| BrainLAB Receives Breakthrough Order | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:14:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainLAB AG, a global leader for software-driven systems for targeted, less-invasive medical treatments, today has signed a contract with Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), the largest healthcare group in Singapore, for the establishment of the world's first fully digital neuroscience center at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), one of Asia's leading teaching hospitals. The double-digit million-dollar project covers the installation of a five-suite operating facility to be set up in the next 12 months. For the first time, a comprehensive range of the latest technologies in healthcare will be available in one location, digitally integrated to provide clinicians with effective access to and intelligent management of digital medical information.... | |
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| | | UAE neuroscience praise | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:01:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | Neuroscientists gathering in Dubai ahead of an annual congress have praised the technological standards and facilities in the UAE with some advanced surgical equipment in use in neurosurgical procedures that is not yet widely available in the West, reported Gulf News. Professor Michael Buchfelder, chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Germany's Erlangen University, said, however, that the region lacked proper competitive research. .... | |
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| | | Artist drawn to his brother's story | | Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:04:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | "Epileptic" is a raw and moving account of a child coming to terms with his brother's epilepsy, told through strikingly heartfelt words and deceptively simple, yet richly detailed, black and white drawings. David B. has taken the graphic novel form to a new level by telling the story of his brother, Jean-Christophe, a precocious boy living in Orleans, France, who suffers his first epileptic seizure at age 7 and slowly begins to withdraw into himself and away from his family. The author - born Pierre Francois Beauchard - finds himself a caretaker for his older brother, catching him as a seizure overcomes him and trying unsuccessfully to convince neighborhood children not to shun his brother for his sickness. He even realizes that he can provoke a seizure just by taunting his brother, which gives the 5-year-old conflicting feelings of power and remorse.... | |
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| | | Minister Clement Appoints Chair and New Member to Patented ... | | Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:59:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | OTTAWA - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced the appointment of Dr. Brien Benoit as Chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). In addition to this appointment, Mary Lindberg was appointed Member of the Board for a five year term and will also serve as Vice-Chair. "The appointment of Dr. Brien Benoit as Chair from his current position as Vice-Chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board will ensure the continuity and advancement of work currently underway. The Board will also benefit from the addition of Mary Lindberg, said Minister Clement. The wealth of experience that these individuals bring as well as the unique understanding of the issues at hand will be invaluable to PMPRB." Dr. Benoit is a neurosurgeon at The Ottawa Hospital as well as a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Ottawa.... | |
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