handkerchief technology
The Europe-wide research by Westminster University, England and T.Ü.V. Rhineland, Germany, has proved the advantages of hand wiping with paper rather than with textiles or Read more …
Bacteria die on stainless steel
To establish which materials allow pathogens to survived best, micro-organisms such as bacteria living in wet and dry environments, pathogenic fungi and the bacterium Escherichia Read more …
Resistance to silver-containing wound dressings
Is a sharp weapon being blunted?
Article by Heidi Heinhold.
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German Congress of Radiology
Berlin became the venue for the German Congress of Radiology this May, for the second time. 118 exhibitors showcased products on 4,900 square metres, and the event attracted 7,000 Read more …
EU regulation aims to improve research on medicines for children
The use of unlicensed and off-label medicines for children is widespread, yet over 50% of all pharmaceutical products have no scientific data for young people. With its Regulation Read more …
Clinical immunology
The fundamental role of inflammation in almost all disease processes has been increasingly recognised over several years. Read more …
Intergroup Exemestane Study (IES) results
Currently, five years of treatment with tamoxifen is considered the ‘gold-standard’ treatment for postmenopausal women with breast cancer. This drug blocks oestrogen, which can Read more …
Bone marrow cells given gene therapy ‘shield’
Radiotherapy affects bone marrow cells, lowering production of white blood cells. New research, published in The Journal of Gene Medicine, suggests that pre-treatment with a gene Read more …
Breast cancer
Giving breast cancer patients fewer but larger doses of radiotherapy may be as safe and as effective at reducing the risk of cancer returning, according to Cancer Research UK Read more …
Dictation device can be accessed via mobile phones and another scans barcodes
Philips Speech Processing recently introduced two new dictation devices to ease medical information recording.
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The all-in-one alarm and speech pager
The Personal Security Pager (PS-Pager), made by Bosch Security Systems, is an innovative mobile that houses two products: a personal alarm device and speech pager. Compact, Read more …
Progressing towards the EPR
Today, the Local Healthcare Company ASL Nº 11, of Empoli, Florence, is a highly advanced public utility, able to face the challenges of technological innovations and to Read more …
SCAR is now SIIM
The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) has undergone a name change. SCAR is now the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). Read more …