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Experts Say Sepsis Killing More People than AIDS
Sepsis, a condition caused by infections leading to multiple organ failure, is among the leading causes of deaths in India – killing more people than AIDS or cancer, say experts. Awareness to the...
View ArticleStem Cells Give New Life to Leukemia Patient
Stem cell transplantation was the only possibility as this particular leukemia carries an extremely poor prognosis at this age group Bangalore: Narayana Hrudayalaya – Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre has...
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Specialty Clinics Bring Retailing to Healthcare
Specialty clinics are offering solutions to many lifestyle and health related issues we face By Sharmila Das, Elets News Network (ENN) Ever since the emergence of life-style diseases, it is regular to...
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2013 is for Cloud
Despite the many challenges that persist in the Indian healthcare IT sector, the mood of market players is upbeat for the year 2013. Cloud Computing is going to be the major focus. Hospital Information...
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Pioneer behind Polio vaccine dies at 96
Dr Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96. Although not as well-known as fellow...
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Cipla launches ETACEPT – the first Biosimilar of Etanercept in India under...
Cipla, one of India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies announces the launch of the first biosimilar of Etanercept in India; under the brand name ‘ETACEPT’ for the treatment of rheumatic...
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Women Health Matters A Lot For Our Nation
Himanshu Bhatt, Director, KS Biomed Healthcare Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Whenever we think about women health in India, first question comes to my mind is, “Are we really committed to women health in...
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The Highs and Lows of Indian Cardiology
Dr S K Parashar, President Elect and Chairman of the SC, Cardiology Society of India, shares his views on the developments that have taken place in Indian cardiology In conversation with Sharmila Das,...
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Cloning a Reality in Future
Padma Shri Dr Indira Hinduja delivered India’s first test tube baby at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, in 1986. She is also credited for the country’s first babyby an oocyte donation technique back in 1991....
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Every woman enjoys the right to give birth
“Infertility treatment can be very demanding and can create a great deal of physical, emotional and psychological stress for a couple.Over 1500 IVF babies born in Milann and this includes South India’s...
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Diagnostics The Spinal Cord of Healthcare Industry
From personalised medicine to disease monitoring, the role of the diagnostic industry will be crucial in managing healthcare spending By Ankush Kumar, Elets News Network. It is believed that the...
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“Changing Clinical Practice and Improving Patient Care”
Punit Kohli, Business Director, BD Diagnostics- BD Diagnostic Systems in India, is a heathcare veteran with infection prevention portfolio. In conversation with Shahid Akhter, ENN, he shares his...
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FDA announce proposal to regulate e-cigarettes
As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a new rule that would...
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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease – A deadly combo
Continuous mild pain in chest led 42 year old Raman to consult a cardiologist. The diagnosis came as a bit of shock to him. His blood glucose level was high and his arteries were blocked. Further...
View ArticleA powerful new way to treat HER2-positive breast cancer validated
In a recent study at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHIL), scientists discovered a powerful new way of treating an aggressive form of breast cancer. The breast cancer subtype in question is commonly...
View ArticleCancer type different for rich and poor: Study
According to a recent study, certain cancers are more concentrated in areas with high poverty, while other cancers arise more often in wealthy regions. Certain cancers like Kaposi sarcoma and cancers...
View ArticleGavi Alliance calls on new goverment to bolster routine immunisation
ENN, (Elets News Network) The GAVI Alliance is calling for renewed efforts in India to bolster routine immunisation coverage and protect more children from vaccine preventable diseases following the...
View ArticlePersonalised medicine new trend in treating cancer: Experts
Precision medicines or personalised medicines, where the doctors devise medicine and treatment as per the individual need of patients with minimal or no side effects, can be a new technique for cancer...
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Cured of Ebola, Man tests positive in Delhi
Although treated and cured of Ebola virus disease in Liberia, a 26-year-old Indian has been quarantined at the Delhi airport’s health facility after testing positive twice. Although his blood samples...
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Is depression infectious ?
Major depressive disorder (MDD) should be re-conceptualized as an infectious disease, according to Turhan Canli, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Radiology at Stony Brook University. In a...
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