GE Healthcare today announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point-of-care, in the Middle East.

Roughly the size of a smart phone, Vscan houses powerful, ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what is happening inside the body. Vscan is portable and can easily be taken from room to room to be used in many clinical, hospital or primary care settings.

The VScan, showcased at Arab Health 2010 in January, was officially launched in the Middle East at the New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) World Anesthesia Congress being held from March 7 to 12 at the Dubai International Convention Centre.

Hisham Youssef, General Manager – Ultra Sound, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, GE Healthcare, said the launch of VScan in the Middle East will significantly add to the convenience of healthcare professionals in providing early health care. “Early and timely diagnosis is the key to more effective treatment. The pocket-size Vscan means that doctors can arrive at the same diagnostic inferences without necessarily having to shift the patient to hospitals for diagnostic reasons. This revolutionary product complements GE’s own ‘healthymagination’ initiative of reducing healthcare costs through timely care.”

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Amazon.com introduced Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7″ Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) with Global Wireless – a new version of the 9.7-inch wireless reading device now with the convenience of wireless content delivery in over 100 countries. In addition to the convenient features such as 60 second downloads, easy-to-use page-turn buttons, and instant dictionary lookup that have made the 6-inch Kindle the bestselling product across all of Amazon, the new Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6″ Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) has a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, auto-rotate capability and storage for up to 3,500 books.

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7″ Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 9.7-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. With 2.5 times the surface area of Kindle’s 6-inch display, Kindle DX’s larger electronic paper display with 16 shades of gray has more area for graphic-rich content such as professional and personal documents, newspapers, magazines, and textbooks. Kindle reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn’t use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays.

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Jacob Innovations LLC has developed a simple solution that brings new comfort to users who spend a great part of their day clicking. Repetitive strain injury caused by prolonged use of a computer mouse is an ongoing problem. To alleviate the strain from excessive clicking the Pad N’Click accessory provides a trio of soft, adhesive gel pads stick to a user’s mouse, promoting more natural hand and finger positioning, in turn increasing comfort and reducing stress on joints.

The Pad N’Click gel pads can be reapplied several times and feature two pads for the fingers placed over the mouse as well as a circular pad that is positioned where the user’s palm is rested. This not only provides a softer surface to rest ones hand on, but also improves the overall position of a user’s hand, promoting more “gripping” than “pressing”, meaning less stress on the user’s wrist.

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The Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences has received 152 researches from 27 countries to participate in the forthcoming 3rd Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference scheduled in Dubai on 13 and 14 March 2010.

On February 18th, participating researches will be announced by the Award, organizers of the conference said on Sunday, the deadline set for submitting applications.

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GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), is strengthening cancer diagnosis and care across the Gulf region through one of the most comprehensive portfolios of diagnostic imaging technologies in the industry today, to be showcased at Arab Health 2010, Dubai.

Oncology care is about making connections, between the disease, the treatment, the patients and the multi-disciplinary clinical team. The premier healthcare exhibition in the Middle East region to be held from January 25 to 28, 2010, at the Dubai International Convention Center, will offer healthcare practitioners in the region unique insights into innovative solutions at GE’s pavilion.

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Forum convenes high-level government and private personalities on 11^th January

The first two-day Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum 2010, to discuss how innovative cultures drive economic successes, commences on 11^th January at the Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri Hotel, to be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court.

The forum, presented by the Abu Dhabi University and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, brings together a distinguished line-up of keynote speakers and global innovators to provide strategic presentations and practical knowledge. The Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum includes informative panel discussions, practical workshops and case studies as well as invaluable networking opportunities to examine successful innovations from some of the most creative minds from across the world.

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With over 160 years of experience specialising in the manufacture, supply, installation and after sales service of medical equipment; Braun International is travelling to the Middle East to meet with existing business partners and source future potential business at Arab Health later this month.

As one of the leading global medical suppliers, Braun is a pioneer in the production of ultrasound medical equipment, medical oxygen concentrators and anaesthesia instruments.

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UK based Brenmoor currently supply 70% of UK hospitals with  printed identification wristbands to ensure their patients are correctly identified throughout their stay in hospital – a practice which the UK Company is looking to roll across the Middle East.

Every day throughout the world thousands of hospital patients are victims of identification breakdowns and errors of various degrees. This can result in major problems with transfusion, drug administering, specimen collection and point of care testing.

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In line with its vision of being an innovative financial institution in the UAE, Al Hilal Bank is officially supporting the Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum to be held under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court.

Scheduled to take place on January 11^th and 12^th, 2010 at the Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri Hotel in the Emirates Capital, the Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum is presented by the Abu Dhabi University and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development. Al Hilal Bank, one of the leading Islamic Banks in the UAE is the forum’s Platinum Sponsor.

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A look back at highlights from this year’s robots coverage