Suicide attempt no longer a criminal offence
People who attempt suicide will no longer face criminal action. The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, decriminalising the suicide bid has […]
A Specialised Course for Routine Immunisation
In a bid to take the ‘Routine Immunisation’ to the grass root levels and to reach the unreached, a specialised […]
Roll Back Malaria
Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance, Roll Back Malaria Partnership and Empower School of Health Urge Greater Private Sector Investment to Overcome […]
Healthy ageing a global challenge, says WHO
A good society is one that takes care of its vulnerable, its aged, its poor and its sick, said Dr […]
European researchers advance bone implants technology
A team of researchers from the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research have developed a simulation programme calculating the internal structure and density distribution of bone material.
Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors
The survey study titled Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors, shows that overall MMR [maternal mortality ratio, which means number of maternal deaths to women (in the age group 15-49 years) per 1 lakh live births to women (in the age group 15-49 years)], which was nearly 400 in the year 1997-98, has declined to about 300 in the year 2001-03, thus registering a decline of 24 per cent during this period based on SRS data.
Should you trust health advice from internet forums?
Health information on the internet used to be shaped by doctors. Now it’s being shaped by patients. And it’s patients, not doctors, who are making the real progress in providing health information that delivers what people really want to know. But how do you know if this information and advice is trustworthy, and worth heeding?
pinkWhale healthcare introduces diagnostics services at doorstep
pinkWhale Healthcare Services, announced today, that residents in select metros can now avail diagnostic services like getting blood and urine tests done, from the convenience of their homes.
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[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Technology to Bolster Healthcare
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
While healthcare becomes ever more complex, technology is providing answers for some of the most challenging aspects of medicine. eHealth brings you a low down on medical technologies that are changing the way we provide clinical care.
Relisys Medical Devices Limited and 2 Spring BV Netherland sign exclusive European representation agreement for Relisys OEM products
Relisys Medical Devices Limited (RMDL), India based integrated medical device manufacturer headquartered at Hyderabad, has successfully closed an Exclusive European Representation agreement with the Netherland based 2 Spring BV
Commercial version of VistA EHR framework released as open source
DSS, Inc. a leading developer of enhancements to VistA, the award-winning electronic health record developed by the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs, has announced it will Open Source the code for its vxVista an enhanced version of VistA designed for the commercial market.
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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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