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Netter's Anatomy Atlas Now Available as iPad App

Elsevier Inc. has turned Netter's Anatomy Atlas into an iPad app with full-color anatomic illustrations that allow users focus on the need-to-know anatomy specific to a course or area of specialty and interest choosing from over 500 illustrated plates.Those who are interested in human anatomy can now download a ...

21 September 2011
09:06 GMT

Forget About Painful Syringe Needles With the Star Trek-Inspired PharmaJet

I'm not really sure just how many of you out there are Star Trek fans, but in my case, that was the first thing that came to mind when taking a closer look at the PharmaJet needle-free liquid medicine delivery system, simply because the famous Sci-Fi series was the first time ever I'd ever come across such ...

15 November 2010
04:21 GMT

Epocrates: Medical Students Prefer to Consult Their iPhones for EHRs

Epocrates, the folks behind the #1 mobile drug reference resource used by healthcare providers at the point of care, believe technology is a way of life for today’s medical students with the majority choosing clinical references on their iPhone to answer their questions, rather than choosing to address teachers...

1 October 2010
09:13 GMT

PatientKeeper Ports Free Medical App to iPad

PatientKeeper, a provider of physician information technology, has announced the iPad version of PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results, an app that servers as an addition to its previously released iPhone and iPod touch apps. “For more than a decade, PatientKeeper has provided physicians with mobile access to ...

21 May 2010
09:07 GMT

Healthcare Company Praises iPhone OS 4.0 Multitasking Support

Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. has issued an official report claiming to be ecstatic about the new multitasking support in Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0, a major software update headed to Apple portables this summer. EHSI believes its MedAnywhere medical app (currently in development) will greatly benefit from this...

12 April 2010
10:01 GMT

iPhone Medical / Health Apps in the News

MobiHealthNews, a daily, online trade journal for the mobile health industry, has confirmed the availability of its first paid research report: The World of Health and Medical Apps, while Logical Images, Inc., a company providing professional visual diagnostic decision support, has released its first medical app for ...

2 March 2010
09:17 GMT

Epocrates App Coming to iPad

Epocrates Inc. has announced that its clinical-reference application for iPhone and iPod touch is being ported to the iPad. Apple itself had featured the Epocrates app at its media events, before it became the most popular medical program in the App Store. Around one in five physicians are actively using Epocrates on...

5 February 2010
05:41 GMT

If You Snore in Your Sleep, There’s an App for That

Remote Analysis Ltd., a telemedicine services provider that also specializes in remote medical analysis, has introduced an iPhone application for recording and analyzing snoring and sleep apnea. Launched in cooperation with Elias Pietilä’s Qvik Ltd. (the maker of the popular Wooden Labyrinth - iTunes link)...

6 November 2009
04:21 GMT

Harvard Medical School Launches iPhone App

A new iPhone application developed by the Harvard Health Publications Division of the Harvard Medical School is now available in the iTunes App Store. Dubbed the “HMSMobile Swine Flu Center,” the app is touted as being a vital tool that leverages Harvard’s extensive knowledge and provides the public...

28 October 2009
09:59 GMT

iPhone Gets iAorticValve Application from iMobileHealth - Free Download

iMobileHealth announced a website and an iPhone application that were set to become “the stethoscope of the 21st century,” according to an official report issued by the company today. Noting that the stethoscope has been the quintessential object in a doctor’s toolkit, with the age of the Internet ...

19 October 2009
09:08 GMT

Twitter Embraced by the US Medical Community

A study by the American Telemedicine Association published in the Telemedicine and e-Health journal revealed the impact Twitter had and continues to have on day-to-day human tasks and interaction. According to the study, doctors and patients have been benefiting from the technological advances when it comes to keepin...

25 August 2009
08:57 GMT

iTriage Receives iPhone 3.0 OS Updates

Earlier this year, TelaDoc Medical Services and Healthagen teamed up to launch iTriage, an iPhone app that provides physician or consumer-directed cross coverage 24/7 delivered by primary care doctors who diagnose medical problems and, when appropriate, prescribe medication. Now, Healthagen has introduced a new, enha...

21 August 2009
09:17 GMT

Blausen Human Atlas 2.0 Available for iPhone

Blausen Inc. has released a new version of its Blausen Human Atlas iPhone app with increased medical content and enhanced functionality, according to a report. The developer and owner of the world’s largest library of 3D medical animations partnered up with CodeMorphic (iPhone developer) to create the app. Vers...

12 August 2009
08:56 GMT

Wikipedia and NIH Will Collaborate on Future Online Health Information

Yesterday, July 16th, members and contributors for the Wikimedia Foundation, owners of Wikipedia, met with National Institute of Health (NIH) representatives to discuss the portrayal of health and medical information on the above mentioned online encyclopedia. The event, included in the Wikimedia Academy program for ...

17 July 2009
08:43 GMT

SonoAccess App Offers Ultrasound Resources for Medical Professionals

SonoSite has announced the release of SonoAccess, the first application for iPhone and iPod touch from an ultrasound company that provides a multimedia library of ultrasound resource materials for medical professionals. With 28 instructional ultrasound videos and 17 video case studies, the SonoAccess application is o...

25 June 2009
06:22 GMT

Medzio Brings Mobile Health Network to the iPhone

Medzio is a dynamic health app, specifically designed for iPhone users. Medzio delivers a unique Mobile Health Network that offers consumers a powerful way to interact and collaborate on-the-go about their health, enabling them to determine when and where to seek care, and review prices. The app, however, is free of ...

23 April 2009
10:42 GMT

Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave

Soon after posting an open letter to the Apple Community, Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a new announcement this week, this time revealing that his health issues were more complex than originally believed. Last week, Mr. Jobs posted an open letter announcing that his doctors had isolated the cause of him losing weight ...

15 January 2009
02:32 GMT

Adaptawear Presents the Magnetic Bra for the Elderly and Disabled

Unfastening a bra can be vexing, especially if all the hooks are placed at the back. The situation is doubly annoying for women who, either because of their professions or some accident, have lost some of the mobility of the arms. The same applies for elder women, who might have trouble bringing their arms to the bac...

9 January 2009
04:56 GMT

Medicare Wants to Cut Funding for Weight Loss Surgeries

While most civilized countries employ a public health service, the United States continue to lag behind, being caught in the clutches of various private insurance firms, which have their own interest in mind, instead of that of the policy beneficiary. This was further proven recently, when Medicare – the compan...

18 November 2008
05:52 GMT

Philips goLITE BLU Will Cure Your Winter Blues

Winter is not exactly very good for the human body, the various climate changes brought about by this season affecting us (both physically and mentally) in a pretty adverse manner. For this reason, the medical-oriented branch of Philips has just launched the goLITE BLU, a device that, by using the power of light, wil...

6 November 2008
12:51 GMT

Google Launches Google Health

Yesterday, during a press event held at the Mountain View headquarters, Google has announced the release of Google Health. The first official mention of the service was made at the Google Factory Tour, but Google Health was accessible even earlier on. The new service plans to offer search support to a considerable nu...

20 May 2008
05:43 GMT

7 Medical Myths Busted

Today a research says celery is good for potency, tomorrow will come others to say the contrary, after that another research says that goat milk will grow the boobs of your girl, to find from another study one year later that's not true. But some studies have turned into real urban hard-like-stone beliefs, like ...

21 December 2007
10:10 GMT

Samsung's Flat Panel X-ray Detector Turns You Into Superman

The Korean company Samsung, besides being the world's largest manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels, is also involved in quite a lot of various other market segments, including that of medical devices. And the company's latest announcement refers exactly to this specific domain, as it seems that ol'Sammy has ...

22 November 2007
01:36 GMT

Philips Announces a Tablet PC for Doctors

The Philips company is involved in so many segments of the consumer electronics market that sometimes it's quite hard to keep track of all, one important such domain being that of medical devices. And that's exactly the type of device we'll talk about as follows, namely the CliniScape, a Tablet PC desi...

23 October 2007
09:46 GMT

How to Use Rosemary

The rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a Mediterranean evergreen bush which thrives in shadowed places, being inhibited by cold and wet winters. It prefers dry, sunny areas, with well drained soil which is protected against cold winds (that's' why it must be relocated to a room inside the house if there t...

29 September 2007
04:49 GMT

YouTube Banned Breast Cancer Prevention Videos

Dr. Christ Steele, one of the UKs well-known doctors, accused YouTube for removing numerous videos concerning the breast and testicular cancer prevention. The clips were available only for the 18+ members and were displaying some interesting tips to examine your body for early signs of cancer as The Observer reporte...

19 March 2007
11:50 GMT


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