Novo Nordisk launches Victoza In India
Victoza, a revolutionary new treatment for type 2 diabetes has recently launched by Novo Nordisk, one of the leading healthcare companies in diabetes care.
Now tele-medicine service through mobiles bring ECG report at doctors fingertips
Medicine and Mobile technology come together in the BlackBerry phones now. In what can be termed as a breakthrough in mobile technology. ECG reports can be accessed on the BlackBerry through Vodafone network.
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.
GE Healthcare gets License for New Imaging Agent
GE Healthcare acquired the license to a new molecular imaging agent that could be useful in diagnosing heart attacks and monitoring how well tumors respond to drugs.
Rapid Cardiac Biomarker Testing System Developed
A rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood has been developed by scientists at Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME).
Dr. SMS a Novel Mobile- Health Application : Rathan U Kelkar, Director, Kerala State IT Mission & Sabarish. K, Kerala State IT Mission
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Dr. SMS is a novel project of the Kerala State IT Mission – the technology implementation wing of the Government of Kerala in India, launched on 29th May 2008 with the aim to increase access of health care services by common people through simple and innovative use of mobile telephony.
Cadila expects Rs 100-cr revenue from Policap
Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said it is expecting a revenue of INR 100 crore from the sale of its patented combination drug, Policap, which it expects to launch by the middle of next month.
Philips Neuro Perfusion Package (NPP) software for brain care : S Bhaskaran, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore, India
The brain is the most sensitive organ in human body and consumes the maximum amount of oxygen and other nutrients to keep it alive and healthy. Thus, the brain needs to be continuously fed with fresh oxygenated blood, whilst deoxygenated blood is flushed out.
Appraising Telemedicine Case studies Lessons and Challenges : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg Cardiologist, Command Hospital, Pune and Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur, DD Space Ops, DSCC, Bhopal
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, time stays, we go � Henry Austin Dobson
Greek researchers create AI tool to predict risk of heart attack
Greek researchers have developed a new approach to working out heart attack risk using artificial intelligence.
Philips’ Magnotech to transform global point-of-care testing
Royal Philips Electronics has now developed a unique biosensor technology which has the potential to offer lab-quality immunoassay results at the point of care.
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[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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ICICI Pru-Life launches package for diabetes patients
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, recently announced the launch of Diabetes Care Active, a unique long-term health insurance plan, combined with a customized wellness program, created exclusively for Type II diabetics and pre-diabetics.
