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HOW MOBILE TECH WILL DISRUPT HEALTHCARE for remote monitoring to reduce vast visit healthcare costs "mobile health's relationship (will be) with the burgeoning industry in wearable fitness and activity trackers." In addition, personalized medicine will be patient-centric and knowledge-empowering. " " http://lnkd.in/brtK3kr View in LinkedIn

THE NEW TOBACCO. "A pledge by food manufacturers to cut saturated fat levels is "a drop in the ocean" in the fight against obesity. Morrisons, Subway and Nestle are among firms signed up to the voluntary "responsibility deal" between industry and government. Almost half of the food manufacturing and retail industry - based on market share - has signed up to this latest pledge to reduce the amount of saturated fat in products. "It now lacks credibility and can be seen as a feeble attempt by the industry to save face."(Prof Ashton). Sugar? Salt? " " http://lnkd.in/bY3UpAD View in LinkedIn

SYNBIO REVIEW." " http://lnkd.in/bz8_vy9 View in LinkedIn

SYNBIO AS THE BIG BET. "UK science minister announced that Imperial will host SynbiCITE, an innovation and knowledge centre backed by £24 million from government and industry, which will develop commercial applications for synthetic biology. The UK chancellor said last year that synthetic biology is one of eight key technologies that can expect greater investment, as a research strategy aimed at boosting the stuttering economy. The global market for synthetic biology products will top £7 billion."" " http://lnkd.in/bEaUHjY View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC ARTEMESININ was a breathtaking story. "The drug is the first triumph of the nascent field of synthetic biology and will be a lifesaver for the hundreds of millions of people in developing countries who each year contract malaria." Sanofi, Amyris, One World Health and the B&MG Foundation were the driving forces. I was lucky enough to be there. " " http://lnkd.in/bAGJV9C View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY is "genetic engineering on steroids. Where biotechnology of the past used cut-and-paste tools to introduce single genes into DNA, we're looking at introducing networks of genes and other elements under regulated control to rewire the internal workings" of the organism."" " http://lnkd.in/bAGS9Ji View in LinkedIn

LIGHT TOUCH BY FDA. "97,000 mobile health applications are available at major app stores. The vast majority won’t have to be cleared through the FDA, which on Sept. 23 completed regulations on the level of oversight such products will receive. Apps that turn a smartphone or other gadget into a regulated medical device, such as an electrocardiogram machine, must be submitted to the agency for review. Companies that don’t comply risk having their product banned in the U.S." (Sept 23 2013). " " http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/fda-regulators-eye-medical-apps-for-mobile-devices View in LinkedIn

HARNESSING BUGS AS MEDICINES. "Entire engineered viruses and organisms can be programmed to target specific pathogenic agents and pathological mechanisms. In two separate studies, engineered bacteriophages were deployed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, by endowing them with genetic mechanisms that target and thwart bacteria’s antibiotic evasion techniques."" " http://lnkd.in/bZJnEEJ View in LinkedIn

DIGITAL MEDICINE. "Mobile apps have the potential to transform health care by allowing doctors to diagnose patients with potentially life-threatening conditions outside of traditional health care settings, help consumers manage their own health, and also gain access to useful information whenever and wherever they need it....apps currently on the market can diagnose abnormal heart rhythms, transform smart phones into a mobile ultrasound device, or function as the “central command” for a glucose meter." (Sept 2013). " " http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm369431.htm View in LinkedIn

BUGS AS MEDICINES. "A study described by Ruder et al produced bacteriophages that, once inside an infected bacterium, turned off the mechanisms that protect it from antibiotics. Treating E. coli infected mice with both antibiotics and the engineered bacteriophage resulted in an 80% survival rate, compared to 20% with antibiotics alone."" " http://sybhel.org/?p=730 View in LinkedIn