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by gautam on March 27, 2008
This pretty bracelet on the left would make any girl die for it but its not some ordinary piece of accessory aimed at making your wrist look good rather it's a Medical Alert Bracelet which keeps...
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by gautam on October 10, 2007
How about having a baby through IVF which does not resemble either of the parents? Probably you will die of shock!! You must be aware of the fact that in vitro fertilization (IVF) can bring bundle of...
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by gautam on September 11, 2007
RFID seems to be always in the midst of some controversy or the other - sometimes we come across the privacy issue, then there was this security issue ushered by the virus drama and now the cyber...
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by gautam on August 10, 2007
Whereas on one hand modern medicine has increased the life expectancy of average man on the other hand fake medicines have been trying to offset the benefits offered by genuine medicines. WHO has...
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by gautam on July 06, 2007
This could become a debatable topic in the days to come. American Medical Association (AMA) stated that very soon doctors would be storing important medical information under the skin of the...
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by gautam on May 31, 2007
RFID won't let oesophageal reflux go unnoticed. Doctors and engineers of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre and UT Arlington have created a new system which can lead to improved...
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by gautam on December 21, 2006
Would you like to see your mobile phone act as a thermometer or even check your glucose levels? This is what an IP development company Gentag wants to do. The company plans to turn you mobile phones...
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by gautam on December 14, 2006
Up till now the pharmaceutical companies was a worried lot as the RFID tags failed during the sterilization process but not now. AdvantaPure has come up with GammaTag which is resistant to gamma...
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by gautam on December 12, 2006
The implementation of RFID in the healthcare sector has seen a rise over the past few years. From tagging of blood to controlling diabetes, RFID seems to be playing an integral role in taking care of...
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An interesting white paper looks at UHF RFID item level tagging in the pharmaceutical industry. The paper is a collaborative effort by six companies including: ADT/Tyco, Alien, Impinj, Symbol, Intel...
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by gautam on October 30, 2006
Diabetes is regarded as a slow killer and with around 230 million people suffering from diabetes this is certainly a disease which requires attention. Some of my relatives are diabetic and I know how...
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by gautam on October 26, 2006
Rockhampton Base Hospital in Australia was in a quagmire when construction activity at their premises damaged their alarm system but then it adopted RFID for taking care of their problem. An alarm...
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by gautam on October 03, 2006
I believe that the biggest sin in the world would be to play with someone's life. This is what is happening at various hospitals across the globe as people engaged in the medical field continue...
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Active RFID is now being used to track and trace victims in a disaster situation. This is one more situation in which RFID is being used to aid the public and save lives. Data can be collected in...
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Hospitals can deliver higher quality care, make better use of their facilities (such as operating rooms) and keep track of valuable equipment -- all through RFID. Journalist Elizabeth Roop has...
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A few days ago, Gautam Chhabra, my co-editor here at the RFID Weblog, linked to an interesting article about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) recent action with regard to using...
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by gautam on May 30, 2006
Here is another application of RFID in the field of healthcare. Municipal hospitals in Bielefeld would be testing beds with integrated RFID chips for the purpose of improving the deployment and...
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by gautam on April 26, 2006
The application of RFID seems to be endless. In one of our earlier posts we talked about RFID locks and just recently we talking about RFID purse. Now Casio has come up with something for fitness...
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