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5 November 2001

Computer Motion Recieves $2m Grant for Telesurgery Training

Computer Motion, Inc., the world’s leading developer of surgical robotic systems, has been awarded a $2m research and development grant
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4 November 2001

FDA Issues 11

The Food and Drug Administration has issued 11 "cyber-letters" to Internet vendors selling unapproved Ciproflaxin to US consumers. "Cyber Letters"
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2 November 2001

Siemens and Microsoft Form .Net Alliance

Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services (SMS) has entered into a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp., under which the two companies
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31 October 2001

“Millstone of History” Holds Back UK E-Health

The UK health service is still struggling to adopt the information technology and business practices that will drag it out
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25 October 2001

e-Detailing Moves into Mainstream

Faced with spiralling marketing costs, reduced product lifecycles, and an increasing reliance on "blockbuster" drug launches, pharmaceutical companies are turning
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22 October 2001

Scottish Universities Explore Virtual Medical School

Scotland’s five medical schools will collaborate over the next six months in a feasibility study on the shared concept of
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19 October 2001

Online Demand Soars for Anthrax Antibiotic

As the reverberations of 11 September continue to be felt, many members of the public turned to online pharmacies as
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17 October 2001

Merckmedco.com, the Billion Dollar Online Pharmacy

Despite deepening economic gloom on both sides of the Atlantic, US online pharmacy Merckmedco.com has announced that it has reached
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12 October 2001

Pfizer Health Solutions Launches InformaCare

Pfizer Health Solutions Inc (PHS), the clinical informatics subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has launched an advanced secure Internet-based disease management
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11 October 2001

WebMD and Quintiles Plan Further Legal Action on Data Dispute

Settlement talks on a disputed health data rights agreement between Quintiles Transnational Corp., the international healthcare informatics firm, and e-health
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