Why has Slovakia implemented the EU’s anti-MRI directive?

Why is Slovakia the only country in Europe to implement the EU’s anti-MRI directive in advance, when the Commission itself has written to member states saying in effect that they are going to postpone the MRI part of the EMF directive? See Medicexchange.com for some answers.(Funny to think now that I attended a economic trade fair in Czechoslovakia, as it was in 1988, as a guest of HM Government, complete with little flags flying from the front of the black limo).

PS: Heard from Commissioner Vladimir Špidla’s office on 19 June: Apparently, only Slovakia has implemented it, but there are no indications that it would have done so in order to restrict the access of patients to MRI investigations (which, let me re-iterate, is simply not among the objectives of the Directive).  Rather, it appears that Slovakia has implemented the Directive under the assumption that the limits which it sets would have no effect on the practice of MRI.Latest story developments on Medicexchange.

Goodbye Wired for Health

Wired for Health, the website I worked on for over four years is officially offline in the format designed by Abacus emedia. A new site (congratulations to ICE Ltd for winning the contract has arisen in its place) is available.

Before I forget we won the 2004 International Visual Communications Association (IVCA), Biz Net Awards  Web Accessibility award, sponsored by Nomensa, along with John Lewis!

I guess it didn’t happen by accident, what with Cynthia working on the new look Wired for Health, and the e-newsletter delivering sustained improvements in visitors in 2004 leading up the awards in December 2004:

Sharp rise in people using Wired for Health

The number of people using the Wired for Health website has increased significantly over the last year, according to latest web statistics. The number of visitor sessions (people logging on for up to 30 minutes at a time) averaged around 20,000 a month in the six months from June to December last year. But since January numbers have jumped by 10,000 a month, averaging over 30,000 visits in the eight months up to and including August. Mind, Body & Soul and Lifebytes both averaged around 25,000 a month last year, and Galaxy-H around 18,000 a month. However best performer of all is the Welltown website which last year and this has notched up over 30,000 visitors a month.