Most Common Genetic Disorders in India
Only clinically validated genetic screening test based on next-generation sequencing can reduce the risk of transmitting genetic disorders to 1:100,000, shares Dr Rajni […]
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Carrier Screening: The Future that Matters
Indians represent about one-sixth of the world population with statistics indicating a high burden of birth defects and genetic disorders. […]
Lead Poisoning: A threat to Next Generation
Lead poisoning remains one of the most important environmental health concerns globally. Lead exposure is estimated to account for 143,000 […]
Cloning a Reality in Future
Padma Shri Dr Indira Hinduja delivered Indias first test tube baby at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, in 1986. She is also credited […]
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, […]
Stem cells could combine with gene therapy to fight genetic diseases
Research has combined stem cell technology and gene therapy for the first time, which could lead to genetic disorders being […]
Dr. Lal Path Labs
[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Dr. Lal Path Labs was established in 1949 by Major S.K. Lal. One of India�s largest medical diagnostics company, it is primarily Delhi-based, though it has a pan-India presence.
Court provides relief to Hemophilia patients
The Delhi High Court has given Hemophilia patients a reason to smile. Treatment for this inherited disorder that is costly and beyond the reach of a majority of those affected will now be provided free of cost at three hospitals in the capital.
Telemedicine Gets a Human Face
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
This initiative of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka endeavours to take the dividends of the highly specialized field of human genetics to rural communities through an ICT platform, and draws on the infrastructure facilities of the newest Nenasala at the Kurunegala Hospital and that of the Koslanda Nenasala.
