Hospital design impacts patient care

Shorter walking distances make it easier for the nurses to keep an eye on patients, prevent undesirable incidents and give them more time to care for patients, research finds

ABMT completes GMP-certified renovation

Medifocus acquires Prolieve business

$5-million purchase covers all assets of Boston Scientific’s devices for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Newly grown engineered cartilage in sight

Cartilage regeneration for bone and joint repair is closer for patients, researchers say

Speeding up bone growth by manipulating stem cells

Differentiation of stem cells into bone nodules is greatly accelerated by nanomolecular scaffolds developed at the University of South Carolina

Carbon-neutral organic wine with certified carbon footprint

Tablet computer linked to shunt malfunction

Researchers find tablet computers may interfere with magnetically programmable shunt valve settings

Mayo Clinic receives three multimillion-dollar innovation awards

Projects will improve care delivery and lower costs for Medicare and Medicaid patients in the United States

Smart T-shirt keeps tabs on chronically ill

A T-shirt fitted with sensors promises to greatly improve quality of life for the chronically ill, as well as ease doctors' workload and reduce healthcare costs

Two turnkey lines in as many years

Oriental Brewery invests in technology and in the future, as it eyes market outside South Korea

Highlights at Anuga FoodTec 2012

WITH a show like the Anuga FoodTec, it's hard to rank and rate the most innovative technologies because there are just so many that are worth reporting. That’s why we’ve split the highlights into two parts – no part will be better than the other, but just our way of presenting you the highlights in the clearest and most direct way possible.

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