Then the challenge will move to polygenic diseases, he said, where more than one gene causes a problem - like Alzheimer's disease and depression. Yvette Cooper, UK Public Health Minister, acknowledged that the focus of healthcare is still likely to...
The Finnish radiation authority has said mobile base stations are safe as long as they are properly installed. The government-funded watchdog, Säteilyturvakeskus (STUK), said citizens don't need to worry about GSM or WLAN base stations as the level...
While asking for security restrictions and limited access, many liked the idea of fingerprint recognition as the mechanism for enforcement. Another issue highlighted by the Consumers' Association survey was the general desire to restrict...
David Whitlinger, president for Continua, said: "[Many of] these chronic disease patients can manage their own conditions and it's much less costly than having acute patients come to the emergency room.
The NPfIT has been lambasted by some IT experts, mostly over the issues of cost and security, but the NHS has consistently refused to launch an independent review. Getting more doctors and more clinical funding topped the doctors' request list on...
The research triggered 48 incidents on 26 devices, 16 of which were classified as hazardous to patients. The GPRS-1 signal produced the largest proportion of incidents (41 per cent) with UMTS accounting for 13 per cent.