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16 December 2008

European drugs to carry barcodes

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European
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15 December 2008

Commission sets out steps on patient safety

The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm
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3 December 2008

EU internet access reaches 60 per cent

60% of households across the EU had internet access in 2008, according to a survey. Across the 27 countries within
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28 November 2008

Hungary signs e-health deal with GE Healthcare

The Hungarian government has awarded GE Healthcare a €3.3m deal to lead a project on developing telecare services for elderly
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10 November 2008

Europe aims to boost telemedicine

New guidance to improve access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe has been published. The European
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28 October 2008

Europe urges protection of critical infrastructure

The European Commission has published proposed legislation to strengthen information-sharing on critical infrastructure protection between EU Member States.
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22 October 2008

ICT BIO 2008 this week

This week will see the ICT BIO 2008 Conference in Brussels, 23-24 October, 2008.
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17 October 2008

Home Office consults on data access plans

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has indicated that there will be a further round of public consultation on controversial plans to
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14 October 2008

Carestream supports Ebay for radiologists

Carestream Health is to provide technical infrastructure to the European Union-funded project to create an Ebay-style online market for radiology
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1 October 2008

European Commission consults on Web 3.0

The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to make sure Europe leads on the next generation of the
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