Technology played key role in E. coli alerts
Still, information technology played a key role in alerting public health officials of the recent outbreak, and it will play...Wisconsin firm leads testing of alerts by cell phone
A Wisconsin telecommunications company has been enlisted to take some of that apprehension away. To address conce...Alerts for safety of heart device
Heart devices may go wrong sometimes.There has been a rise in the number of safety warnings concerning devices that regulate the heart rhythm. Many depend on either a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to keep their heart beating rhythimically. However sophisticated and accurate devices they may be, sometimes they to do go wrong. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Ho...New Alerts Needed for ADHD drugs
Most attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs should include new warnings about the risk of psychotic behavior, heart problems and sudden death, according to U.S. health// officials on Monday. These drugs include Novartis AG's Ritalin and GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s, Dexedrine, Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman, Susan Bro said. She said that these stimulant drugs, sti...WHO Alerts Governments to Step Up Action to Curb AIDS
WHO has coaxed political leaders of the Western Pacific region to take action to curb HIV. Survey points out that 2006 has witnessed the phenomenal increase// in Aids infection with figures escalating to 8.6 million. Only 1 million of that figure had AIDS in the previous year. WHO has issued the call to governments to intervene and adopt appropriate measures to contain the spreading of the virus....Probable Health Monitor Sends SMS of Emergency Alerts and ECG
A Bluetooth heart monitor could text your local hospital if you are about to have a heart attack , according to research published today in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare. The device measures electrical signals from the heart, analyses them to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) and sends an alert together with the ECG by cell phone text message....Now, Dads to Get Text Alerts on How to Raise Their Children
Now all those doting dads will be given some tips on how to raise their kids via text messages and e-mails . The British government is hoping that its 23million pounds scheme of using communication and internet technology to support parents will appeal to fathers, as it makes the use of male-friendly gadgets and technology, such as phones, electronic organisers and instant messaging...