Image via Wikipedia RFID tags (Radio Frequency Identification) are used to track assets using a radio signal which can be received and used to determine the exact location of the asset to which they are attached.  Modern developments have now made it possible for RFID tags to be much smaller and even more effective in [...]

Many of us are already familiar with the use of medical labels on tags, bracelets and necklaces to carry medical information – medical ID tags are commonly used by those with allergies for use in emergencies, but there is much more to medical identification bracelets than meets the eye. Medical ID tags, no matter what [...]

It isn’t often that reading a label will make you sick, but there are exceptions! Reading labels on medicines has been identified as one cause of phantom illnesses ranging from serious diseases, such as cancer, to minor ailments such as a bout of flu – the latest is the rise in the number of cases [...]

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious health hazard and it strikes in places where people least expect to catch something – in hospitals and surgeries. MRSA is a serious hazard because it is resistant to antibiotics as are an increasing number of bacteria which have historically been treated with them.  The implication for us as humans [...]