Cadila Aims to take 30 Percent share of Oncology drugs
Cadila will supply the oncology drug to joint venture partner Hospira.
HEALTH
Stem cell therapy found for leukaemia
In a ray of hope for millions of leukaemia patients, American scientists have claimed to have developed a technique which multiplies the small number of stem cells in the donor blood, making it much more potent for the treatment of the fatal disease.
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Voice control solutions for better dental care TietoEnator, one of the largest IT services providers in Europe, specializes in consulting, developing […]
Parental diet has an effect on the health of offspring
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin have found that environmental influences experienced by a father can be passed down to the next generation, “reprogramming” how genes function in offspring.
Long relationships have positive effect on mental health
Researchers at University of Otago, has found in a study that men and women who are in relationships for longer than five years are less likely to be depressed, to consider or attempt suicide, or to be dependent on alcohol or drugs.
DHBs start electronic patient records
Hospitals patients in the lower North Island should find doctors and nurses have better information on their prior care following a project that has been kicked off by the region’s six district health boards to integrate health information technology systems.
Connecting Health and Technology
[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In recent years, there has been a surge in the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by the healthcare sector and care deliverers across the world are pouring in money to implement the best ICT solutions available.
The ITO Deal Has Been a Positive Learning for Us
Dr Pervez Ahmed,a visionary and aleader in the fieldof healthcare, hasbeen the guidingforce behind theimplementation ofthe IT outsourcingpartnership betweenMax Healthcare […]
Denmark Protects Patients with CSC Adverse Incident Service
CSC announced that Denmark’s National Board of Health will go live this summer with its adverse incident reporting solution.
“Technology-enabled programmes are crucial for continuing medical education” : Prof VN Rajasekharan Pillai, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India
Established in 1991, the IGNOU School of Health Sciences has pioneered in developing competency-based programmes in various disciplines of health sciences.
Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India
It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.
CREATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION : Prof. AK Agarwal & Prof. TK Jena School of Health Sciences, IGNOU
[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Distance mode of education in health sector is a recent phenomenon. Worldwide people have tried to adapt the distance education philosophy to meet their need within the framework of their available resources.
