Need Policy Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The Chennai Declaration wants India to take urgent initiatives to formulate an effective national policy to control the rising trend […]
Tags: infectious diseases
Organised Healthcare Fragmenting into Niches
With the continuous booming factors, the Indian health experts and doctors are turning entrepreneurs, setting up niche centres needing initial […]
Experts Say Sepsis Killing More People than AIDS
Sepsis, a condition caused by infections leading to multiple organ failure, is among the leading causes of deaths in India […]
Thomson Reuters Reveals Reports on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Thomson Reuters has recently released its global research report on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The study tracks the current status of […]
HLL Launches Affordable Diagnostic Kit for Chikungunya and Dengue
HLL Lifecare Limited, a mini-ratna public sector undertaking with diversified business, is foraying into molecular diagnostics area with a duplex […]
US drug shortage could threaten health system
A growing shortage of important chemotherapy drugs, anesthetics and antibiotics, which has compromised or delayed care for some US patients […]
Vaccination for HIV on its way?
A research team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has developed a way to extract a portion of the surface of HIV that is recognisable to the antibody, known as an epitope, into a computer designed protein scaffold.
US drug shortage could threaten us health system
A growing shortage of important chemotherapy drugs, anesthetics and antibiotics, which has compromised or delayed care for some US patients and may have led to at least 15 deaths, represents a “pressing public health problem.
400 Vaccines In Development to Fight Infectious Diseases
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. More than 9.5 million people worldwide die each year from infectious diseases. Of particular concern today are virulent forms of ‘super bugs’ that have mutated and grown resistant to available antibiotics.
Reaching masses
[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The only way to make healthcare affordable is to create a massive education network, and this should encompass infrastructure for training of Medical, Dental, Paramedical and Nursing students
Gen-Probe Panther Launched by Transasia
Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd. has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Gen-Probe, USA for marketing “Molecular Diagnostics Solutions” in India.
Poor countries catching up with rich nations in many ailments
A new World Bank report titled ‘Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases’ launched on 27 June, 2007 warns that poor countries are catching up with wealthier nations in terms of diseases like cancer, diabetes, obesity, and cardiac problems.
The Needle of Diagnostics
[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Powered by technology, dominated by corporates and driven by new-age consumers, the diagnostic laboratory market in India has taken a giant leap forward
