Health Care
RFID World Sees Technology Taking Root
At this year's RFID World 2006, held last week in Dallas, Texas, there was ample evidence that RFID is taking root, including improved technology, expanded applications, sophisticated end-users, and higher show attendance. This article takes a closer look.Report: RTLS Market Worth $2.7b in 2016
Research firm IDTechEx of Cambridge has released a report on the real-time location systems (RTLS) market and its growth prospects over the next decade. This article lists the key findings from , which predicts the RTLS market will grow to $2.71 billion by 2016.Wrap-Up of RFID World News
This week's RFID World saw a flurry of announcements as the many exhibitors jostled to make an impact at what was, by all informal accounts, the biggest RFID show ever. This article highlights those announcements RFID Update deems most newsworthy.
German Clinic Uses RFID to Track Blood
A hospital in Saarbrücken, Germany, is tagging patients and bags of blood to make sure every patient receives the right blood product.EPC Track-and-Trace for Hemophilia
Domino Printing Sciences today announced the successful deployment of a complete EPC track-and-trace solution for the administration of hemophilia products.RFID Sees Gains in Health Care
A growing number of hospitals are leveraging their existing Wi-Fi networks to track valuable assets and locate personnel with active RFID tags.ABI: Only 10 Drugs Tagged in 2006
ABI Research today announced bearish prognostications for near-term pharma-tagging, estimating that the industry will only start tagging about ten drugs in 2006. This stands in stark contrast to predictions of just last year, when life science tag shipments were predicted to more than triple from 2005 to 2006.
Texas A&M Senses New RFID Apps
A university research facility is hoping to deploy wireless sensors networks combined with RFID tags.Pfizer Using RFID to Fight Fake Viagra
The company is attaching a high-frequency tag to each bottle of the drug, which U.S. pharmacists and wholesalers can use to ensure the product is genuine.