INDIA UPDATE

AIIMS' step to ensure faster cure of cancers All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) is going to install a new […]

“IT solutions play a major role in operationalising the Kalaignar Scheme” : Dr S Vijayakumar, Special Secretary- Health and Family Welfare Department, India

Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme had saved the lives of several poor people in Tamil Nadu. Launched in July 2009, the scheme today covers around 1.35 crore BPL families in the state.

Carl Zeiss Meditec showcases innovative new form of breast cancer treatment at InnovHealth 2010 in Abu Dhabi.

Middle East Healthcare Innovations Summit – endorsed by the Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates – is the region

“jaslok is at the forefront of medical advances” : Col M Masand, Jaslok Hospital, India

It is uncanny to imagine a defence officer, who once held the responsibility of operating army tanks, is now a well-known CEO of a leading hospital in the country and saving lives of thousands of ailing patients each day

Local Chemotherapy Delivery to Tumours

Royal Philips Electronics and Eindhoven University of Technology announced an important development in MRI-guided local drug delivery for cancer treatment. Image-guided drug delivery has been studied by scientists all around the world for almost a decade because it may enable a beneficial increase in tumor chemotherapy drug levels, thereby increasing treatment efficacy without an increase in adverse side effects. The joint research team has now demonstrated in pre-clinical studies that an improved local drug uptake in tumors is achieved, and that it can be visualised and measured in real time.

Researchers Develop Tumour Tracking Technique

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in the US have developed a robotic tumour-tracking technique that could improve cancer treatment.

Southampton scientists develop new leukaemia cancer vaccine

A new cancer treatment which strengthens a patient’s immune system and enables them to fight the disease more effectively is being trialled on patients for the first time in the UK.

ISRO has taken key initiatives for telemedicine : Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Planning Commission, India

Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission, has steered the Indian Space programme for over nine years as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Space Commission and as Secretary to the Government of India.

Unveiling more effective cancer treatment:

In a major breakthrough in cancer treatment, researchers in Australia are working on a new technique towards curing the disease avoiding much inevitable effects of conventional treatment such as hair loss, vomiting, and irritated mucous membrane.

Cyberknife’ to treat cancer

Doctors in Britain will for the first time use a robotic radiotherapy machine to treat cancer this week. The machine called Cyberknife is said to be worth 2.5 million pounds.

Fortis ties up with International Oncology

Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare has tied up with International Oncology, a US-based company formed by a group of Indian doctors working overseas. As per the tie-up, a team of about 12 doctors from International Oncology has started offering cancer care treatment, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology and bone marrow transplant at Fortis’ Noida hospital.

Parkway Hospitals -Singapore

[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

ParkwayHealth owns a total of 15 hospitals in South Asia providing 3,277 beds and the expertise of 1,500 accredited medical professionals in a wide range of specialist fields.

CMCH to get status upgrade, but lack treatment facilities

Though the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) will soon be upgraded to the status of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), it will still lack modern treatment facilities for patients suffering from cancer.