The current growth of Internet and communication technologies has given a new dimension to health care systems. In this book the authors provide examples of recent applications of IT in the health industry, starting from health care. The book chapters provide a clear picture of recent advances in health informatics with a vision of future applications in this domain. This useful book will enable interested readers, researchers, graduate students to familiarise themselves with the new e-health paradigm and in the future to contribute to new advances in this field.