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Skeeper is a new emergency wristband capable of alerting you or medical professionals in the event that your loved one may fall under an unfortunate haphazard. It can activate a warning signal or initiate a voice call in case of need. Read more.

Lydion, a health services company based in the Netherlands, is to distribute and sell ALR Technologies disease management compliance reminders in the Netherlands and other areas of Europe.

Lydion has placed its initial purchase order, which includes the ALRT Med Reminder, and is looking forward to the availability of the ALRT500 disease management reminder and Home Health Monitoring System as they become commercially available in the third quarter of 2006. The ALRT500 and Home Health System is a disease management compliance reminder and monitoring system that allows healthcare providers and caregivers access to monitor a patient’s compliance to their medication regimen and intervene when necessary. Read more.

Of the one-fifth who described teleheath service as valuable, 60% would still not spend extra money. (US story)

UltraClinics, a telemedicine application service provider company based in Tucson, Arizona, and a spin-off company of the University of Arizona, has developed a process that drastically reduces the time it takes for breast care. During a single breast clinic visit, a woman can have a breast biopsy performed, receive a written laboratory report, and meet with a specialist by video-conferencing for breast cancer treatment planning, all in a single day. Read more.

The Heart and Respiration Rate Monitor (HRRM) developed by Wireless 2000 is to be exclusively distributed by AMS Homecare to the Healthcare market in North America. The device uses Wireless 2000′s unique patent pending technology to allow the monitoring of individuals in Elder Care and Health Care Centres. The HRRM is to be strapped to the bed frame underneath the patient’s bed (no modifications to the bed required) and behind the backrest of the patient’s wheelchair in the facility to monitor individuals when they are in bed or in a wheelchair. Read more.

This is a good general article on telehealth in the US and its benefits for users and services. Read more.

A new office in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is focusing on using health information technology in the agency’s programs for the nation’s poor. The office will have three major components, a Division of Health IT Policy, an Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, and a Division of Health IT State and Community Assistance. Read more.

LLC, a provider of medication reminder products in the US, has recently added a medical alarm with no monthly fees to its HIProtector fall prevention product line. See website.