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Digital Health Summer Summit 2013

Posted by Selina, | May 23, 2013

On June 13th - 14th the latest digital health innovations will be shared at the Digital Health Summer Summit 2013. The healthcare industry's most forward thinkers and doers will be attending and presenting; preparing to face proposed solutions to some of the most pressing issues in healthcare today.

Attending the conference will be: executives from healthcare device and technology companies; CE executives looking to expand into digital health and fitness; entrepreneurs, inventors and healthcare and wellness innovation pioneers; healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses and hospital administrators; insurance companies and payers; healthcare, technology, business and lifestyle press or analysts; digital health marketers, developers, and

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New pill sends SMS when swallowed

Posted by Selina, | May 9, 2013

A new pill has been developed by Proteus Digital Health which sends an SMS alert to a designated mobile phone once the patient has ingested it. The technology behind this is already available over-the-counter in the UK and can help care-givers manage whether their patient is taking their medication, without having to physically be there every time.

A small sensor is included within the patient’s medication, which is no bigger than a grain of sand. The sensor is made from copper and magnesium, two metals which are fully digestible, generate power when in contact with moisture, and already commonly found in the human diet and supplements.

The patient wears a small sensor patch on their torso which contains unique patient information; once the pill is ingested the sensor charges

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Medical Innovation Challenges in 2013

Posted by Selina, | April 29, 2013

During 2013 challenges within medical innovation includes: proactive or reactive treatments; innovation; risk assessment when treating; and cost of drug development. As the below infographic explains:

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UK Scientists Design Obesity Microchip

Posted by Selina, | April 25, 2013

Trials are due to begin to test an intelligent microchip designed to suppress appetite. In a bid to tackle obesity, the chip is attached to the vagus nerve, which regulates the numerous bodily functions, including: breathing rate; heart rate; digestive acid secretion; gut contraction; and provides signals to the brain on how these functions are operating.

Using cuffs, the intelligent implantable modulator (chip) will be attached to the vagus nerve within the peritoneal cavity found in the abdomen.

Once in place the chips and cuffs can read and process both electrical and chemical signals relating to appetite from the vagus nerve. The chip will then relay these messages to brain, reducing the urge to continue eating.

During research, scientists found that reading

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Electrode Vest in Cardiac Arrhythmia Diagnosis Trial

Posted by Selina, | April 11, 2013

A revolutionary new vest may help diagnose abnormal heart rhythms. The ECVUE vest from CardioInsight is the first of its kind, a non-Invasive Electrocardiographic Mapping System which creates a complete picture of the heart; enabling healthcare professionals to pinpoint where abnormal electrical activity is occurring within the heart, cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

At west London’s Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, cardiologists have been performing the first UK tests to diagnose people suffering from heart palpitations more precisely.

So how does it work?

Patients wear the vest during a number of tests so doctors can pinpoint where the heart irregularities are occurring and under what circumstances.
The vest is fitted with around 250 electrodes which monitors the

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Hypertension Awareness on World Health Day 2013

Posted by Selina, | April 7, 2013

Finding out if you have Hypertension could save your life!

The theme for this year's World Health Day is high blood pressure. Each year a different theme is selected to highlight an area of concern for global public health. Since 1948 World Health Day has been celebrated on April 7th to mark the anniversary of the founding of the WHO.

Hypertension is a big worry, so the people down at Boehringer Ingelheim have put together an infographic which does a great job of highlighting the seriousness of global Hypertension, as well as what we can do to prevent it in our lives.

The statistics are shocking: 77% of people who have their first stroke also have high blood pressure; 69% of people who have their first heart attack also have high blood pressure; each year 7.5 million

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Cancer Research UK speeds up search with mobile game

Posted by Selina, | March 25, 2013

The cure for cancer is an on-going global problem to solve. Scientists from Cancer Research UK have recently announced a new plan for tackling the humungous task of analysing all the data. This is a necessary task in order to move forward with the development of Cancer treatment drugs.

Carlos Caldas at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute explains: "We're making great progress in understanding the genetic reasons cancer develops. But the clues to why some drugs will work and some won't are held in data that needs to be analysed by the human eye - and this could take years.”

Cancer Research UK has decided to utilise gamification and work through the data using the collective power of citizen scientists.

In conjunction with Amazon Web Services, Facebook, and Google, the UK

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What Was the Next Big Thing at SXSW Interactive 2013?

Posted by Vicki, | March 14, 2013

Welcome to SXSW

Howdy from Austin, Texas, where Nitro Digital have been sampling the delights of authentic Tex-Mex food, great music and of course, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2013 conference. As a newbie I had no idea what to expect, so I planned in advance all panels and discussions I wanted to see. When you're there it's a completely different ball game; as the day moves on and you get turned away from yet another session that you didn't queue up early enough for, it becomes obvious that you really cannot see everything.

I did manage to attend about 90% of the sessions that I wanted to and was certainly impressed by the calibre of the speakers. Google and Bing joined forces to present a session called 'Bingle' which discussed the future of search engine optimisation; panelists from

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Diabetes Matters Goes Live

Posted by Selina, | March 12, 2013

On Friday March 1st the new Diabetes Matters website was officially launched.

diabetesmatters.co.uk is a unique blood glucose monitoring support and services website, providing advice on blood glucose monitoring, as well as a holistic diabetes service offering from Sanofi.

The website is aimed at supporting both patients and healthcare professionals, with a wealth of information on: the different types of diabetes, how to manage symptoms, life as a diabetic, treatment options, support for healthcare professionals, and blood glucose level monitoring products available to purchase.

This isn’t your average information website however, it is also an ecommerce website where you can purchase an array of tools, books, and monitoring equipment; including the BGStar® and

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Nitro visits Texas for SXSW 2013

Posted by Selina, | March 8, 2013

Nitro’s very own Jules, Vicki, and Andy have donned their Stetsons and left London with a “YEEHAW” to fly across the Atlantic and attend the massive South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013 in Austin, Texas.

From March 8th to 12th some of the most innovative and impressive minds in emerging technology will be at the world famous SXSW event to give their presentations on new and cutting-edge digital works in: gamification, mobile and tablet apps, websites, and future interactive trends.

Some of events the Nitro team are looking forward to at SXSW include:

Health 2.0 Code-a-Thon: a coding competition where participants build new applications and tools to foster health and wellness. This will be an exciting afternoon of rapid prototyping and creative

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