Effort To Curb Illicit Rx Drug Activity Online
Google and Microsoft have partnered with the US administration to establish a not-for-profit organisation aimed at blocking illegal online pharmacies from selling counterfeit prescription drugs.
ViewSonic Launches World Slimmest, Multi touch, All In One View Pad
ViewSonic, leader in visual display products from the USA, has launched the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10
Higher Hospital Infection Rates in Developing Countries
A study led by World Health Organization says that developing countries have much higher hospital infection rates than the developed world.
Hospital on a chip could increase survival of battlefield wounded
Researchers in the US aim to develop an implantable biochip that could diagnose and provide medication to soldiers as soon as they are injured. Survival of battlefield wounds often depends on the level of treatment within the first 30 minutes, so providing instant treatment to wounded soldiers before a medic can reach them could increase chances of survival.
Researchers develop artificial kidney
Researchers at the University of California, US, have developed the world’s first implantable artificial kidney, which is capable of mimicking the kidney’s most important functions such as filtering toxins from the bloodstream, regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.
WORLD
Thailand: Microsoft’s new healthcare research hubFollowing Microsoft Corp’s purchase of software and assets to streamline administrative and medical record-keeping at […]
INDIA
First health institute in Nagaland inauguratedThe first health institute to be set up in the North-eastern state of India, Christian […]
Handheld ultrasound market poised for rapid growth
The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed US $1.2 billion by 2016 due to technological advances and improvements in three and four-dimensional capabilities by some of the major manufacturers including SonoSite, GE and Siemens, according to a new report by market research firm iData Research.
Sun Pharma receives USFDA nod for generic Clarinex, Tiazac
The Mumbai-based firm has received approval from US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Schering Plough’s Clarinex tablets, Sun Pharma said in a statement.
GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare recently announced that its Vscan pocket-sized visualization tool has been named the Grand Award winner for Health in Popular Science magazine
Lupin gets FDA nod for anti-allergic tablets
Drug firm Lupin announced it has been granted final approval by the United states Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for antihistamine Desloratadine tablets, used for treating allergies.
US hospital unveils plans for US$130m cancer facility
The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, US, has unveiled a US$130m cancer facility.
Wipro to showcase its expertise at the Global E-Health Forum in Germany
Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited participated in the Global E-Health Forum, held on the 25th and 26th October in Hamburg Germany. The forum is Europe
