Internet

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31 May 2005

Pharma firms offered internet chat tracking

A service which tracks consumer chat about medicines on the internet is being offered to pharmaceutical companies and drug regulators
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5 May 2005

MedNet’s key issues

The tenth World Congress on the Internet in Medicine (MedNet) is taking place later this year. Robert Pretlow looks at
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5 May 2005

Online education used to combat hospital infections

A new internet education service launched this week aims to give health workers in Scotland immediate access to latest information
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28 April 2005

Organ donors to be recruited via digital TV

The red button on the digital television remote control is set to become the latest channel for recruiting desperately needed
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27 April 2005

Crunch time

How will the general election affect NHS IT? E-Health Insider takes a comprehensive look at what each party has to
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21 April 2005

Online STD tests offer results and advice

A website has been set up by a sexual health foundation in San Francisco that allows men to order STD
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7 April 2005

Online support helps patients with rare illness

Internet support forums for people with rare diseases can be extremely beneficial, especially if they have just been diagnosed, a
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4 April 2005

Nurses need better access to IT, says RCN survey

A survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors undertaken by the Royal College of Nursing has shown that not enough
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23 March 2005

Northern Ireland unveils plans for electronic records

Northern Ireland has announced plans to develop its own electronic care record in a move which has led to calls
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21 January 2005

Over-65s less likely to use internet for health

Less than a third of over 65-year-olds use the internet for health purposes, compared to over half of those aged
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