1. Cell phone as medical device
(World/Innovations)

... electrical engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan has constructed a prototype cell phone that is capable of monitoring the condition of HIV and malaria patients, as well as testing water quality in undeveloped ...

2. Acuo Technologies, LLC Announces Image Distribution Contract with Michigan State University
(Company News/Acuo Technologies, LLC)

Deployment of Acuo Technologies, LLC, DICOM Services Grid will help doctors at Michigan State University monitor the impact of malaria on children in Malawi, Africa Acuo Technologies, LLC announces ...

3. Philips Healthcare CEO urges ASEAN leaders to double efforts to solve growing healthcare challenges
(Company News/Philips Healthcare)

... such as dengue fever, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria have resurfaced. At the same time, the prevalence of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, are rising rapidly." ...

4. New MRI to debut in African nation of Malawi; will save lives, advance malaria research
(Communities/MRI)

A new MRI unit - the first ever to come to Malawi - will be put into operation this summer. This will not only let physicians assess malaria damage before a child has died, but will help to diagnose a ...

5. Muslim nations must improve health care, OIC says
(World/Middle East)

Muslim states should quickly tackle their deplorable public health services with millions of infants and children vulnerable to diseases such as polio and malaria, Malaysia's prime minister said.Muslim ...

6. Cancer deaths to hit 17 million in 2030
(Imported/Imported)

... than tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS combined. Source: Reuters ...

7. New MRI to debut in African nation of Malawi; will save lives, advance malaria research
(Communities/MRI)

Tags: [MRI,debut,Africa,Malawi,malaria,new,unit,diagnose,autopsy,Michigan State University,Terrie Taylor,magnetic resonance imaging,machine,Taylor,Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital,Malawi's largest city,MSU ...