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Healthcare
on the Town
With the real-estate boom in India and upcoming townships,
corporate healthcare is streaming into community care. Nancy
Singh reports on the exciting development plans ahead
Havells
Parent Company Acquires Central Hospital and Research Centre
QRG Enterprises, the parent company of the $1 billion global
electricals major, Havells India Ltd, has acquired a majority
stake of 70 per cent in Central Hospital and Research Centre
(CHRC) at Rs 30 crore.
Cervical
Cancer Risk seen Higher When on Pill
Women who take oral contraceptives run a higher risk of developing
cervical cancer, but this risk is transient and reverts to
normal about 10 years after they stop, British researchers
recently investigated.
Wavelight
Concerto 500 HZ Laser now in India
Shroff Eye Hospital, Mumbai recently launched for the first
time in India world's fastest laser eye treatment, Wavelight
Concerto 500 HZ Laser.
'We
have Developed a Tool to Extract Meaningful Insights from
Unstructured Data'
IBM has made its global footprint in healthcare since 2002.
It has provided innovative solutions to companies in healthcare
delivery, health insurance, pharma and life sciences across
the globe. In India, it set up base in 2005, when a dedicated
healthcare team was set up. In a short time frame of two years,
IBM has established itself as a leader in IT solutions. It
has provided networking and infrastructure solutions to most
of the new, large hospitals being set up in the country. In
the wake of its recent study on use the of IT in mid-size
hospitals, Aparajithan Srivathsan, Head-Healthcare Business
Solutions, IBM India, speaks to Rita Dutta about the study
and also the Company's plans in India. Excerpts
Opto
Circuits gets US FDA Approval for its New Generation Pulse
Oximeters
Opto Circuits (India) Limited (OCI), India's leading manufacturer
of medical diagnostics and interventional products, recently
received Section 510(K) US FDA (United States Food & Drug
Administration) approval on two of its new generation range
of pulse oximeters.
Breast
Cancer Screening Now on Wheels
In an attempt to create awareness about breast cancer in public
and to provide affordable and people-friendly mammography
facility, Helping Hand, an NGO, has initiated mobile mammography
screening van for the first time in Mumbai.
UNAIDS
Study reveals term-end Results about HIV/AIDS Awareness
About 99 per cent of men in Aizwal now believe condoms protect
HIV/AIDS. Incidence of sexually transmitted infections across
six districts is down from 55 per cent to 17 per cent.
Metropolis
Ties up with Star Clinic
Metropolis Health Services (I) Ltd recently announced their
tie-up with Star Clinics, a primary care clinic with presence
in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
'Dramatic
Change in Medicine Practice in Next 20 Years'
There will be more change in the practice of medicine in the
next 20 years than it has been in previous 2,000 years.
HSBC
Private Equity (Asia) Fund and ePlanet together invest in
Trivitron
Trivitron, a medical technology company, recently announced
a significant investment of $11 million, by a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 2 Limited, advised
by HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited and ePlanet, a global
venture capital and private equity firm. Both firms will together
hold a minority stake in Trivitron.
HN
Hospital Treats 28 Patients Using Stem Cells
Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas (HN) Hospital, Mumbai recently
declared it has treated 28 patients with acute myocardial
infarction (MI) by using autologous stem cells.
Little
Strokes Lead to Big Strokes in a Week
Mini-strokes lead to a major stroke within a week in one out
of 20 people and should be treated as a medical emergency,
British doctors found out.
Hiranandani
Hospital Launches Comprehensive Centre for Hip Arthroscopy
Mumbai's Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital recently started offering
comprehensive hip arthroscopy service with state-of-the-art
equipment.
MV
Hospital Promotes Prevention of Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
Hospital for Diabetes & Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai
and the WHO collaborating centre in India, launched a campaign
titled ‘Campaign on Prevention of Childhood Obesity and
Diabetes’ to address this concern.
‘The
Event Offers Excellent Branding Opportunity to Our Company’
Diabetes may be new to China, but currently it is a big challenge
to be dealt with.
New
Emergency Care Hospital in Patna
An 82-bed emergency care hospital—Ruban Emergency Hospital—is
coming up at SP Verma Road in Patna.
Another
Multi-speciality Hospital in Mumbai
A 150-bed multi-speciality hospital, Kohinoor City Hospital,
is coming up at Kohinoor township, located at Kurla-Vidyavihar
section of Mumbai.
Astron
Ties up with JCI
Delhi-based ASTRON Hospital & Healthcare has tied up with
Joint Commission International (JCI) to be the latter's resource
organisation for all publications, manuals, materials etc.
Mumbai’s
PD Hinduja Hospital Unveils State-of-the-Art OTs
PD Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre
has recently inaugurated the new state-of-the-art digitalised
OT complex with eight new OTs on its third floor.
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Medville launched by Frontier Lifeline
Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation, Frontier Lifeline Hospital
signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation
Ltd (TIDCO) in Chennai for the launch of its Project Frontier
Medville, a medical sciences park to be established on a 360
acres campus in Elavur village, near Chennai.
GE
Healthcare Launches Lullaby Phototherapy for Infant Jaundice
Treatment
GE Healthcare recently launched Lullaby, a new blue compact
fluorescent lamp (CFL) based phototherapy system for the treatment
of indirect hyperbilirubinemia or jaundice in newborns.
Doctors'
Gender Matter in Spotting Heart Disease: Study
A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease
is detected in women, researchers said.
Accu-Chek
Successfully Carries off Diabetes Week
Ace Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram recently became a part
of Accu-Chek Express, an initiative by Roche as a part of
their diabetes awareness drive held during Accu-Chek World
Diabetes Week in India.
Managing
Frauds in Health Insurance
The article is a small representation of insurance frauds
taking place on a regular basis.
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