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Rotary matches Bill Gates’ challenge, India becomes the 3rd contributor to Rotary’s service funds

February 7, 2012 – 6:18 am | No Comments

Rotary International, one of the largest partners in the fight against polio across the world, has succeeded in raising more than $202.6 million, thereby surpassing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s $200 million target in …

ICMR to set up 234 labs in three years

February 4, 2012 – 5:02 am | No Comments

With the intention to fight diseases, ICMR would be setting up a network of 234 laboratories in the coming three years. This decision was announced by V M Katoch, Director General of Indian Council of …

Dharamshila Hospital to start its cancer OPD in Patna

February 2, 2012 – 10:02 am | No Comments

Dharamshila Hospital And Research Centre (DHRC), Delhi which is India’s first and only NABH accredited cancer hospital is going to start its cancer OPD in Bihar at Ford Hospital And Research Centre, Patna.
Bihar has recorded …

GE healthymagination fund invests in Check-Cap Ltd

February 2, 2012 – 5:25 am | Comments Off

GE Capital and GE Healthcare, the financial services and healthcare divisions of General Electric Company recently announced an investment in Check-Cap Ltd, a developer of an ingestible imaging capsule that may help detect colorectal cancer. …

Kokilaben offers cancer screening program this week to mark World Cancer Day

February 2, 2012 – 5:14 am | No Comments

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), deaths from cancer worldwide are projected to continue to rise to over 11 million in 2030. The centre for cancer at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital is one of …

Scientists stumble upon electrical property of arteries

February 1, 2012 – 8:30 am | No Comments

A study has recently revealed electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues. The study led by Jiangyu Li, Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington found that the wall of the …

Computer assisted surgery introduced by Surgicare Hospital

February 1, 2012 – 5:31 am | No Comments

Surgicare Hospital announces the Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS) in Maharashtra. The surgery helps to reduce surgical errors and improves surgical outcomes associated with knee and hip surgery. It includes technique that enhances the identification of the …

System to deliver organ transplant drug- without harmful side effects

February 1, 2012 – 4:54 am | No Comments

A new system for delivering a drug to organ transplant patients, who could avoid the risk of harmful side effects, is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
The drug, cyclosporine (CsA), …

“Partnership opportunities are numerous in Quebec and international relation with India is a priority,” Dr Bolduc

January 31, 2012 – 12:27 pm | No Comments

Arshia Khan
Building upon the five year discussion of bilateral relationship, the Maharashtra State Health Department has entered into an official agreement with the provincial Government of Quebec, Canada, to explore collaborations in …

S Premkumar joins Apollo Hospitals as Group Chief Executive Officer – Healthcare Services

January 31, 2012 – 12:15 pm | No Comments

Elaborating on the expansion plans of Asia’s pioneering healthcare group, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “Over 20 million patients came to us from 120 countries and honoured us with their trust. …