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Bold
and Beautiful
Once labeled as a 'high class hangover', cosmetic surgery
is reaching the middle class too and in fact it's the youth
of our country who are ready to go to any extent to force
the mirror to lie, finds out Sonal Vij
Braun
Launches Drug Eluting Balloon Technology
B Braun, a comprehensive solution provider specialising in
therapeutic segments of healthcare, launched its path-breaking
product 'SeQuent lease' in Kochi
GNRC
& Escorts Heart Institute Tie Up
The efforts will be to perform most of the cardiac procedures
at GNRC
Ozone
Forum Announces Breakthrough Cure in Diabetic Foot & Spondylitis
"This breakthrough cure can help bring down the number
of people suffering from diabetic foot and spondylitis
NVIDIA,
Siemens Healthcare Take Immersive 3D from the Movie Theater
into the Doctor's Office
The clinical images, obtained with the ACUSON S2000 ultrasound
system, are further enhanced using Amnioscopic Rendering
Linnodee
Diagnostics Launches New Diagnostic Kit for Leptospirosis
The test was launched at Leptocon 2009, a major conference
organised by the International Leptospirosis Society in Kochi
Siemens
Ties Up with EKO Diagnostics to Provide PET Biomarkers in
Kolkata
This facility will be designed to support Siemens Eclipse-HP
cyclotrons
MV
Diabetes Launches Another Footwear For Diabetics
The footwear has been designed after two years of collaborative
research efforts
Philips
India to Assist in Establishing 30 New Sleep Labs
The sleep labs offer means to evaluate sleeping patterns and
to diagnose sleep disorders
Dental
Hospital Launched in Bangaluru
Built alongside the dental college, it intends to provide
practical exposure
KDAH
Performs Nerve Rewiring Surgery for Patients with Loss of
Bladder Control
The procedure rewires nerves arising from the spinal cord
in the hope of giving bladder control to people with spina
bifida
India
Emerges Among Top 5 Government Funders of Neglected Diseases
$ 3 billion spent globally on neglected disease R&D in
2008
Indian
Hospital Best Practices Survey Study Highlights Challenges
and Opportunities
Affordability of the high cost of technology by consumers
of healthcare in India will necessitate significant adaptations
to technology
Patient
with No Hip Socket Undergoes Revision Hip Replacement Surgery
Patient undergoes hip replacement surgery for the third time
to treat her dislocated hip
HOSPIKON
2010 To be Held in February
After successful completion of its first event, SIOR Hospital
Management Alumni Association is organising its second series
of national seminar on healthcare management, to be held in
Pune on 20 - 21 February, 2010
Kohinoor
Hospital Inaugurated
The hospital was inaugurated recently by Chief Minister of
Maharashtra Ashok Chavan
Fortis
Completes Wockhardt Hospitals Acquisition
Expands pan India footprint to 39 hospitals
Tackling
Sleep Disorders
‘Where India took five years in tackling sleep disorders,
the US, Germany and other countries took 20 years to reach’
A
Congregation of Experts
The conference was attended by hospital administrators and
students of hospital administration from across the country
'We
Have to Look at Primary Education as a Long-Term Medication'
The two-day conference embarked upon array of issues like
capacity building at the grass root levels, health financing
scenario in India, capacity building at the middle-level management
and sensitisation of the health workforce towards HIV/AIDS
'PPP
can work through innovative models of participation and not
by outcomes of standard bidding processes'
The conference brought together top leaders of various respected
corporate houses to tackle the future challenges and needs
of healthcare consumers and industry
Meditec
Clinika 2010 in Chennai
It is the ideal platform showcasing the emergence of medical
equipment and technology
IMTD
Conference & Expo Held at Toronto
The event had experience sharing session by Canadian patients
Ahmedabad
All Set for IRIA 2010
Radiologists, nuclear medicine specialist, technicians and
clinicians from various medical societies are attending to
the congress
Symptoms
of a Sick Hospital
Some 'management diagnostic tests' can help one identify the
symptoms of a hospital turning sick
Pan
Cancer Marker Test Launched
Gur Diagno, a diagnostic company based in India, has recently
launched pan cancer marker. The test has been designed by
AMDL Inc, a US-based bio-pharmaceutical company and its brand
name is Onko-sure
Biocon
& HCG Join Hands to Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Biocon and HCG Group of hospitals recently announced their
partnership to conduct a study to evaluate the potential benefits
of BIOMAb EGFR in cervical cancer patients
Mumbai
Sets India's First PCOS Club
Gynaecworld, the Mumbai-based multiple specialty centre in
gynaecology, recently opened the country's first PCOS club,
facilitating a one-stop-shop for comprehensive management
of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Genpact
Implements Process Optimisation Programme
Genpact, a leader in managing business processes, recently
announced the successful implementation of two pilot projects
using the Hospital Operating System based on its proprietary
Smart Enterprise Processes (SEPSM) methodology for New Delhi-based
Lok Nayak Hospital and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, respectively
NOVA
Medical Centres Expansion Plans
NOVA Medical Centers (NMC), a premier day care surgical centre,
is planning to set up 25 centres across the country in next
18-24 months
Meeting
on Diabetic Foot & Wound Healing
Diabetes Research Centre, Central Leather Research Institute
(CLRI) and Medical Council of India organised a multinational
study group meeting on 'Diabetic Foot and Wound Healing' at
CLRI, Chennai from 12th to 13th December, 2009
Max
Healthcare Gets a New Joint MD
Max Healthcare Institute Limited has recently announced the
appointment of Padma Shri Dr Pradeep Chowbey as the Joint
Managing Director of the company
German
Group To Set up Fertility Centres
German fertility management group Morphues is all set to enter
India by establishing a chain of fertility centers across
the country starting with Mumbai
Insurance
Scheme for Poor in TN
The Tamil Nadu Government has introduced 'Kalaignar Insurance
Scheme for Life Saving Treatments'. This scheme, is being
implemented with the help of a tie-up with Star Health and
Allied Insurance
Apollo
Hospital, Ahmedabad on an Expansion Spree
Ahmedabad-based super-specialty Apollo Hospitals, which has
400-bed capacity but has 180 functional beds, is all geared
up and embarking upon expansion plans to improve the delivery
of patient care
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