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ACS unveils application to deliver journal content via iPhone and iPod Touch devices -

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has introduced a new mobile software application for users of Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The new information delivery service, ACS Mobile, seeks to provide readers with an up-to-the-minute live stream of peer-reviewed research content published across the Society’s portfolio… Read More

IOP Publishing claims positive feedback on new iPhone apps -

Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that its two new iPhone applications - physicsworld.com newsflash app and the IOPscience express app – have received positive responses. Both these applications were launched in January 2010. The physicsworld.com newsflash app, which has had… Read More

Baker & Taylor to offer Elsevier content on e-reader software Blio -

Baker & Taylor, Inc., a US-based distributor of physical and digital books, has announced an agreement with STM publisher Elsevier to provide highly-formatted content on Blio. Created by knfbReading Technology, Blio is an e-reader software application powered by Baker & Taylor. By… Read More

Gold Standard/Elsevier launches Clinical Pharmacology Mobile -

Drug decision support provider Gold Standard/Elsevier, US, has announced the availability of Clinical Pharmacology Mobile, a mobile device-optimised website offering users access to the features and functions of Clinical Pharmacology. Clinical Pharmacology is an electronic drug information and medication management reference. Focused on supporting routine medication… Read More

WK Health unveils Facts & Comparisons mobile web platform -

Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has released an iPhone/iPod touch optimised mobile website for its industry leading drug information reference, Facts & Comparisons eAnswers. The site, Facts & Comparisons Mobile, was developed in response to customer demand for convenient access to drug… Read More

Unbound Medicine releases free mobile and web resource to aid in disaster relief -

Healthcare knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, has announced the release of a free web and mobile resource - Relief Central. The new resource will deliver reference information and news to relief workers, first responders, and others in disaster relief situations. Users can search The… Read More

Nature launches iPhone application -

Scientific journal Nature, published by Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has unveiled its iPhone application. iPhone and iPod Touch users can now search, browse, read and bookmark full text content from Nature and Nature News. The nature.com mobile application is available free of charge in the… Read More

WK Health’ new smartphone application to provide physicians with CME credit for online medical research -

Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has launched XtraCredit, an iPhone and iPod Touch application that provides physicians with continuing medical education (CME) credit for clinical research done online. XtraCredit was developed by the Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, a Wolters Kluwer Health… Read More

NLM’ new Mobile MedlinePlus to meet health information needs of users on the go -

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, has launched Mobile Medline Plus to meet health Information needs of users on the go. Mobile Medline Plus builds on the NLM's… Read More

Skyscape launches mobile clinical decision application on Google Android OS -

Mobile medical references provider Skyscape, US, has launched a mobile clinical decision application on the Google Android operating system. Skyscape’s medical resources are now available on most smart phone devices, allowing medical professionals to easily download the latest medical information. The technology produced by Skyscape gives… Read More


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