In the wake of SARS, the government in 2004 set up a new center focused on disease control, including better surveillance and diagnostic systems.

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It offers various products for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, including airflow generators, mask systems, diagnostic products, headgear, ventilation devices, and other accessories.

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AdvaMed member companies produce the medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems that are transforming health care through earlier disease detection, less invasive procedures and more effective treatments.

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Acquisitions include French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal, which GE folded into its NBC Universal unit, along with diagnostic imaging company Amersham and natural gas systems supplier Vector Gray.

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Recently, a group of doctors who study physicians diagnostic errors have come around to rejecting a recycling of the old systems methods and have said that methods of reducing hospital errors must be rethought and tried in experimental settings to prove their worth.

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Under this new partnership, engineers at BAE Systems will work with Edinburgh-based Aquamarine to develop an intelligent diagnostic system and remote ballasting mechanism for the Oyster.

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"The goal is to accelerate learning, and the key to acceleration is to make it fun, interactive, competitive, and self-diagnostic, " he says, adding that we could see an explosion of programmers building interactive training systems.

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Together with Chiang, a founder of the lithium-ion battery company, A123 Systems, the three hope they will soon have a power pack for, say, an implantable cancer diagnostic.

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