A WOMAN who had a mastectomy after battling breast cancer has gone under the knife again for a life-changing GBP50,000 operation – to build a bionic boob.Glamorous Gloria Passannante, 63, from Brentwood, was left with serious long term complications following extensive radiotherapy.But thanks to an extensive reconstruction surgery at Orwell Private Cardiothoracic Unit within the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, Gloria is able to live her life to the full once again.An unsightly abscess developed in her chest after radiotherapy, it wept continuously and ate into her ribs and lungs, leaving her fighting for breath.The condition, which made mother-of-two Gloria's life hell for more than 20 years, left her chest wall weakened and a number of her ribs fractured."At first I thought I would just have to put up with it, after all I was still alive after having cancer.But as the years went by it became more and more of a nightmare," she said.The abscess needed constant atten…
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Advantech’s New Super Lightweight 15.6
Advantech, a leading medical computing platform service and solution provider, announces the release of a new super lightweight 15.6" all-in-one interactive bedside terminal " PIT-1502W. High-end image and video quality at full HD resolution (1080p) are well catered for and best of all, it only weighs 4.8 kg. Designed for patient bedside entertainment, and for Patient Flow Management by medical professionals, the up-scaled features of PIT-1502W make the hospital stay experience easier and more pleasant with the addition of video and voice communications, TV, radio, movies, games and the Internet"all from a single conveniently located terminal in a patient-centered healthcare environment.PIT-1502W is powered by Intel's first dual core ATOM processor. The ATOM D510 is a desk-top class processor with integrated GPU and memory controller on die. The processor supports full HD (1080p) resolution and digital TV (ATSC/DVBT) formats, making this platform perfect for all roun…
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Advantech’s Healthcare Infotainment Terminal Series: First to Be Powered by the Android
Following successful ports to Windows Embedded, Windows 7, and the Ubuntu and Fedora Linux distributions, the Advantech Applied Infotainment Terminal Division is pleased to announce that it has completed porting its Healthcare Infotainment Terminal (HIT) series to the Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS kernel. This marks the first Advantech product series that supports the growing Android platform. An application-ready software development kit (SDK) and drivers are also available for the Android operating system, bringing greater opportunities for cloud computing services in digital healthcare applications, such as patient infotainment systems, electronic patient data retrieval, patient identification systems and home care.Android" is Already a Mature, Well-known Platform for Cloud ComputingIn just under two years, Android has become a widely used mobile operating system, powering everything from netbooks, to smart phones, to tablets. People are using all kinds of Android applications ("…
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Cleaning Spills and Fluids Easily When the Inevitable Happens
It's happened to us all, and usually when you're ill prepared. Bodily fluids and spill accidents are an all important part of your everyday caring and nursing job, but coping with it can either made be easy or hard. Running around trying to find the appropriate cleaning materials that offer the correct protection and hygiene control can prove to be difficult, sometimes it can mean leaving your patient for several minutes while obtaining the necessary items to clean up.Once equipped and ready to complete the task of cleaning effectively, it's only then you realise you've have taken an inappropriate chemical that's not only unfit for the job but also falls under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.This typical situation that can cause discomfort, embarrassment and pungent mess is now made worse by the unintentional gathering of products that will not make your cleaning effective and safe. Luckily enough, Gloveman Supplies Ltd now offers a new complete FX Spi…
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BILL of RIGHTS to GIVE VOICE to 400,000 IRISH PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN1
IRISH PUBLIC ASKED TO JOIN GROUNDBREAKING CAMPAIGNDublin, 5th April 2011: Chronic Pain Ireland and Pfizer Healthcare Ireland have today announced its support for Can You Feel My Pain? – a new Europe-wide campaign which aims to raise awareness of the burden of chronic pain.The far-reaching initiative seeks to give a voice to 13 per cent of the Irish population (400,000) who are living with the debilitating condition. 1The campaign urges Governments and health systems across the continent to recognise the problem of unresolved pain and for it to be accepted as a genuine health priority.A core outcome of the Europe-wide campaign is to drive change in health services through the development of a chronic pain Bill of Rights, shaped by those affected by chronic pain. The public are encouraged to show their support for change by signing the online Bill of Rights hosted on www.chronicpain.ie.Chronic Pain Ireland is aiming to obtain 5,000 signatures of support for the campaign which will be pre…
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Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited Acquires From Omega Pharma, Belgium Worldwide Rights on Drug-Delivery Technology
Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited (EURONEXT: TPL and NYSE: TPCL) and Omega Pharma, Belgium(Omega) announced a global licensing and patent transfer agreement on Omega' proprietary TransCon Linker and Hydrogel carrier technology, which allows for a drug compound to be released in the body in a precise, time-controlled fashion, creating a long-acting effect.The technology creates transient bonds between larger molecules such as proteins and peptides, including insulin, and a carrier. This allows for tailor-made release profiles, with no initial burst and high drug load formulations. The TransCon Linker technology has shown promising results in preclinical studies in delivering insulin."We are excited about this promising technology to create next-generation products in the field of diabetes and related disorders," commented A.K.Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Head of the Global Diabetes Division, Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited. "Building on our achievements with Lipirol, our 24-…
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LogiMed Europe Publishes a Whitepaper on the Importance of Supply Chain and Logistics for Medical Device Manufacturers
London, 25.05.11 Today LogiMed Europe Conference Organizers launched a whitepaper on the supply chain and logistics issues of the medical devices industry. The whitepaper is presented in collaboration with worldwide business research and will be available for all interested professionals via knowledge portal on the website for free.The Whitepaper answers question such as why is supply chain management so critical for Medical devices? The impact of Economics – Budget cuts – Rising Costs (commodities, regulation, inflation), the Deliverability, Speed and Robustness of the system, Regulation and Legal Intervention.About LogiMed Europe:Launching in October 2011 in Germany, LogiMed will be the senior-level medical device supply chain event. A global forum for European supply chain directors in the medical device manufacturing space to come together, share knowledge and develop strategies to further end-to-end supply chain growth. This high-level forum will address how medical device manufac…
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Inadequate Cleaning Causes Unnecessary Deaths in Hospitals and Care Facilities
Infection control by cleaning effectively should be at the forefront of every healthcare facility, but with viruses like MRSA and C. difficile causing unnecessary deaths throughout the world it is time that the failure in sanitising and disinfecting needs to be addressed.Is it case of 'out of sight, out of mind'? ; or is it ignorance that can lead to epidemics and contraction? Neither of these should be an excuse, perhaps modern day has led to laziness which has caused these deaths to occur. Take a look at the MRSA initially. MRSA is, by definition, any strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has developed resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. These include the range of penicillins (methicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, etc.) and the cephalosporins. The more vulnerable of our society, like the elderly and disabled, are more at risk with open wounds and the immune systems are lowered through treatment and care. Although it's not just sores and wounds that MRSA can…
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