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eHealth 2009 gets underway in Prague

The event will focus on e-health for individuals, society and the economy.
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Commission invests €1bn in high-speed broadband

The European Commission has proposed a new €5 billion investment in energy and internet broadband infrastructure in 2009-2010.
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Prague to hold ministerial e-health conference

Europe’s seventh and final ministerial e-health conference is to be held next month in Prague, the Czech Republic, 18-20 February.
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Electronic records before man on Mars

Electronic records before man on Mars Ilias Iakovodis, the deputy head of European Commission’s e-health unit, says that a long-term
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EU sets e-health map for 2009

Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
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HL7 releases child health EHR standard

Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements
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Living Labs event looms

The European Commission is to run a Living Labs Information event in Brussels later this month, to provide information about
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EU warns iPods can damage hearing

Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according
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Report on telehealth workshop published

The European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has released a report from its November ‘procuring for health benefits’ telehealth workshop.
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Obama urged to commit $25 billion to health IT

The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in
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