Kalorama Information

Error Reduction is a factor driving patient monitoring systems, according to healthcare market researcher Kalorama Information.

Indian scientists discovered a novel form of insulin that can keep blood glucose levels down for up to three months.

Drug manufacturers have tried for years to develop oral insulin and have not had any success. But scientists are developing special coatings for insulin pills that prevent stomach acid from destroying them.

Even with achievements for some companies, numerous vaccines with apparently strong prospects have been hit by developmental delays and failures. Despite setbacks many developers are hopeful of a turnaround.

Fusion imaging is the result of merging two different kinds of diagnostic scans to create a more complete picture of what is going on within the body.

New products will be made up of a mix and match of component parts from different platform companies, information technology providers and reagent companies.

The rising incidence of cancer, particularly in the over 50 population, is likely to have a significant impact on all areas of cancer treatment.

Because SPECT permits accurate localization in three-dimensional space, it can be used to provide information about localized function in internal organs, such as functional cardiac or brain imaging.

Novel pharmacological and biological approaches to disease are calling for novel systems of delivering therapies.

Kalorama suggests that for POL tests to become more meaningful to healthcare professionals and thus more accepted, they must combine the benefits of new miniaturized technologies with digital capture of test results.