Improving social services in the Pacific Islands: Human Development Report in the Pacific Islands
A new report on Human Development in the Pacific Islands titled
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India’s first heart implant training centre
Medtronic, a US-based medical technology service provider, opened its first therapy and procedure training centre (TPTC) in South Asia, in Chennai recently, giving India it’s first training centre for doctors to learn how to place implants in the heart.
Philips Launches TruFlight Select
Philips, a leading health & well-being company, today unveiled
Bristol-Myers Squibb Signs Expand Access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) in sub-Saharan Africa and India
Bristol Myers Squibb Company today announced a new agreement to expand access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate).
Shri Azad Launches Mass Screening Camps for Diabetes and Hypertension in Delhi Slums
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad today launched mass Screening Camps for early detection of diabetes and hypertension amongst slum dwellers in Delhi.
HL7 Releases New Tool for Capturing, Storing and Managing CDA
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Pioneering Therapies with Interventional Radiology
The days when radiologists were only involved in diagnosis are long over. Modern medicine requires interventional radiologists to use their specialist knowledge of image-guidance (X-ray, CT, MR) to perform procedures which are extraordinarily precise, and thus gentle on the patient.
Radiologist Uses 3-D Imaging in Uterine Fibroids Treatment
A new radiological technology, functioning like a
UN agency urge vigilance on food safety
Two United Nations agencies, namely Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), have recently urged all countries to be vigilant when dealing with traders and producers that affect the supply line, given the weaknesses in food safety systems around the world.
Poor countries losing out on family planning benefits: New World Bank Report findings
A new World Bank report titled Population Issues in the 21st Century: The Role of the World Bank, released recently warns that poor countries, wealthy donors, and aid agencies are losing sight of the value of contraception, family planning, and other reproductive health programs so as to boost economic growth, and reduce high birth rates which are strongly linked with endemic poverty, poor education, and high numbers of maternal and infant deaths.
Antioxidants may help reduce radiation side effects
Can antioxidants already present in the human diet protect against genotoxic damage induced by exposure to x-rays?
Study sheds more light on dementia
Staying in shape can be just as beneficial for the brain as the body, a large-scale study released suggests.
Revolutionizing mHealth through regulations
There was a proposal introduced by the Food and Drug Administration that would allow it to regulate smartphone and tablet apps that relate to health and medical needs.
