A new study says that the market for RFID products for use in hospitals and the healthcare industry will grow to $8.8 billion by 2010.
Apr. 26, 2005—A new industry study, RFID & Emerging Technologies Guide to Healthcare, forecasts that the U.S. market for RFID and related technologies in the hospital and healthcare sector will grow to $8.8 billion by 2010. The study says the market will be segmented into three general categories: RFID hardware and software integration ($1.3 billion), infrastructure support for RFID enablement ($2.7 billion) and hospital connectivity ($4.8 billion).

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Family doctors who wish to carry out euthanasia at a patient's home can now procure a "kit" containing the necessary materials at 250 pharmacies throughout Belgium, media reported.

The general practitioners will have to order the kit themselves and pick it up in person 24 hours later, according to the television channel RTl-TVi.

Doctors in Belgium have complained of difficulties in practicing home euthanasia in suitable conditions due to a lack of knowledge about products, doses or 

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Imagine the planet wired for a nearly continuous readout on its vital signs, shared by all. That's the essence of a White House plan announced Monday.

The new "Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System'' envisions linking nearly 60 nations within a decade to gather and share information from satellites, ocean buoys, weather stations and other surface and airborne instruments.

"Whether it's agriculture, or land use, or water planning, or transportation, or energy, there's a lot of data about the environment that has to be collected,'' said John Marburger III, President Bush's top science adviser.

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Spano Spells Out Details In State Of The County
UPDATED: 10:56 am EDT April 22, 2005

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County may soon be using a global positioning system to track the movements of convicted sex offenders, County Executive Andrew Spano said Thursday.
In his annual State of the County speech, Spano said the county probation department can use the system "to restrict a sex offender's movements, set up exclusion zones to restrict access to children and know exactly where a sex offender is 24 hours a day."
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20.04.2005 - 09:59 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

The British Chancellor has called for a major reform of the EU's competition policy, with a new independent authority to watch over investigations in key areas.
In today's (20 April) interview with the Financial Times, Gordon Brown said the Labour business election manifesto - to be published next week - would call for European competition policy to be set independently of any political influence, and focused on driving up competition.  

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