Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the overall global telehealth market is expected to exceed $8 billion by 2012.

Healthcare Technology: Telehealth’s Increasing Role In Healthcare reports that homecare telehealth, also known as remote patient monitoring, will grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 56% compared to 9.9% in the clinical market.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that Japanese manufacturers are focusing increasingly on developing fibres and textiles for personal well-being, hygiene and comfort. Moreover, many of these materials are coated or treated with substances which derive from naturally-occurring chemicals obtained from plants and animals.

Technical Textile Innovations in Japan reports that Osaka-based Omikenshi has developed a number of health-promoting viscose fibres. One of these is its Sundia branded fibre which has special deodorising properties. The deodorising effect is activated simply by exposing the fibre to sunlight for five hours. Fabrics made from Sundia also have antibacterial properties and help to protect the wearer from UV radiation.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that Australian mortgage brokers are facing a period of change. The Australian mortgage market experienced strong growth in the last two decades as housing lending commitments jumped from A$13.2 billion in 1986 to A$235.6 billion in 2006.

The Australian Mortgage Broker Survey 2007: Market Review reports that although upcoming regulation as well as increasing competition from bank branches and falling commission levels threaten their position in the industry, mortgage brokers are mediating a larger share of residential lending commitments. Broker groups are expected to undergo further consolidation, as competition increases and as economies of scale become more important.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence, has added a new report showing that global expenditure on luxury branded products will hit £225bn by 2012. According to the report, as wealth increases across the globe, the demand for luxury products will accelerate with the market, currently worth £131bn, boosted by high demand from emerging economies, wider demand from mature markets and new channels.

Global Luxury Retailing 2007 predicts that the global market for those typical luxury goods bought through retailers (fashion/clothing, accessories, watches and jewellery, fragrance & cosmetics and homewares), will more than double in growth over the next five years as consumers in emerging markets become wealthier, and luxury brands stimulate higher spend from consumers in mature markets.

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Report Buyer, has added a new report predicting that there will be at least one anti-obesity blockbuster by 2012 and multi-billion revenues for the segment by early next decade.

Anti-Obesity Treatments 2007-2012 - A Blockbuster Target Market finds that by 2010, almost 50% of children in North America and 38 % of those in the European Union will be overweight. Obesity is also the most common nutritional disorder in Western, industrialised countries. These statistics lead analysts to predict that the anti-obesity drug treatment market offers unique opportunities for pharmaceutical companies who are looking to target successful markets.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report which finds that Kyrgyzstan has made quick progress to overtake the other Commonwealth of Independent States in liberalising its economy.

2007 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Central Asia finds that Kyrgyzstan, despite being one of the least developed countries in the region, has pursued a development policy which has seen it become the first Central Asian Republic to join the WTO.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report which finds that the Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb) market has overcome its shaky beginnings twenty years ago to currently generate global revenues of about $20 billion.

Monoclonal Antibodies Report Part I finds that mAbs are the fastest-growing segment within the pharmaceutical industry, and are expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% between 2006- 2012. The study says this puts the mAb market far ahead of the small molecules market.

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Report Buyer has added a new report which finds that healthier non-chocolates are selling like wildfire, particularly those claiming to have dietary benefits. It says sugar-free chocolates have surged in sales in the U.S. In 2006, for instance, sales shot up by 7% from the previous year. Children certainly seem to taken to the new products – since the report maintains that 89% of American children consume non-chocolate candy. U.S. Market for Non-Chocolate Candy also predicts that customer-preference for healthier candy is here to stay.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report which finds that Taiwan is poised to become the leading market for WiMAX in Asia.

2007 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Taiwan reports that high level government promotion and support for the technology coupled with a robust local WiMax equipment industry saw the country award Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) 2.5GHz licences in June 2007. Commercial WiMAX service are set to be launched in 2008 and total certified WiMAX users in Taiwan are forecast to reach 782,000 by the end of 2011.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that retailers globally are seeking to win back market share by making the customers’ shopping ‘experience’ more theatrical, with emphasis placed on the sensuous elements of an in-store shopping trip.

Shop X: where’s the store heading? reports that the next step in the battle to retain customers is to streamline the buying experience, bringing it more in line with internet shopping in terms of ease and speed of transaction. The study examines the most pertinent technologies helping retailers achieve this, with advice to both retailers and technology venders for development and application.

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