550 million people in India suffer from vision problems Meghna A Singhania2 Oct 2015 4:39 PM ISTHalf of India’s population- close to a whopping 550 million people - have vision problems, according to an official press statement issued recently....
E-Upchar system to be implemented in Haryana hospitals Meghna A Singhania2 Oct 2015 1:53 PM ISTHaryana’s health minister Anil Vij has recently made an announcement on the implementation of E-Upchar system, under which patients would be given a...
Government focused on development of Unani medicine, says AYUSH minister Meghna A Singhania2 Oct 2015 1:08 PM ISTReinstating yet again the government's commitment to achieve significant growth in the AYUSH department, the AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik has...
Insulin pumps safe for five years, says a new study Meghna A Singhania2 Oct 2015 12:55 PM ISTPositioning it as a viable alternative to insulin injections for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study has stressed on the option of...
Fortis Healthcare launches a women-only hospital in Bengaluru Pooja1 Oct 2015 12:35 PM ISTLa Femme, the first women-only comprehensive healthcare facility by the Fortis Healthcare Limited has now been launched in Bengaluru. The first such...
'Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Yojana' to be launched soon Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:40 AM ISTUnion Minister Hansraj Ahir has recently made an announcement that the government is focused to launch the 'Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Yojana' by...
GlaxoSmithKline acquires Novartis' vaccines business Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:26 AM ISTNovartis vaccine business has now been acquired by the drug firm GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. With this development, GlaxoSmithKline is also...
All HIV patients must be granted antiretroviral treatment, says WHO Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:23 AM ISTWith a long term objective to curb 21 million deaths and 28 million new HIV infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended...
Traditional systems of medicine to be promoted, says Ayush Minister Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:18 AM ISTThe Union Minister of State for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik has recently reinstated the message of government’s interest to promote various traditional...
Brian prosthesis to aid people with memory loss Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:13 AM ISTA brain prosthesis, which includes a small array of electrodes implanted in the brain, is underway, with researchers using it as a substitute to...
Platelet membranes to be used to coat anti-cancer drugs Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:08 AM ISTIn a first of its kind research, a new technique extracting the platelet membranes from the patient's own platelets has been developed; a technique...
Aster DM Healthcare to expand in India Meghna A Singhania30 Sept 2015 2:09 PM ISTSurgeons in UK have made a leap towards finding the cure to most common form of blindness that is, agerelated macular degeneration (AMD)Surgeons have...
