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Will a New President Bring Change to Healthcare Technology Adoption?
2008-03-03 16:20:00 The 2008 President ial election has been one of the best things that could have happened for healthcare and thus. Regardless of whether Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party?s nomination, she has placed healthcare at the top of her domestic agenda and therefore, her challengers have had to make it a priority for their campaigns as ... More About: Technology , Adoption , Healthcare , Change
ICT Solutions for Global Warming and Energy Saving
2008-03-03 13:22:00 ICT industry will play a key role in dealing with problems such as global warming and saving energy. Simply by making processes and systems more efficient savings will start to occur naturally. Furthermore, by giving the end-users more control we will see an increase in energy efficiency. Once the utilities are able to provide that level ... More About: Global Warming , Energy , Global , Solutions , Saving
Bacterial Diagnostics: Gene Expression Signals Way Forward
2008-02-29 16:56:00 Gene expression could yield treatment decisions up to 72 hours earlier than conventional means. Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated the potential of gene expression in the early identification of ventilator associated pneumonia, signaling a potential revolution in the speed and accuracy with which life-threatening infections can be identified. However, ... More About: Diagnostics , Gene , Expression , Forward
Bioenergy Europe 2008 Highlighted the Infancy of the Debate Surrounding Bio
2008-02-29 14:06:00 The biofuels sector has seen increased activity over the past few years. Recently, it has been in the eye of a veritable media storm. While Governments across the world have put in place mandates and subsidy schemes to encourage production of biofuels, there have also been a number of cautioning voices, warning of the ... More About: Europe , Debate , Infancy , 2008
Shift in Disease Perception Required to Fully Utilise Available Drug Treatm
2008-02-28 16:38:00 Enjoying a pint at your local, or an evening of drinking and dancing in a nightclub is seemingly as much a part of the fabric of British society as queuing or supporting the national football team, as it is in many countries throughout the world. But while the majority of people are able to consume ... More About: Disease , Drug , Shift , Perception
CRM Solutions on Brink of Widespread Adoption Across the Higher Education M
2008-02-28 16:37:00 Higher education institutions are turning to customer relationship management (CRM) technology solutions to differentiate themselves in a bid to compete more aggressively with one another to recruit and retain the ?right? students. The report,?CRM in the Higher Education Market? by independent market analysts Datamonitor, predicts IT revenue from CRM solutions in the higher education ... More About: Adoption , Solutions , Higher , Higher Education
Household Insurers? Losses Exceed £300m for 2007
2008-02-27 16:29:00 While the disastrous floods of summer 2007 were obviously devastating for all those whose homes were destroyed or damaged, they were also a disaster for household insurers. According to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor, household insurers suffered an estimated loss of over £300million in 2007 due to the severe flooding experienced in ... More About: Finance , Household , Losses
Wireless Broadband Better Potential for the Delivery of VoIP
2008-02-27 11:04:00 A new report shows that the focus of wireless broadband, and in particular WiMAX has now shifted towards the area of mobility, although there will still be some opportunities in the fixed broadband markets. WiMAX is well suited to the mobile sector as the future of wireless/mobile rests very much with ?personal broadband? - where broadband ... More About: Wireless , Broadband , Telecoms , Voip , Delivery
Rising Obesity Levels Contradict Consumer Attempts to Eat Healthier
2008-02-22 17:20:00 Despite consumers making active attempts to eat healthier, the threat of obesity shows no sign of slowing down. Once confined to high income countries and households, obesity is now just as much of a problem as malnutrition in developing countries. A new report explores the contradiction between attempts to eat healthier and rising obesity levels. ... More About: Drink , Obesity , Consumer
Is it Time to Start Thinking About Your Health? -Diabetes Poses Biggest
2008-02-22 16:23:00 A new study shows that type 2 diabetes poses one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century. The majority of the western world is in the grips of a diabetes epidemic, driven by type 2 diabetes, which goes hand in hand with the escalating incidence of obesity. Alarmingly, in some working class ... More About: Health , Time , Start , Diabetes , Thinking
Professional Personal Care Products Gaining Ground as Alternative to Cosmet
2008-02-22 12:25:00 Consumers? desire to improve personal appearance is on the rise, the expected spending on cosmetic surgery in Europe and the US combined to top US$28 billion by 2011. However, the fastest growing area of cosmetic surgery has been minimally invasive procedures, such as botox injections, which have soared over the last decade. Whilst the added ... More About: Personal , Products , Alternative , Ground , Retail
Desktop Strategy: Taking the Sustainable Approach
2008-02-22 11:28:00 The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency’s desktop program has replaced 2,500 obsolete PCs. They put in place procedures to dispose of the redundant equipment responsibly, and addressed other environmental issues found in the IT environment. While not expected to be at the forefront of thinking on ‘green’ issues, the organization is leading the way for other ... More About: Electronics , Desktop , Strategy , Sustainable , Taking
Thalidomide gets EU Approval in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
2008-02-21 14:02:00 Thalidomide, banned 50 years ago, as a morning sickness drug and sedative for insomnia, has now received EU approval to treat bone marrow cancer. Europe?s drug regulators, European Medicines Agency, have granted authorisation for the drug to be used in combination with other drugs to treat multiple myeloma. Pharma & Healthcare , the rblog More About: Treatment , Myeloma , In Treatment
EU?s Third Energy Package Will Impact Gas Transmission System Operators (TS
2008-02-21 13:53:00 A new report, The Status of Gas TSOs, in Europe states that gas transit is set to play a significant role in the European gas landscape. In 2007, the second round of market liberalisation by the European Commission created some ripples. The Commission found that lack of coherence in the powers and remits of national energy ... More About: Utilities , System , Energy , Operators , Package
Money Managers may be Sleepwalking Through a Significant Market Downturn
2008-02-20 18:25:00 Despite the evidence that major world economies are heading for trouble, the vast majority of wealth managers seem unconcerned. Only five of the 65 wealth managers Datamonitor surveyed across the globe say that a potential recession most worries them. This will be to their detriment, and to the advantage of those banks that do take ... More About: Finance , Money , Market , Managers , Sleepwalking
GlaxoSmithKline takes the lead in SIPP Plan Offering
2008-02-20 14:24:00 SIPP providers say that group SIPPs are the future for pension savings. UK-based pharma giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has become the first FTSE 100 company to offer employees a group option for self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). Banking & Finance , Banking and Finance, the rblog More About: Plan , Lead
Industry Analysts say Indian Automaker Tata all set to Seal Jaguar and Land
2008-02-20 13:40:00 Industry experts believe that Indian vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, are gearing up to take over Ford?s marques Jaguar and Land Rover. If the deal goes through, it will represent the first time that a major western car group has been bought by an Indian company. Financial Times reported that Jaguar bosses have said they are ... More About: Industry , Automotive , Seal
Americans and Europeans Ditch Pubs in Favour of Drinking at Home
2008-02-20 11:58:00 According to a new report, Americans and Europeans are increasingly choosing to drink alcohol in their homes because they are becoming inclined to compromise their quality and sensory needs when making the choice to stay at home rather than go out for a drink. Also, consumers concerned with signs of wider economic uncertainty in the housing ... More About: Home , Drinking , Pubs
Is Microsoft Wasting $45 billion on Yahoo?
2008-02-13 15:47:00 The fact that Microsoft is prepared to bid $45 billion-plus for Yahoo is a sign more of desperation than of good business sense. It plainly is an admission that Google is actually right about something Microsoft has been talking about for more than a decade, but has failed to anything much about. A new report shows ... More About: Telecoms , Yahoo! , Billion
Continued Hype over Organic Foods Drive Increased Focus on Organic Textiles
2008-02-13 15:45:00 We are used to the idea of organic food, and even the organic cosmetic industry, but if that wasn?t enough to make us feel guilty- now we have to get used to organic and eco-friendly home textiles. According to a new report the continued hype over organic foods in the US contributes to the increased focus ... More About: Textiles , Drive , Hype , Organic , Foods
Australians prefer lower credit card fees over attractive interest rates
2008-01-30 16:27:00 A new survey of 2,000 Australian consumers conducted by independent market analyst Datamonitor show that almost a quarter of credit card customers admit to sometimes buying items they can?t afford with their card. In addition, most consumers use their credit prudently, nine percent of card customers admit to only managing the minimum payment each month. ... More About: Finance , Card , Credit , Interest Rates , Fees
Footwear Retailers Suffer Despite UK?s Growing Love of Shoes
2008-01-30 14:43:00 Cost inflation has compounded the problems facing the UK’s footwear specialists. Despite rising costs, footwear retailers are unable to raise prices due to the high level of competition in the market ? particularly from clothing retailers. As a result, even the UK’s largest footwear specialists continue to suffer despite shoppers’ growing appetite for new footwear. According ... More About: Love , Shoes , Footwear , Retail , Growing
No ?Silver Bullet? Cure for Obesity Epidemic
2008-01-30 14:29:00 The obesity epidemic is sweeping the globe and it seems no country is immune. The US is regarded as the most obese nation in the western world, however, the UK is not far behind. By 2015, almost 16 million Britons over the age of 20 are forecast to be obese which is about the current ... More About: Healthcare , Obesity , Silver , Bullet , Cure
Anti-Smoking Vaccines Helping to Kick the Habit & Ignite Underdeveloped Pre
2008-01-30 13:10:00 January is a time when many smokers strengthen their resolve to kick their habit, with 1.2 million estimated to have embarked on this journey this New Year?s Day in the UK alone. However, as smokers who have attempted and failed to quit will agree, will power by itself is often insufficient and smoking cessation aids ... More About: Healthcare , Vaccines , Smoking , Anti , Ignite
Fuel Cards Under Threat from Visa and Mastercard
2008-01-29 13:24:00 2008 will see new card products emerge in the small business sector as oil companies need to make their fuel cards more attractive to untapped business sectors. Many small businesses want a payment card that is widely accepted as well as offering fuel rebates and management facilities. A new report titled Commercial Credit Cards and ... More About: Fuel , Automotive , Visa , Mastercard
Hybrid Hard Drives Fall Short of Expectations
2008-01-23 16:12:00 Hybrid Disk Drives (HDD), the combination of a standard hard disk drive and a NAND chip, are a budding phenomenon enabled by new features of Microsoft?s Windows Vista operating system. It is different from standard hard drives in that it employs a large buffer of non-volatile flash memory to cache data during normal use. A new ... More About: Hybrid , Hard , Hard drives , Short , Fall
Now it?s Time to Binge Yourself in Shape with Anti-Ageing Beer
2008-01-18 17:38:00 Are you one of many women embarrassed about having spent a fortune on every wrinkle cream out there, without noticing any results? Well, there might be a new solution to get rid of those facial lines, at least if you believe that ?true beauty comes from within?. A new study shows that ingredients long used ... More About: Time , Beer , Shape , Anti
Organic Products sector Fastest Growing in the North American Cosmetics Ind
2008-01-18 10:50:00 In America, increased focus on ecological and natural products, has led to huge growth in this sector. By ?mainstreaming? these products in mass market, retailers like Wal-Mart have been able to expand product ranges and launch exclusive products. It is no surprise then, that the natural and organic sector is the fastest growing in the ... More About: Products , Cosmetics , American , North , Organic
EU Set to Rethink Biofuel Targets Based on Recent Warning Reports
2008-01-17 12:58:00 Europe’s environment chief, Stavros Dimas, has gone on record to say that that the EU did not foresee the problems raised by its policy to get 10% of Europe ’s road fuels from plants. Several reports have made a damning link between rising food prices and rainforest destruction with increased biofuel production. Biofuel s, which consist ... More About: Utilities , Warning , Recent
World Waits, as China is Set to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee in a Bottle
More articles from this author:2008-01-16 13:55:00 Are you brewing your own coffee? If so, you might be part of fast developing minority, at least if the industry lead by Pepsi can decide. They are selling cans and bottles of coffee drinks, aimed at convenience-obsessed Americans who want an indulgence and an energy boost, but don’t want to actually dump grounds in ... More About: China , World , Coffee , Wake , Smell 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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