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Topic of the week : RFID technology supporting the management of medical supplies in healthcare institutions. Go to Topic

Discuss the importance of RFID in healthcare: Building a platform for RFID...

RFID in Healthcare –A panacea for the regulations and issues affecting the industry?

It is known as radio Frequency Identification Technology What are its application in healthcare services Some of them are :- Hospital and Medical Device Company Applications Medical Device and Asset Tracking RFID has strong application potential with medical device companies. The FDA requires medical device companies to be able to identify each unit by serial number. Medical device companies need better control of implants on consignment with hospitals because returns can occur more than 50 per

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Anti-aging hormonal pills increases chances of pregnancy by 300percent, Should this be used?

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	Answered by Suresh Prasad Gupta, Freelancer, Pharmaceuticals \| 1 year ago
	People always have desire to look younger and it is because of this reason they take anti-aging pills. Now risk-benefit ratio has to be considered before taking these pills.

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In which website i get technology teaching software?

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	Answered by Leena Pawar, Tech Architect, IT Infotech \| Topic: Software \| 2 years ago
	Yes I too have seen many interactive videos in youtube. It is better compared to the tutorials available in the websites. This lectures are given by experts in the specific field. I think that will help you.........

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What are the companies in India & US outsourcing Medical Transcription work to the external vendors

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	Referred by Prashanth Kantheti, Freelancer, Quest Consulting Services \| Topic: Trends in healthcare in India and overseas \| 2 years ago
	What are the companies in India & US outsourcing Medical Transcription work to the external vendors

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Why indian Healthcare is becoming unafordable day by day?

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	Referred by prem prakash, Hospital Administrator, O.P.Jindal Institute of Cancer & Research, Hisar ,India \| 2 years ago
	Why indian Healthcare is becoming unafordable day by day?

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How can the Biomarkers bring revolution in the medicinal and aromatic palnts.

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	Referred by Dayanand Deshpande, Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young \| Topic: Biomarkers - Leading the Way for Personalized Medicine and Drug Development \| 2 years ago
	How can the Biomarkers bring revolution in the medicinal and aromatic palnts.

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What functionalities should a health-specific Web2.0 (social networking) application developed...

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	Answered by SACHIN SAXENA, Financial Analyst Accenture \| 3 years ago
	There is a strong connection between web 2.0 and medicine. We refer to this connection as medicine 2.0 or health 2.0. Medicine 2.0 is mostly about medical communication and education, while health 2.0 focuses on the IT innovations of medical...

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Which areas in Healthcare need immediate IT support?

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	Referred by Mukti Barai, Project Lead, HP \| 3 years ago
	I want to know what are the most under-served areas of healthcare in terms of IT?

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What all features should an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) Software should have, so that it...

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	Answered by Bala Santhosh, PM, Infosys \| 3 years ago
	My suggestions for an EMR that will stand out: Friendly Customer Service: the people purchasing the EMR are looking for something that won't be a hassle to deal with moving forward. I have heard that some current EMR systems are attached to companies...

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How can IT be used for preventive healthcare?

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	Referred by Dipen Trivedi, Project Manager, 3i Infotech \| 3 years ago
	Preventive Healthcare is talk of the town these days, can anyone tell me how can we link IT with this concept.

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Can anyone give me examples of the required amount of validation if using Linux as part of the...

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	Referred by Sudhir Mittal, Product Development Manager, Biocon \| 3 years ago

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GDP- Relevance in Healthcare Go to Topic

Is the macro perspective more relevant than the micro one?

Macro Impact

Micro Impact

Who Speaks For The Health Care Consumer?


	1 patients and doctors making decisions together
	0 Consumers should speak for themselves
	0 Patients need to be primary concern for health care staff

Emerging Technologies Help Consumers Enjoy Higher Healthcare Standards Go to Topic

Oat extract may cut cigarette cravings

A standardised oat extract may reduce cravings for smoking and offer would-be quitters an alternative to the patches and gums, suggests research from Japan. A daily supplement of an oats herb extract was found to reduce tobacco consumption from about 20 to fewer than nine cigarettes per day, according to results of a pilot study published in the journal Pharmacometrics . The ingredient, extracted from an ancient type of wild oats, was developed by Frutarom and is being marketed under the name N

Health on Mobiles


	1 How to break the Ice and evolve the process?

Bioinformatics and Computer Applications in Biotechnology Go to Topic

Bioinformatics Career Prospects

The bioinformatics jobs market has changed considerably in the past few years and can be attributed to a number of factors, mainly the increase in the number of bioinformatics academic programs, leading to an increase in the number of graduates chasing jobs, the steady decrease in the rate of increase of bioinformatics jobs, and the almost flattening of the amount of investments in the biotechnology sector. All this have led to an increasingly harder market for recent graduates. The increases

A Scientist infected with computer virus

A British researcher has successfully infected himself with a computer virus and claims to be the first of its kind. Scientist Mark Gasson, contaminated a tiny, radio frequency identification (RFID) chip with a virus and placed it under the skin on his hand. He uses that chip to activate his cell phone, as well as open secure doors. The chip which is an advanced version of ID chips used to locate animals, enables him to pass through security doors and activate his mobile phone. Gasson, senior r

Biomarkers - Leading the Way for Personalized Medicine and Drug Development Go to Topic

Biomarkers to predict your age now...!!

hello friends, This is a very interesting article and a new discovery. So I thought I would share it with you all. Biomarkers of aging identified In a first of its kind study, scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have uncovered biomarkers of aging, which can predict both chronological and physiological age. Biomarkers are biochemical features that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment. The scientists conducted the study by using nematode worms,

Which is the best methodology to validate a biomarker?

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Biomarker assay validation should be performed ideally in stages on ‘a fit for purpose' basis avoiding unnecessarily dogmatic adherence to rigid guidelines but with careful monitoring of progress at the end of each stage. These principles are...

Interpreting the Impact of the Integration of Healthcare, Financial Services and Technology on the Consumer Go to Topic

How Financial Crisis will Impact Healthcare?


	1 Recruiting
	1 I do not expect it to be more than marginal.
	1 Layoffs

Information technology in healthcare: Creating a stronger healthcare system

Imagine going to your doctor's office or the hospital without having to write down all of your personal information and trying to remember each detail of your medical history. I will love that... A statewide health information system would allow patient data, details about health care coverage and medical procedures to easily move between doctors' offices, hospitals and insurance companies. That's exactly what health and information technology officials want. They're meeting with hospitals, ins

New Drugs Value Creation Go to Topic

Invitro testing - Can they replace animal testing?.

Yes

Challenges in the Drug Discovery Process


	2 Ethical issues
	1 Integration of complex and disconnected data sets.
	1 Drug Discovery Approach

Trends in healthcare in India and overseas Go to Topic

Rabies in India

Rabies in India K S VENKATARAMAN About Rabies 1 Rabies is a viral disease, which is caused by the RNA virus of family Rhabdoviridae and genus Lyssa. Many types of animals can carry the rabies virus including cats, dogs, skunks, bats, monkeys, raccoons, foxes, jackals, mongoose, wolves and other carnivorous wild animals. But the dogs, especially stray dogs are singularly the major cause, leaving others far behind in offence. Bites by all these animals can turn to be dangerous. Bugs, bees, to

What are the companies in India & US outsourcing Medical Transcription work to the external vendors

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If you are a transcription company in the US looking to outsource work to India, or an individual medical practitioner looking for a dedicated and cost effective transcription visit. http://oathscript.com

Software Go to Topic

Required job for 1.4 yrs experience in .net for software programmer

Mtyhs about software testing???????????

Investing in Healthcare Go to Topic

Brand vs Cost : What is significant more in Healthcare Business?

Brand building is now common for any healthcare set up but till date more than 80% of patients are treated in healthcare organisation who do not boast of any kind of branding in their business. Is cost still a significant factor in decision making or it is just a choice of common people. Why Brands are not playing their desired role in attracting patients? Is branding anyway related to the quality of services provided? so what option you are choosing a) creating a stronger brand for the hospita

Will U accept that H.R. people in Pharmaceutical industries behaving they are the whole for that company ?.

yes

The Impact of Social Media in Health Care Go to Topic

Medical Care – Quick & Quack System.


	2 Quick & Quack System in Medical care.

Health in India

Society and Social media have an important role to play in India. Especially mental health of our children. Our doctors have learnt a set of rules or framework through which they look at each patient and categorize them as Social Anxiety, schizophrenia, paranoia, etc. I suffered from something for last five years and various doctors in various countries treated me but to no avail. Finally I came to a conclusion that I have Social Anxiety. I told my last doctor that I have Social Anxiety and ask

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