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Saturday, November 07, 2009 7:36 PM

Imperial College London

Type: Organization
Name: Imperial College London
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents
Software engineering expert joins Lero
World-recognised software engineering academic Bashar Nuseibeh has been appointed to the post of Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Limerick and Chief Scientist at Lero. Nuseibeh was formerly chair and director of research in computing ... [Silicon Republic - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
The Energy Futures Lab celebrates becoming an Imperial institute and the opening of new premises
Scientists who are developing new sustainable sources of energy and future energy technologies celebrate the opening of their new headquarters at Imperial College London today.(Media-Newswire.com) - Scientists who are developing new sustainable sources ... [Media Newswire - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents
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Mortality rise coincides with influx of junior doctors
People admitted to English hospitals in an emergency on the first Wednesday in August have, on average, a 6% higher mortality rate than people admitted on the previous Wednesday.The data has raised concerns as newly qualified junior doctors start their ... [Clinical Services Journal - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
Digital Plaster can Monitor Vital Signs in Heart Patients Remotely
Category: Heart Disease NewsFont SizeResearchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have developed a wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs in heart patients continuously and remotely.Toumaz Technology Ltd's Sensium digital 'plaster' or ... [MedIndia - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents
Appointments update
PolyTherics has appointed Dr Jeff Edwards (pictured left) and Dr Sally Waterman to its senior management team. Dr Jeff Edwards joins PolyTherics as director of development. Jeff was previously responsible for development at Thiakis, an Imperial College ... [Pharmafocus - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana
A team of London eye specialists has saved the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free.The 10 doctors and nurses flew to Ghana to give more than 200 patients surgery for cataracts.Cathy Asante, a sister at the ... [London Evening Standard - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
Eliminating mixed sex accommodation in hospital to improve patient experience
How one London trust is working to eliminate mixed sex accommodation by both changing culture and adapting buildings to maximise privacy and dignityShona Maxwell, BA, RGN, is head of nursing; Janice Sigsworth, MSc, BSc, DipN, RN, is director of nursing; ... [Nursing Times - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 4 Documents (in Medicine)
Toumaz Technology conducts clinical trial of Sensium-enabled wireless body monitor
Toumaz Technology Limited has announced that it has begun clinical trials of its Sensium 'digital plaster' wireless body monitor.The trial of the ultra-low power, ultra-small size body monitoring system is being conducted by a specialist clinical research ... [MTB Europe - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Toumaz Technology Limited: Toumaz Technology and Imperial College...
Company: CareFusion (CFN)Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Toumaz Holdings (AIM: TMZ.L), today announces that it has begun clinical trials ... [Zibb - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
One small strip of plaster, one giant strip of data
A wireless digital 'plaster' that monitors vital signs is being tested on patients and volunteers at Imperial College London.(Credit: Toumaz Technology) When you go to the doctor and you get your heart rate or blood pressure taken, the resulting data ... [CNET News.com - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
British Government Fires Outspoken Professor From Drug Post
The British government has dismissed David J. Nutt, a pharmacology professor who headed the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, after he suggest that marijuana was no more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco and that the government's approach to classifying ... [Chronicle of Higher Education - 11/01/2009]
First Reported 10/31/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Doctors plan mass swine flu jabs for under-18s
Steven SwinfordGOVERNMENT advisers are preparing for the mass vaccination of schoolchildren to stop the spread of swine flu.A committee of scientists advising the Department of Health is expected to recommend that the vaccination of 10 to 18-year-olds ... [Times Online - 10/31/2009]

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Alcohol expert Robin Touquet, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Imperial College London, points out: "Women are demonising so called drink spiking rather than facing up to the fact that drinking too much alcohol can put them in a highly dangerous situation."
Are date rape spiked drinks an urban myth? [Mail Online UK - 17 hours ago]
...to come up with specific emission reduction targets,' India's Shyam Saran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special climate envoy, said on Friday. "We have no indications so far of what numbers the United States will be bringing to the table. Like many others we are waiting to see what will happen." Recession had not sapped momentum from the negotiations, with many rich and developing nations offering fresh climate targets through 2009 including...
U.S. singled out for delay of climate pact [Reuters - 11/06/2009]
...' Professor Chris Toumazou, chief executive officer of Toumaz Holdings, commented: "It is fantastic to see the Sensium technology coming to fruition, and for us to be launching this study at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a key stage in our commercial journey and one that opens the door to some very exciting applications of our technology in clinical environments next year. 'The business case is simple: by using the disposable digital plaster to monitor on a 24-7 basis, critical medical information can be monitored that would not otherwise have been detected. This preventative form of medicine will mean that less people could require intensive care in the future, saving lives and at the same time providing greater efficiencies and cost savings to the NHS. Once proven in a hospital setting then the digital plaster can be deployed in the home in the same way.' * Ends -"
Sensium wireless digital band-aid begins clinical trials [Engadget - 11/06/2009]
...Mr Mearza said: "To be able to save the sight of so many people was a wonderfully rewarding experience."
London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana [London Evening Standard - 11/06/2009]

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Are date rape spiked drinks an urban myth? [Mail Online UK - 17 hours ago]
New carbon-negative cement wins LDA-supported L... [London Development Agency - 20 hours ago]
Invisibility Uncloaked [Science News Online - 22 hours ago]
U.S. singled out for delay of climate pact [Reuters - 11/06/2009]
Eliminating mixed sex accommodation in hospital... [Nursing Times - 11/06/2009]
Winners announced in LondonTechnology Fund Comp... [TMC Net - 11/06/2009]
Less Brain Injury For Infants Starved Of Oxygen... [Medical News Today - 11/06/2009]
London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana [London Evening Standard - 11/06/2009]
Trust me, I'm a robotic surgeon [Times Online - 11/06/2009]
Appointments update [Pharmafocus - 11/06/2009]
Digital Plaster can Monitor Vital Signs in Hear... [MedIndia - 11/06/2009]
New 'Right-hand Men': The Growing Role of Women... [Wharton - 11/05/2009]
Mortality rise coincides with influx of junior ... [Clinical Services Journal - 11/05/2009]
The Energy Futures Lab celebrates becoming an I... [Media Newswire - 11/05/2009]
Software engineering expert joins Lero [Silicon Republic - 11/05/2009]
Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating, S... [Science Daily - 11/05/2009]
New treatment hope for lupus patients [RSC - 11/05/2009]
Scotland: Growing calls for tuition fees as uni... [World Socialist Web Site - 11/04/2009]
U.K. Health Secretary: British, American System... [PBS - 11/04/2009]
Light down a wire for solar power [BBC - 11/04/2009]
Indigenous English Test [Korea Times - 11/04/2009]
David Nutt: Governments should get real on drugs [New Scientist - 11/04/2009]
Rwanda signs partnership deal with UK university [Individual.com - 11/04/2009]
World-recognised software engineering expert jo... [Silicon Republic - 11/04/2009]
Kagame Visits Imperial College London [Individual.com - 11/04/2009]
New scientific study indicates that eating quic... [EurekAlert! - 11/04/2009]
Research Suggests Common Chronic Diarrhea may b... [MedIndia - 11/04/2009]
Edinburgh student scoops Distinguished Disserta... [BritishComputerSociety - 11/04/2009]
Drug chief sacking could stifle 'polydrug' rese... [New Scientist - 11/03/2009]
New study finds hormone deficiency may cause ch... [Drug Store News - 11/03/2009]
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Sensium wireless digital band-aid begins clinic... [Engadget - 11/06/2009]
It hasn't been a year since , and now clinical trials have begun for Sensium. Billed as a 'digital plaster,' the thin patch contains a power source and sensors for ...
One small strip of plaster, one giant strip of ... [CNET News.com - 11/04/2009]
A wireless digital 'plaster' that monitors vital signs is being tested on patients and volunteers at Imperial College London.(Credit: Toumaz Technology) When you ...
One small strip of plaster, one giant strip of ... [CNET News.com - 11/04/2009]
A wireless digital "plaster" that monitors vital signs is being tested on patients and volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in a new clinical trial ...
Corbyn again [Stoat] [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/03/2009]
Its fish in a barrel time, but Corbyn seems to have had his International Conference. It doesn't look very exciting. As RB says: Did the meeting live up to its billing ...
Physicists send letter to Senate — Cite 160 sci... [Watts Up With That? - 11/02/2009]
Since I’m not legally allowed to show the American Physical Society logo (they complained last time) this will have to do: A GAGGLE IS NOT A CONSENSUS You have ...
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Newton Lecture 2009: Inflationary Cosmology: Is... [Mefeedia Video Tag : physi - 11/03/2009]
Science Show - 2009-09-26 [Mefeedia Video Tag : physi - 09/25/2009]
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