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No
'bulls'-eye for Healthcare
All major industries reaped profits from the recent bull run
in the stock market. Nayantara Som considers why listed healthcare
groups did not benefit much
Lifecell
plans for an IPO by July 2008
Lifecell, a joint venture between Asia Cryo Cell Pvt Ltd and
Florida-based Cryo-Cell International (CCI), is planning for
an initial public offering (IPO) within the next six months
to expand its operations in the areas of stem cell therapy
research and cord blood banking.
Yashoda
Hospital Inaugurates Hepafiltered NICUs & PICUs
Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad recently inaugurated neonatal
intensive care units (NICU) and paediatric intensive care
units (PICU). The units were inaugurated by the Governor of
Andhra Pradesh Narayan Datt Tiwari.
Metropolis
& Panacea Biotec launch Pan Metro Card
Metropolis Health Services (I) Ltd, in association with Panacea
Biotec, one of India's leading companies in nephrology and
kidney transplantation, recently launched 'Pan Metro Card'.
'We
Plan to Add 2,000 beds in Next Few Years'
The healthcare facilities in the Eastern part of the country
are plagued by scarcity of resources and dearth of funds.
But that seems to change now. And it may be no exaggeration
to say that Kolkata-based AMRI Hospitals is a key player in
ushering the change. Since its inception in 1996, AMRI Hospitals
has grown to become the largest private hospital group of
Eastern India with 560 beds. The Hospital today offers tertiary
care with super specialities in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics,
oncology, critical care, urology, gynaecology, paediatrics,
gastroenterology and many other super specialities. DN Agarwal,
Executive Director, AMRI Hospitals talks to Sonal Shukla about
the expansion and future growth plans of the Group. Excerpts:
Wockhardt
Hospitals Conducts Surgery without Blood Transfusion
The Bannerghata branch of Wockhardt Hospital, Bangalore recently
had an interesting case where a Jehovah's Witness patient
wanted a bloodless surgery, conforming to her religious belief.
'Health
Insurance is a Key Growth Engine for Us'
With prediction of premium collected from health insurance
to go up to Rs 15,000 crore by 2015, even life insurance companies
which were earlier providing health insurance as a rider have
also started offering stand alone health insurance products.
ICICI Prudential Life has entered the health insurance sector
with a range of innovative products. Bhargav Dasgupta, Executive
Director, ICICI Prudential Life, speaks to Express Healthcare
about its range of products and the road ahead for the company.
Excerpts:
Bayer
Conducts Free Sugar Testing Camp
Bayer Diabetes Care, a division of Bayer Healthcare, recently
conducted a month-long free sugar testing camp at the Chatrapati
Shivaji airport, Mumbai.
Event
Meditec
Clinika 2008
Marketing
For Hospitals in the New Era
MCC
Introduces Phyto-placenta-based Skin Care Brand
The latest technology adapted from leading beauty salons of
UK and France is now available in India
GE
Breakthroughs Seek to Re-invent Cardiovascular Ultrasound
New features bring additional utility to the Vivid e and Vivid
7 Dimension
Conference
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A
Prescription for the Future
At the ISB Healthcare Summit 2007, top-notch experts pitched
in a solution for a better future
A
New Diagnostic Centre in Jabalpur
Diagnostic imaging costs would be reduced by 50 per cent for
BPL patients
Stem-cell
patch may Fix Damaged Hearts
Scientists have made two significant advances in developing
a stem-cell patch to repair the damage caused to the heart
after an attack.
The
Race Begins...
The Healthcare Excellence Awards, hosted by Express Healthcare,
will honour business innovation and healthcare institutions
which have become monuments of excellence in the industry
Study
finds Little Strokes Lead to Big Strokes in a Week
Mini-strokes lead to a major stroke within a week in one out
of 20 people and should be treated as a medical emergency,
British doctors recently found out.
EventWatch
Innovation
08
Paradigm
Shift in Support Services
New
State-of-the-art OPD Centre Inaugurated at Nanavati Hospital
High-tech facility would also house Mumbai's first lactation
counseling
'Only
3-4 % of Health Research Output in India is of Public Health
Significance'
Public health research findings by George Institute were released
at the launch of their Hyderabad set-up
Allengers:
Engineers' Aspiration
Allengers is the realisation of a dream. A dream by Suresh
Sharma, Managing Director, Allengers, Chandigarh who envisioned
almost two decades ago, to form a venture that will meet the
yet unmet healthcare requirements of the industry.
'Innovation
Should Ensure that it Benefits the End-user'
The annual event of TISS just got bigger and better
Global
Fund Renews HIV/AIDS Grant to India
India would receive a grant worth more than US$ 100 million
from Global Funds for fighting AIDS in India.
KPO:
The Next Big Opportunity in Healthcare
India will capture more than 70 per cent of the KPO territory
by 2010
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