mPedigree text system aims to verify Africa malaria drugs
A mobile verification service mPedigree lets Africans text a code from blister packs to confirm if malaria medicines are genuine. Nigeria adopted it with plans for wider Africa use. HP hosts the platform, and Bright Simons led its development. The system offers real time drug data and is free for consumers.
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Oregon report cites 32 deaths from hospital errors
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission says 32 patients died last year due to preventable hospital errors. There were 36 safety incidents in 2009 with half causing serious injury or death, and nine cases involved wrong patient or body part surgeries.
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Smoking scenes decline in top movies study shows
New York report tracks tobacco use in the most popular films from 1991 to 2009. More than half of 145 top movies last year had no smoking, a record. 61 percent of children and teen targeted films showed none, yet 54 percent of PG 13 titles did.
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