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Provides ultra-low-cost services: doctors’ consultation for USD 1-2; blood sugar test for 35 cents, Thyroid Profile for USD 3; CT Scan for USD 15 and MRI for USD 42

GUWAHATI, India - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GNRC (formerly known as Guwahati Neurological Research Centre) today unveiled plans to initiate air ambulance and medical outreach programme using helicopters to remote areas of North-east India. The service will regularly ferry doctors from GNRC to difficult-to-access locations across the region and provide doorstep medical support to the population across the North-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.

The announcement was made in Guwahati today at a press conference organized to mark the completion of six months of GNRC’s North Guwahati campus. The first of its kind super specialty healthcare facility in the entire North East, the 300-bedded hospi ... Read more »

Provides ultra-low-cost services: doctors’ consultation for USD 1-2; blood sugar test for 35 cents, Thyroid Profile for USD 3; CT Scan for USD 15 and MRI for USD 42

GUWAHATI, India - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GNRC (formerly known as Guwahati Neurological Research Centre) today unveiled plans to initiate air ambulance and medical outreach programme using helicopters to remote areas of North-east India. The service will regularly ferry doctors from GNRC to difficult-to-access locations across the region and provide doorstep medical support to the population across the North-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.

The announcement was made in Guwahati today at a press conference organized to mark the completion of six months of GNRC’s North Guwahati campus. The first of its kind super specialty healthcare facility in the entire North East, the 300-bedded hospi ... Read more »

PET Imaging Agent Receives Positive Opinion

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CHALFONT ST. GILES, England. - Tuesday, July 1st 2014

GE Healthcare today announced the receipt of a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). This opinion recommends the granting of a marketing authorisation for VIZAMYL™ (Flutemetamol F18 injection), a radiopharmaceutical medicinal product indicated for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of beta amyloid neuritic plaque density in the brains of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other causes of cognitive impairment. VIZAMYL™ is for diagnostic use only and should be used in conjunction with a clinical evaluation.

“The CHMP positive recommendation further strengthens GE Healthcare’s longstanding commitment to the early and accurate detection of AD pathology and to ... Read more »

FOSTER CITY, Calif. - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced that Guidewire PolicyCenter® has been recognized as a best-in-class solution across all four categories of CEB TowerGroup’s, Policy Administration Systems Technology Analysis, 2014report. The categories were: policy lifecycle, operational support, user experience, and enterprise support.

The CEB TowerGroup technology analysis report is designed to identify key components of a technology investment decision and effectively compare vendor technology products. The CEB TowerGroup technology analysis process provides a customer-driven, transparent, and unbiased review designed to drive informed business decisions. The Technical Analysis Extract from the report can be downloaded here.

By combining their qualitative and quantitative data from interviews with ... Read more »

NUKATA, Japan - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- airweave, the top-selling brand for premium bedding toppers and pillows, has contributed to a higher quality sleep to the players of the Brazilian National Football team. airweave has supplied the entire team with its highly resilient portable mattress topper “airweave portable DUAL MODE” for use during the final tournament in 2014 in Brazil. The Brazilian team is the most successful national football team in the world by winning the world championship five times. A high quality sleep is important for everyone but is even more crucial for athletes, such as the Brazilian National Football players, who need effective rest to stay on top of their game. airweave is proud to be able to support these athletes.

About airweave

Founded in 2007, airweave, a premium bedding topper, has been offering comfortable support for the best possible quality sleep. The scientifically supported topp ... Read more »

- The S-19110x series enables direct detection of 12V lead–acid battery voltage, reducing Electronic Control Unit (ECU) current consumption -

CHIBA, Japan - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) launches new automotive voltage detectors, the S-19110 series, that are capable of 125 degree C operation and 36V input voltage while allowing for direct detection of 12V lead–acid battery voltage. Typical applications include ECUs for engines, transmissions and suspensions, Anti-lock Brake Systems, related Electric Vehicle equipment, and Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle electronics.

Automotive ECU power supplies use 12V lead–acid batteries, and the power supply must be monitored to prevent ECU malfunctions caused by voltage fluctuations from the 12V lead–acid batteries. The new S-19110 Series’ high withstand voltage feature of 36V input and maximum rating of 45V, al ... Read more »

Inter-Industry Partnership to Connect Mobile and Health Industries, With a Focus on Maternal and Child Health in a Region With Over 15 Million Pregnant Woman

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa. - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) The GSMA today announced that its Mobile for Development mHealth programme has launched a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mHealth services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across Sub-Saharan Africa. Initial launch partners for the initiative include Gemalto, Hello Doctor, Lifesaver, Mobenzi, Mobilium, MTN, Omega Diagnostics and Samsung. This programme could have far-reaching impact; according to GSMA Intelligence, there is a total annual, addressable market of 15.5 million pregnant women and mothers with children under five years of age.
“This new mobile ecosystem partnership, developed by the GSMA, is committed to connecting the mobile and health industries to d ... Read more »

LONDON. - Tuesday, July 1st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Toshiba and GDF SUEZ complete NuGen deal
    The first of three Westinghouse AP1000® reactors targeted for operation in 2024
    Project to provide nearly seven percent of U.K.’s projected electricity requirements
    Project is forecast to create between 14,000 and 21,000 UK jobs.

(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) and GDF SUEZ have completed a deal that will boost development of the Moorside new nuclear power project on the West Cumbria coast in northwest England – the largest, single proposed nuclear power plant construction project in Europe.

The agreement sees Toshiba acquiring a 60-percent stake and GDF SUEZ retaining a 40-percent holding in NuGeneration Ltd (NuGen), the U.K.-based nuclear energy company that plans to build three Westinghouse AP1000 reactors in West Cumbria. Each reactor will take ... Read more »