The 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) epidemic in China has lessons to teach hospitals on how to prevent the spread of other respiratory diseases, according to new research appearing in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online.

GE's Centricity Enterprise Solution will help Scripps Health share patient health information throughout its five acute care hospital campuses and 13 clinics

Patients admitted to hospitals for ischemic stroke on weekends had a higher risk of dying than patients admitted during the week, in a Canadian study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Motorola completes enterprise mobility implementation at hospital for delivery of world-class patient care and service

Eastman Kodak Company announced it has obtained Health Canada approval for its computed radiography (CR) system for mammography and that the company will immediately begin selling this innovative system in Canada

Calgary Health Region's 24,000 employees will have greater access to personal human resources information, via new IBM self-service kiosks installed in the Region's hospitals, clinics and offices.

Nortel is helping hospitals empower staff to make patient care more responsive and efficient, adding two new mobile communications solutions to its clinical-grade Healthcare Solutions portfolio.

Clarian Health Improves Staff Productivity and Reduces Costs With Microsoft-Based Policies and Procedures Management System

New evidence supports the link between a cause of the common cold and more severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia and acute bronchitis. The study is published in the March 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.

Intel and Motion Computing Pilot New Device at Leading Hospitals Around the World

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grantee Peter Austin and three other researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto have just completed a survey of hospital visits in Ontario, showing that, compared to people born under other astrological signs, Virgos have an increased risk of vomiting during pregnancy, Pisces have an increased risk of heart failure, and Libras have an increased risk of fracturing their pelvises.

Kodak Announces North American Orders for Medical Digital Image and Information Management Systems