Indus Health Plus Abnormality Report reveals 20-28% of population in Mumbai run the risk of oral cancer
Tobacco consumption is one of the major causes of death and illness worldwide. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Study […]
Workshop on Impact of Climate Change on Emergence of New Diseases by Indian Immunologicals
Indian Immunologicals had organised a workshop on Impact of climate change on emergence of new diseases in Hyderabad to provide […]
Cured of Ebola, Man tests positive in Delhi
Although treated and cured of Ebola virus disease in Liberia, a 26-year-old Indian has been quarantined at the Delhi airport’s […]
Every woman enjoys the right to give birth
“Infertility treatment can be very demanding and can create a great deal of physical, emotional and psychological stress for a couple.Over 1500 IVF babies born in Milann and this includes […]
Technology that Cares
Indias healthcare sector is in a dynamic phase of growth but technology must work towards affordable healthcare By Dhirendra Pratap […]
Anaemia is still on rise despite a national programme to control since the seventies
Despite a dedicated national programme to control anaemia since the seventies, there has been negligible progress, a recent research found. According to Indicus Analytics, between 1998-99 and 2005-06, the incidence of anaemia actually increased in India.
NIF and ICMR collaborates
City-based National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday.
ICMR to start testing of AIDS vaccine
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will start phase I clinical trials to test a combination of two AIDS vaccine candidates.
India to study neurological impairment of HIV infected
If studies in the West talk of NeuroAIDS and how the virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, back home in Pune, experts at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) have planned an ambitious study to find the prence of neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected individuals.
Siemens installs Rajasthan
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, has inaugurated the Biograph 16 PET.CT scanner by Siemens at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital, Jaipur. It is the first PET.CT scanner in the state of Rajasthan, which helps in identifying cancer lesions at a very early stage. It also comes with HD.PET technology, which provides the best image resolution in the industry and an X-ray reduction feature, which reduces the radiation dose to the patient up to 68%.
“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.
MANAGING SUGAR
[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
MV Hospital is India�s First Hospital for Diabetes, situated at Royapuram, Chennai. It was established by late Prof. M. Viswanathan, Doyen of Diabetology in India, in 1954 as a general hospital.
