The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently endorsed a new rapid test to detect tuberculosis, saying it could revolutionise treatment. This test, which is also getting uated at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, is a boost for the fight against tuberculosis in India, where 1.98 million new cases are reported every year.
Philips Organises Conference on Sleep ApnoeaPhilips Respironics recently organised a conference called “wake up to sleep”. The conference was based […]
NHS maternity services have improved since 2009, but further progress is still needed, according to a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.
Aided by government health schemes and correction in rates, insurance for health and personal accidents recorded highest growth in the non-life insurance segment during the first half of the financial year.
The prestigious INDIRA GANDHI PRIYADARSHINI AWARD 2010 was conferred on Mr Satish Kini, Founder & Chief Mentor of 21st Century Health Management Solutions Pvt Ltd , at a well attended All-India National Unity Conference
Researchers at the University of California, US, have developed the world’s first implantable artificial kidney, which is capable of mimicking the kidney’s most important functions such as filtering toxins from the bloodstream, regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.
Billion Hearts Beating, a 360-degree national communication campaign of the Apollo Hospitals Group and The Times of India, won the Global Award for Brand Excellence as the Campaign of The Year Award at the recently concluded World Brand Congress 2010, at Mumbai.
Researchers at the University of Alabama (UAB) have developed a bio-coating technology that can improve the long-term performance of implantable medical devices such as heart valves and cardiac stents.
CA Technologies further uted on its service assurance strategy to help organisations optimise business services by announcing significant enhancements to its service operations and infrastructure management portfolios.
Square Foot – Tarkett utives announced the launch of its pioneering IQ Natural flooring at the HII 2010 trade
conference held in Mumbai between the 7th and 9th of December 2010.
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New research warns that consumers who relay on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia for drug information may be putting themselves at risk.
In a government office in the Indian capital, Delhi, some 100 doctors, practitioners of ayurveda, unani and siddha, ancient Indian medical systems, are hunched over computers poring over ancient medical texts and keying in information.
