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An
Obese Market
The obesity surgery market in India is booming, thanks to
8 per cent population being obese and a surge of foreign patients.
That it's a low investment business model has also sparked
interest of many corporates, says Sonal Vij
Natco
Pharma Launches Natflu
NATCO Pharma has launched NATFLU capsules (generic version
of Tamiflu - Oseltamivir)— the first cure for swine flu
to be available against medical prescription at chemists across
India
Saifee
Asia's 1st Single Port Bariatric Surgery
Doctors at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai have performed Asia's
first single-port laparoscopic bariatric (sleeve gastrectomy)
surgery. The patient was a 30-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram
who weighed 120 kilograms and suffered from sleep apnea, hypertension,
joint pain and was a pre-diabetic
TESA
Launches Training Academy for Embroyologists
Trivector Scientific International, pioneer company providing
services to In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) clinics across India,
launched first-of-its-kind academy called Trivector Embryo
Support Academy (TESA)
'Change
of Management Has Been Contemplated for Quite Some Time'
After seven years, R Basil, CEO and MD of Manipal Hospitals,
is stepping down from the group. This has created quite a
flutter in the industry. In Basil's absence, a management
committee has been constituted to decide on key matters related
to the hospital business. Dr Ranjan Pai, CEO, Manipal Education
and Medical Group (MEMG), tells Rita Dutta about his strategies
to deal with the present situation and his vision for the
group.
Kokilaben
Hospital Launches Stroke Support Group
Mumbai-based Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical
Research Institute recently launched a comprehensive stroke
plan with a stroke support group for stroke and paralysis
patients
Global
Hospital Hires Top Honchos in Hyderbad & Mumbai
Dr Ravindra Karanjekar from Wockhardt joins Global Hospitals
Rockland
Starts Construction of Another Hospital
This 60-bed hospital at Dwarka will be the groups' second
hospital in Delhi
HCL
& Fortis Healthcare Ink IT Outsourcing Deal
HCL Infosystems Ltd, India's premier information enabling
ICT system integration company, and Fortis Healthcare Ltd,
one of India's leading chain of private hospitals in the country,
announced a strategic IT outsourcing deal
Over
4 million HIV+ People Receiving Life-saving Treatment
45 per cent of HIV-positive pregnant women received ART drugs
to prevent HIV transmission to their children, up from 35
per cent in 2007
India's
First Stem Cell Therapy Laboratory Launched
It will introduce fat and skin cell therapies in near future
Hinduja's
2nd Annual Conference
Eminent and senior leaders from healthcare industry will share
experience on creating a sustainable future
Global
Hospitals Starts Another Hospital in Hyderabad
The hospital has dedicated 100 beds for ICUs
Surgeons
Endorse Sleeve Gastrectomy
Over 20 leading metabolic surgeons from all over Asia came
together to discuss the latest techniques and advances in
metabolic surgery at the second Asian Consensus Meeting on
Metabolic Surgery (ACMOMS), held recently in Mumbai
DHL
Invests $15 Million in Life Science Industry in Asia
Launches Life Science Competence Centres in Mumbai, Hyderabad
and Singapore
Transasia
Bio-Medicals Ltd Acquires European Diagnostic Company
Plans to invest more than $1 million in Lachema to increase
manufacturing capacities and add new products
'iPS
Cell Technology Can Cure Blood Diseases'
International stem cell meet by NCRM concludes with a ray
of hope
Actor
Kamal Haasan Launches Website on Kidney Disease
Balaji Medical and Education Trust, the association working
towards helping kidney failure patients and their families,
has created the first-of-its-kind kidney disease education
website known as www.sugarbp.org.
Wipro
GE Healthcare to Integrate GE Healthcare Units
Simplifies the structure through consolidation of GE Healthcare's
Life Sciences and Medical Diagnostics business units, and
X-ray manufacturing plants
Experts
Advocate Adoption of CFC-free Inhalers
India is a signatory to the Montreal Protocol and is working
towards phasing out CFCs by January 2010
LifeCell
International Introduces New Services for Cord Tissue Banking
Prices across levels have been revised to accommodate stem
cell banking in the common man's budget
Gigantic
4.9 Kg Uterus Removed Using Keyhole Surgery
A team of surgeons from Kochi-based Sunrise Institute of Medical
Sciences (SIMS), led by Dr Hafeez Rahman, has successfully
removed the world's largest uterus (womb) weighing a giant
4.9 kilogram from the abdomen of a 49-year-old woman using
keyhole surgery
Scientists
Identify Common HPV Genotypes in Northern India, Encourage
Vaccination
To effectively vaccinate against HPV, scientists need a greater
understanding of the genotype
India's
Scientific Research Output Increases by 80%
India has seen a substantial growth in its annual output of
scientific publications
Lilavati
Hospital Plans To Invest Rs 400 crore on Expansion
Mumbai-based Lilavati Hospital is planning to start two more
hospitals in the country and is also going to make its facilities
reach more sections of society
Aditya
Birla Hospital Opens Ophthalmology Unit
The speciality department will treat all types of eye problems
in children and squints in both children and adults
CREMA
Introduces 2 New Courses
There is plenty of demand for well qualified and professionally
trained clinical research professionals
New
Treatment for Osteoarthritis Patients
For osteoarthritis patients suffering from joint pain, stiffness
and loss of movement, a new treatment is now available that
can reduce the side effect of painkillers besides delaying
the prospect of undue surgery
UNAIDS
Commends Karnataka on AIDS Response Progress
Asia Pacific region's first learning site in Bangalore launched
Abortion
& Unintended Pregnancy Decline Worldwide
But progress over past decade has been uneven, and unsafe
abortion remains a key challenge to women's health
Announcing
the Launch of New Accu-Chek® Active
Diabetes monitoring made easy
HealthcareWorld:
The Melting Pot
HealthcareWorld 2010, a medical exhibition organised by Express
Healthcare, would also provide a green zone, seminar and an
award show
ConferenceWatch
Meditec
Clinika 2010 in Chennai
It is the ideal platform showcasing the emergence of medical
equipment and technology
Building
Capacities in Healthcare
Clairvoyance 2009 is an exploration of innovative ways to
build capacities at various levels of healthcare
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