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News Byte

Ex-Staffers File Suit Against FDA for Monitoring Personal Email

in News on January 30 at 12:11 pm PT

A half-dozen former FDA employees have filed suit against the agency, offering evidence it secretly monitored their personal email for two years after they took their concerns about medical-device approvals to Congress. According to the Washington Post, the staffers contend the workplace monitoring was improper because the private activity was legal; the FDA may counter with allegations that confidential information was being disclosed.

Diabetic Tester That Talks to iPhones and Doctors

in Personal Technology on January 4 at 6:10 pm PT

Telcare’s new diabetes meter offers built-in wireless technology to transmit readings to an online database.
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Latest Funding Shows Mobile Medical App Market Has a Pulse

in Mobile on July 28, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Palo Alto-based Azumio’s idea: Letting a smartphone play the role of medical device, helping arm consumers with information to fight chronic disease.
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Drug Makers to Press for Guidance on Web Marketing

in News on November 12, 2009 at 1:40 pm PT

Eager to expand use of the Web to advertise their products, pharmaceutical giants, including Eli Lilly and Pfizer, are heading to Washington this week to call on the Food and Drug Administration to provide guidelines for marketing prescription drugs online.