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Which Country Ranks Highest In Biotech Innovation
In a first of its kind study, Scientific American cut through the marketing messages to take a hard look at what countries across the globe are doing to bolster biotech programs within their borders. Many rankings compare Europe, Asia, and the US -- the Scientific American Worldview: A Global Biotechnology Perspective digs deeper, examining all the elements that impact overall biotech innovation. You might be surprised by some of the results.
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Legislation Needed To Boost HIV/AIDS Efforts In Solomon Islands, Health Official Says
Isaac Muliloa -- national coordinator of the HIV and sexually transmitted infections unit at the Solomon Islands" Ministry of Health -- recently said that a lack of national HIV/AIDS laws is hindering efforts to address the disease, the Solomon Times reports. Recent World Health Organization estimates said that the number of HIV cases in the Solomon Islands could reach 350 by 2010. Muliloa said that legislation is needed to address continued discrimination against HIV-positive employees in the workplace. He added that the HIV/AIDS and STI unit is relatively new in the health ministry, as is the Solomon Islands" National AIDS Council. According to Muliloa, officials are continuing to work toward implementing policies. The Times reports that the Solomon Islands does not have laws in place criminalizing the intentional transmission of HIV (Solomon Times, 5/27).
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New Breast Pumping Approach Helps Preemies' Moms To Improve Milk Supply, Says Packard/Stanford Study
Mothers of premature infants shouldn"t rely solely on breast pumps to establish and maintain their breast milk supply, researchers at Lucile Packard Children"s hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine have found. Moms already have a simple, safe and free tool for assisting breast milk production: their own hands.
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Wave Medical-Clinical Decision Support Now In Hand And Just A Touch Away

Health professionals need to look no further than their iPhone to support them at the point of care. Wave Medical, who provides clinical decision support applications to general practitioners, nurses, emergency doctors and medical students has recently expanded its mobile platform offering to include the iPhone™ and iPod® Touch. Now all healthcare professionals can easily access any of Wave Medical"s specialty-focused clinical decision support applications through iPhone"s innovative platform. With thousands of international drug names, dosing and medical calculators, disease profiles, illustrations and a powerful drug interactions generator, Wave Medical"s fully integrated content enables quick navigation through the clinical decision process. Heavy textbooks are no longer the only reference physicians consult in their daily clinical decision routine. Now the most up to date clinical decision support content is available on their iPhone, in hand and right at their fingertips. "The introduction of the iPhone has now opened up the health professionals" imagination of what a handheld device can do for them. In Wave Medical"s case, the incorporation of our applications turns a handheld device into a powerful clinical decision support tool," says Wave Medical Managing Director, Philip May. Each Wave Medical application is specialty-focused providing general practitioners, nurses, emergency doctors and even medical students with the best point-of-care tool designed just for them. Wave Medical applications promote quick and accurate decision-making by the health professional, saving costs and improving patient care. Wave Medical


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