Heart problems in children are quite different from those in adults, and four studies presented today at the American College of Cardiology?s 56th Annual Scientific Session look at how pediatric cardiologists take different approaches to better understand and manage cardiovascular disease in this population, including insights into fundamental cardiac mechanisms and testing of new procedures.
Healthcare experts will discuss the challenges and opportunities of RFID technology in health care and its implications on government policy during the first IEEE International RFID Conference (IEEE RFID 2007).
Hispanics are the fastest growing minority population in the United States, and a Cincinnati medical oncologist says this trend highlights the urgent need for a national health agenda on cancer prevention and education that spans both developed and developing countries.
Responding to the Health Select Committee?s report, ?Boom and Bust in the NHS?, Dr Sam Everington, Deputy Chairman of the BMA, said:
The 2007 meeting of the International and American Associations for Dental Research will feature a symposium on research that is conducted in the everyday practice of dentistry.
Elsevier, the world-leading science and medical publisher, today introduced the 5th edition of Wilderness Medicine, the definitive clinical reference on its unique subject.
Telecommunications engineer at the Public University of Navarre, Alejandro Fanjul Fern?ndez, has designed a pioneering system of telemedicine for interactive digital television. This system enables the monitoring and treatment of and support for both patients and elderly people, from the comfort and convenience of their homes, by means of the television.
WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced the appointment of Nancy V. Atkins as vice president of Account Management in its State Sponsored Business Unit, responsible for the leadership and oversight of relationships at regulatory agencies across the country.
Patients can’t tell the difference between hospital walk-in centres and traditional emergency care departments, says research in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new report that finds a severe pandemic flu outbreak could result in the second worst recession in the U.S. since World War II. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could drop over 5.5 percent, leading to an estimated $683 billion loss.