Sex addiction as a genuine mental disorder
American Psychiatric Association (APA) is going to include Sex addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the as a genuine mental disorder.
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European IT project to detect adverse drug reactions underway
A project, recently approved by the EU, aims to exploit data from electronic healthcare records (EHRs) and biomedical databases to foster the early detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
Mount Kellet invests in MedPlus
Mount Kellett Capital Management , US private equity group, is investing Rs 410 crore in one of India’s top pharma retailer MedPlus Health Services.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LAUNCHES PROMUS ELEMENT AND TAXUS ELEMENT
Boston Scientific Corporation recently announced its launch of the PROMUS
Harvard students to launch mHealth
San Francisco-based mobile health and Health 2.0 incubator, Rock Health, that aims to provide healthcare expertise, development resources and eventually funding to winning ideas.
Target therapy to cure cancer
A patient in Sir Gangaram Hospital was saved by a wonder pill from the deadly cancer.
Device to Capture Cancer Cells
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US have developed a device based on Velcro-like nanoscale technology to identify and capture tumour cells circulating in the blood.
Keyhole surgery made easier – breakthrough technique for 3D anatomical viewing
Scientists have developed methods to use camera pills and ultra-sound to create 3D maps of human anatomy, which they claim will facilitate in accurate surgery and held in reducing stress for patients.
Philips in the Anesthesia Market
Royal Philips Electronics has acquired Dameca, a global provider of anesthesia machines and accessories for the operating room.
LIC officials under Pressure
There is an appeal to revise ULIPs norms to IRDA or a 3-5 years sphere.
Wockhardt in Debt
The FCCB holders, funded by QVT, Sun Pharma and Syndicate Bank, hold bonds worth $42 million in a pharmaceutical company Wockhardt Ltd.
Assessment for Health Data Exchange Performance
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a new method to help assess the performance of health information exchange systems.
New brain image techniques being developed
Brain imaging new techniques to find out more about patients in a coma are being developed by University of Aberdeen researchers.
