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Google Search Adds Nutrition Information
A new voice-activated feature in Google Search offers nutrition details on hundreds of foods and meals
Google’s Larry Page Reveals Vocal Cord Paralysis
Google's CEO Larry Page has broken his silence about a rare medical condition affecting his vocal cords
San Francisco Surrenders Over Mobile Phone Radiation Law
The city of San Francisco has reluctantly agreed to revoke a local law demanding radiation warnings on mobile phones
The Epidemiology Of Malware
A nineteenth century doctor can tell you how to stop malware, says Dominic Storey
US Households Drop Landlines For Mobile
About 34 percent of all US adults now live in households with only mobile telephones, according to a study by the Centres for Disease Control
Finding Tech Success In The Public Sector
Public sector IT has a bad name, says Peter Judge. Could you help change that?
Big Data Privacy Fears? Let’s Love Big Brother!
Do you have Big Data privacy concerns? Dominic Pollard says we should relax and trust Big Brother
Belfast Health Trust Gets £225,000 Data Breach Fine
A Belfast Trust is lumped with a big fine but says the penalty won't harm patient care
NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
Mobile Phone Use Is Safe Says Health Protection Agency
Report finds no conclusive evidence that Mobile phones pose a health risk, but use by children should be limited
Cloud System Allows Real-Time Diabetes Monitoring
A system under trial in the UK allows diabetes patients to keep in continuous contact via a cloud-connected pump
CSC And NHS Reach £900m IT Service Compromise
The NHS is free from further NPfIT payments. and CSC is still pitching - with a promise to save the government £1 billion
Apple: Jobs Steps Down, Cook Steps Up
Steve Jobs' resignation was inevitable, but still came as a shock. Eric Doyle looks at what Jobs has achieved and what the future holds.
Hospital Denies Forcing Visits By Skype
A hospital has denied it was forcing relatives to use Skype instead of visiting them in hospital
No Link Found Between Mobiles and Tumours
Large study fails to find a link between tumour development and mobile phone use
Mobile Phone Users Dismiss Cancer Link Claims
The vast majority of mobile phone users will not adjust their phone habits after the recent cancer warning
Lulzsec Hackers Warn NHS Over Security
The hacker group Lulzsec has fired a warning shot across the bows of the NHS over its network security
WHO Labels Mobile Phones As ‘Possibly Carcinogenic’
The World Health Organisation has warned that mobile phones could be linked to brain cancer
Embattled NHS Chief Tries To Defend IT Programme
Sir David Nicholson, SRO for the NPfIT, was closely questioned at a hearing looking into the project's failings
iPad Factory Explosion Kills Three Foxconn Workers
An explosion at a Foxconn factory making Apple's iPad 2 has left three workers dead and many injured
UK Fuels e-Waste Black Market
An investigation found British e-waste made its way illegally to African nations for disposal
GSMA Slams Euro Call For Ban On Wireless In Schools
A European report that calls for a ban on mobile phones and Wi-Fi in school is "unscientific” says the GSMA
NHS Commits To Green IT, Despite Chaos
Green IT will be needed in the NHS' plans for Sustainable Health, if the NHS survives a government reorganisation
Apple Breaks Record With iPad, iPhone Sales
Apple has predictably sold record numbers of its iPad, iPhone and Macs during its first quarter
Apple’s Steve Jobs Takes Second Medical Leave
Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence, similar to his 2009 break
Adobe gives RIM’s PlayBook An Airing For The Healthcare Market
Adobe shows Client Outlook's eUnity medical imaging application in the first live demonstration of the PlayBook tablet
Zoho And Netsuite Collaborate On Cloud Autism App
Autism experiences led the wives of NetSuite and Zoho CEOs to create MedicalMine and its ChARM cloud application
US Hospital Loses 800,000 Patient Records
South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts reveals that backup files containing patient and employee information have disappeared
IBM Invests £65m Into Healthcare IT
IBM is launching a $100 million (£65m) health care IT research campaign that will work to develop new medical technology