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Commercialisation of human organs: Do not sell, donate organs
May 8, 2012 – 9:13 am | No Comments

With an increased demand for human organs in India, a regulated Act, which clearly defines and states the punishment for black marketing may fill the acute shortage.
Titash Roy Choudhury
While talking about human organ transplantation, …

Private players in Indian health insurance: Bringing in a sea change
May 7, 2012 – 11:39 am | No Comments

The health insurance industry holds a huge potential in India, and the influx of private health insurance companies in recent years shows the growing awareness and demand of having a health cover among patients.

Setting sight on eradicating blindness
April 10, 2012 – 10:43 am | No Comments

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of blind people in India in 2000 was estimated to be 18.7 million, of which for 9.5 million blindness was cataract-related and for 3 million, refractive error-related.

Breast cancer screening study shows ethnic inequalities in uptake
April 10, 2012 – 10:25 am | No Comments

Pakistani and South Asian women living in Scotland are at risk of late diagnosis of breast cancer because they do not go for screening, new research has found.
The study shows that compared with white Scots …

Healthspring introduces CPR certification and first-aid training in Mumbai
April 5, 2012 – 8:57 am | No Comments

Healthspring Community Medical Centres has partnered with Association for Trauma Care of India (ATCI) to offer certified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training in Mumbai.