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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act as amended, including statements regarding
Affymetrix’ “expectations,” “beliefs,” “hopes,” “intentions,”
“strategies” or the like. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially for
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Researchers are finding the first evidence that some Asian immigrant families are using U.S. medical technology to have sons instead of daughters, apparently acting on an age-old cultural prejudice that has led to high ratios of boys to girls in parts of China and India.
The new research, produced by independent teams of economists who arrived at similar conclusions, focused on Indian, Chinese and Korean families who first had girls and then used Read the rest of this entry »

“The United States is far behind other countries when it comes to health care,” Deb Levine (Founder,
), told the audience this week at the
in San Francisco, CA.
(ICT) as much as possible to move countries forward in their development. [But] because of the economic split in the U.S. between the small percentage of ultra wealthy and the large numbers of folks in need, Americans need ICT for health care just like folks in Africa, Asia and Latin Read the rest of this entry »

Unique Patient Identifier Technology Could Reduce Medical Errors, Increase Efficiency, Editorial States
study that found the creation of unique patient identifiers could reduce medical errors, simplify electronic transactions, increase efficiency and improve patient confidence “serves as a timely reminder that smarter use of already available technologies can reap benefits and save money even in lean times,” a
editorial states. According to the Read the rest of this entry »

Toumaz Technology CEO Keith Errey to Speak at Digital Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness Conference
Abingdon, United Kingdom, 9th October 2008 пїЅ Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions, today announces that Toumaz CEO Keith Errey will present key digital fitness applications of the SensiumпїЅ system for intelligent wireless body monitoring at Club Industry 2008 Read the rest of this entry »

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Efforts to use information technology to improve U.S. health care will fall short of the potential seen by health leaders and could even set back the cause, a National Research Council report said on Friday.
A committee of academic and industry experts found the information systems at eight U.S. medical centers noted for leadership in information technology failed to provide timely, efficient, safe and patient-centered care.
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Researchers are finding the first evidence that some Asian immigrant families are using U.S. medical technology to have sons instead of daughters, apparently acting on an age-old cultural prejudice that has led to high ratios of boys to girls in parts of China and India.
The new research, produced by independent teams of economists who arrived at similar conclusions, focused on Indian, Chinese and Korean families who first had girls and then used Read the rest of this entry »

(PCTS), a
subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR), today announced
that
®
system to improve the efficiency and operating capacity of its
35,000-square-foot, 15-OR suite surgical services department. The hospital
will initially track surgical trays among other movable medical equipment
and has contracted with PCTS to expand its deployment to include automatic
patient tracking at a future date. PCTS will implement an active-RFID
real-time Read the rest of this entry »

LifeFlight Eagle, which covers a large area in and around Kansas City, started using night vision goggles in the fall and is looking into the terrain systems. Like others in the industry, LifeFlight Eagle is waiting to see how the terrain systems evolve.
“We still do the bulk of our flying during daylight,” Zalar said of LifeFlight Eagle’s 1,500 emergency transports a year of sick or injured people. “But if you have an accident at night, it is much Read the rest of this entry »

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., headquartered in Marquette, Michigan,
is a dynamic medical device firm with a full line of cutting-edge motion
preservation devices, either available commercially in Europe or under
clinical evaluation in the U.S. Pioneer’s signature articulating P3(TM)
Technology – Pioneer PEEK-on-PEEK, in its NuBac(TM) disc arthroplasty system,
BacJac(TM) interspinous decompression system, and NuNec(TM) artificial
cervical Read the rest of this entry »