In patients with kidney disease, calcium linked to increased risk of heart disease and death
Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk […]
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Automated Reporting via Electronic Health Records Helps Fight Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to automate the immunization data shared between health providers and public health agencies […]
Lifestyle diseases more common among poor than rich in India
The poor in India dont suffer from fewer lifestyle diseases than the rich ” they just dont know it. […]
Anatomy of Curing Disease
The modern day medical science owes much to the founder of CT scan inventor (Sir Godfrey Hounsfield) as the device […]
Expert roundtable on non-communicable diseases emphasises global cooperation
India Health Progress (IHP) in association with Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) organised an expert roundtable on Non-Communicable Diseases […]
New Delhi call for action on combating noncommunicable diseases in India
Outcome of National NCD Summit 1. Gathered in New Delhi on the occasion of the National Summit on Non-communicable Diseases, […]
Non-infectious diseases become major health threat in China
Non-infectious chronic diseases have become the major threat to human health in China as deaths from such diseases account for 85 percent of annual total deaths in the country, a report warned.
Natural food and not the supplement for preventing heart disease
One should take seasonal and locally grown natural foods and vegetables grown out of organic farms.
Cystatin C Test to Predict Kidney Disease
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology, a blood test based on Cystatin C levels can effectively identify individuals with chronic kidney disease who have a high risk of complications.
The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases
The United Nations General Assembly has recently adopted resolution in Geneva on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – which kill nearly 35 million people each year, including almost 9 million before the age of 60.
Role of telehealth in developing nations : Rajendra P Gupta, President & Director, Disease Management Association of India (DMAI)
[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Economy and healthcare are two major thrust areas in every part of the world. If a country has a healthy population, it has a productive workforce that leads to a vibrant economy
Molecular Diagnostics Point-of-Care (POC) Infectious Disease Test- Market Insight, Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan
[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
At present, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing predominates; however, alternative technologies aimed at reducing genome complexity without PCR are anticipated to gain momentum in the coming years.
DMAI to launch Chronic Care Certification Programme for specialists
The Disease Management Association of India (DMAI), the non-profit organization recently formed to propagate disease management concept and tools all over the country, is planning to initiate a Chronic Care Professional (CCP) certification programme for doctors across specialties in India to bring excellence on par with the international standards.
