New Imaging Probe Detects Breast Cancer Earlier
Technetium, a form of insulin used to track changes in insulin metabolism and find and monitor tumours, has been developed by researchers at McMaster University.
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Online patient engagement tool launched
An online tool has been launched by the Department of Health to enable doctors to access hundreds of pieces of research on how to engage patients in healthcare.
VA Taps Social Media Tools To Promote Health Benefits, Other Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs is turning to social media tools to improve communication with veterans and help them access health care and other benefits.
NRHM completes five years, best performing States to be honoured
As the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) completes five years, a mid-term review of the programme claims that it has unleashed a lot of positive synergies and the government should make all efforts to further deepen such processes of community health in a manner that every household is able to seek its entitlement to care.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will honour the best performing States at a function here.
Launch Ceremony and Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010
Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.
Trivitron offers Life support Ambulance.
Trivitron Healthcare, the largest medical technology player of Indian origin has supplied its first life support mobile customized emergency ambulance systems to Coast Guard, Chennai.
Haryana to make huge investments on health infrastructure
The Haryana government has announced a Rs 15 billion plan to add new health infrastructure and upgrade nine hospitals. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here that hospitals were being upgraded at Bhiwani, Rohtak, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Panchkula and Hisar as per the Indian public health standards.
Institute Body of AIIMS reconstituted
The highest decision making group in AIIMS, the Institute Body has been reconstituted by the health ministry by bringing in some new names.
Tending to heart patients at home- tele ECG the novel concept
The basic diagnostic tool for heart attack patients is an Electro cardiogram. ECG detects that patient has suffered a heart attack or not besides this it is very useful tool for surveillance following heart attack, coronary bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty.
Medical innovations to help India lead in healthcare by 2035: Biotech Secretary Translational Health Science and Technology Institute interim Labs open in Gurgaon
India has the potential to significantly improve healthcare in the next 25 to 30 years provided it steps up capacity for generating and translating scientific and technological advancements into medical innovations.
Yahoo enters into partnership with Healthline
Healthline Networks and Yahoo have announced a partnership in which Healthline’s proprietary semantic taxonomy will drive the health-specific search and navigation on the Yahoo site.
HCL introduces Desktop Home Computing 2.0 – launches the new Beanstalk range
HCL Infosystems India
Right to Health legislation enacted in Assam
Assam has become the first state in the country to enact a legislation seeking to ensure right to health for everyone in the state.
