Global warming hits world’s largest tiger reserve
There has been erosion of the habitat of tiger in the Sunderbans (West Bengal, India) due to global warming.
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Nearly 1 in 6 of world
Up to 1 billion people, nearly one in six of the world’s population, suffer from neurological disorders, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) study titled “Neurological Disorders: Public health challenges”.
Health IT spending unlikely to be hit by slowdown
In recent years, acquisition of ICTs by healthcare organizations has increased substantially. The spending shows an upward tendency, placing the industry as one of the major consumers of technology products and services.
Oxytocin initiative started in Ghana
An international non-profit organisation, The Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Ghana, will begin a three year project called Oxytocin Initiative(OI) in the country to complement government’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality.
Internet exposure may pose hazard to health
Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canada has ruled out campus-wide wireless Internet access as it is feared the system’s electromagnetic forces may pose a risk to students’ health.
Medical Camp on Cancer for Women
An awareness medical camp on cancer was organised by Uni Disaster Management and Rural Development Society and Ishan Environment.
India’s potential in healthcare tourism high: Study
India has the potential of becoming an ideal healthcare destination, a study conducted by Exim Bank on healthcare tourism said.
b12 antibody to beat HIV/ AIDS
Possibility of a new HIV vaccine is positive because scientists have found a new and a rare antibody b12.
Dr Sudarshan K Aggarwal conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Sudarshan K Aggarwal of DCA Imaging& Research Centre has been honoured with Shri K.R. Gupta Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA), New Delhi.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC third-generation drug-eluting stents now available
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced its launch of the PROMUS
GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition of Orbotech Medical Solutions
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd. (OMS), a subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd. (Orbotech), and a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors used in GE Healthcare
Alliance Medicorp now coming up with chain of dental clinics
Alliance Medicorp India Ltd (AMIL) is now coming up with a chain of Dental Clinics across India under the brand name Apollo Dental Centers. Alliance Medicorp is a joint venture (JV) partnership between Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. and Trivitron Healthcare.
