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| Interview |
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“India
should develop bilateral co-operation with its
strategic partners for promoting medical tourism”
Dr (Prof) Narong Nimsakul is advisor for tourism
authority, ministry of Tourism and Sports for
Thailand, President of Anti - Ageing Society (Thailand),
Honorary President of International Society for
Laser Surgery and Medicine, Director at Institute
of Modern Medicine in Thailand and visiting professor
at several prestigious medical universities in
Thailand, China and Vietnam. In an interview with
Falaknaaz Syed, Dr Nimsakul shares his experience
of that achievement and suggests measures to be
taken by the Indian government to promote India
as the world's preferred healthcare destination.
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| Oped |
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Drug
utilisation studies: The need for a common protocol
Drug utilisation study seeks to monitor, evaluate
and, if necessary, suggest modification in prescribing
practices of medical practitioners with the aims
of making medical care rational and cost effective,
say Parvinder Singh and Dr P Tiwari
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| News |
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Apollo
shifts focus from illness to wellness
Ganga
Ram conducts cranial stenting of vertebro basalar
system
Prince
Aly Khan introduces fertility services clinic
Healthcare
is not a business industry: Minister
Cancer
Genetics Inc, US comes to India
WB Govt
plans to introduce a diploma course in lab medicine
Overview
of minimally invasive direct access heart surgery
Amelia
Medicorp launches occupational health services
First
global fund grants reach two-year renewal term
‘National
standards in healthcare needed’
Manipal
to establish centre of excellence in waste management
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| Pharma News |
Panacea
lines up vaccine candidates and biopharmaceuticals
Government
decides to free trade from Rule 67 obligation
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| Teleradiology |
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Teleradiology:
Hype Vs Reality
When EHM carried my article defining Clinical
Process Outsourcing, way back in Jan 2003, I never
did imagine that CPO would become an industry
term or that so many businesses would want to
jump into the CPO bandwagon. One of the more hyped
about areas in CPO is Teleradiology.
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| Telemedicine |
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Telemedicine,
an emerging paradigm for delivering affordable
quality healthcare
The World Health Organisation defines telemedicine
as "the delivery of healthcare services,
where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare
professionals using information and communication
technologies for the exchange of valid information
for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease
and injuries, research and evaluation, and for
the continuing education of healthcare providers,
all in the interest of advancing the health of
individuals and their communities"
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| Medical Tourism |
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Medical
tourism set to take off in a big way
‘Medical
tourism is becoming a common form of vacationing’
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| Technology |
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Precision
in Joint Replacement Surgery through Computer
Navigation System
Digitalising
healthcare: Need of the hour
EECP:
A hope for patients with coronary heart disease
Reducing
errors in healthcare delivery by using Bar Code
applications
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| Conversation |
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‘FISH
is at the forefront of molecular diagnostics and
molecular management of diseases’
Dr Pratibha S Amare Kadam is currently head, cancer
cytogenetics Laboratory (Research and Genetics
Services), Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH). A doctorate
in applied biology, she joined TMH as scientific
officer in medical oncology department in 1987
and set up the cancer cytogenetics laboratory
with the initiation of various research programs
in 1987. In an interview with Shardul Nautiyal,
she spoke on issues, challenges and prospects
surrounding the field of molecular cytogenetics.
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