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Healthcare
Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment and medical prevention of disease, injury and physical and mental impairments in humans. The term specifically refers to the systems that deliver care, as well as the policy and financial structures that enable them, and includes the facilities, logistics, information, pharmaceuticals and technologies used to deliver care.
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Should a company be able to patent your genes?
Myriad Genetics claims it 'owns' a genetic mutation linked to breast cancer -- ownership gone too far?
February 22, 2012 10:56am |
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In Asia-Pacific, health poses challenge to 2015 goals
DELHI -- Asia Pacific, with 60 percent of the world's population, is racing against time to meet its Millennium Development Goals on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.
February 20, 2012 8:13am |
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The Morning Briefing: Biometrics, Olympics to ATMs
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about the use of biometrics around the globe.
February 17, 2012 1:37am |
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Computing's next 50-year frontier all about the 'learning age'
The real computing aim is to create a new "multistate" model that moves away from the transistor-based architecture to something that will resemble the synapses in your brain.
February 15, 2012 11:36am |
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Patient's own stem cells reverse heart attack damage
An injection of 25 million stem cells back into the heart of the heart attack victim resulted in dissolved scar tissue and new, living heart muscle.
2 | February 14, 2012 4:24pm |
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A dose of intelligence for lab medicine
Bostech CEO Brad Bostic wants to bring cloud computing and CRM software to the healthcare business. It could be a matter of life or death.
February 8, 2012 10:52am |
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Portable device detects HIV, tuberculosis in 30 minutes
Two Cornell engineers have combined their work to create a handheld device that could offer speedy results to healthcare workers detecting pathogens in developing countries.
6 | February 7, 2012 8:54pm |
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Skewedonomics? Facebook's worth $100B, trouncing companies that actually make things
Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.
18 | February 2, 2012 7:02am |
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Cannabis in medicine: Why such stigma?
Cannabis use in medicine remains controversial. Why?
30 | February 2, 2012 5:23am |
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The Morning Briefing: Top picks in pharmaceuticals
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's morning roundup of must-read stories from the web. This morning we're reading about updates in the pharmaceutical industry.
February 2, 2012 12:59am |
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Army venture: Trading handlers for computers?
The U.S militia is now is turning to technological methods to train the next generation of army dogs.
February 1, 2012 6:05am |
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New male contraceptive zaps sperm
A new kind of male contraceptive uses ultrasound technology to 'zap' away sperm counts.
2 | January 31, 2012 4:15am |
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Q&A: Robert King, CEO and founder, Humanscale
A pioneer in creating simple, ergonomic office furniture, Humanscale has garnered numerous design awards. The company's chief executive--and founder--discusses its innovation strategies.
January 30, 2012 10:27am |
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Philips CEO: We'll cut prices on LED bulbs
Average consumer can't afford the energy-savers he says, hinting at price cuts soon amid a corporate-wide quarterly loss. There's light at the end of the 2012 tunnel, even for LED profits.
3 | January 30, 2012 8:32am |
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The Morning Briefing: Stem cell research
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about developments in stem cell research.
January 30, 2012 1:06am |
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How to help improve patient safety via design
Are there specific tactics that architects and engineers can use to possibly improve conditions in healthcare environments? Experts believe the key lies in organized "pre-design" plans and metrics.
3 | January 29, 2012 7:39pm |
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DIY test for cervical cancer
Qiagen's do-it-yourself kit that lets women take their own cell samples to be tested for DNA of the human papillomavirus (HPV), better enabling women in poorer countries.
January 27, 2012 9:04pm |
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First stem cell treatment in humans improves sight in the blind
The first embryonic stem cell treatment in humans shows promise for increasing vision in the blind, giving a boost to the controversial field.
5 | January 25, 2012 4:12am |
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Accuracy drastically improved in intraoperational radiation therapy
MADRID -- Newly-patented simulator predicts effects of radiation therapy during surgery, making much more accurate and faster procedures.
January 25, 2012 2:32am |
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The Morning Briefing: Radiation storms, electronics and reactors
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about radiation, in light of the storm to hit Earth today.
January 24, 2012 1:09am |