First PET-CT guided radiotherapy in India was performed by Apollo Hospitals

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 09 Oct 2005

PET-CT guided radiotherapy for monitoring and treatment of cancer patients by doctors in Apollo Hospital. This PET-CT guided radiotherapy procedure was performed for the first time in India. ...Read M...

Gene Fusion Test to screen children’s with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 06 Oct 2005

Dr Moorman and his colleagues from Southampton University have found a new gene based test for identifying DNA fusion, in which DNA of two or more genes fuse. The research team is focusing on detectio...

Worlds Largest Cord Blood Bank to be started in India

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 04 Oct 2005

South Korean Biotech Company, Histostem, will invest $20 million to establish the world’s largest umbilical cord blood bank in Mumbai, India, to provide stem cells for transplant surgeons globally. Th...

Mysterious viral outbreak in Toronto, influenza ruled out

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 03 Oct 2005

A viral outbreak has been reported at a seniors' home in Toronto and experts say that viruses other than influenza could have caused the death of four residents at the home. Infectious diseases expert...

A first for India - IVF baby born of surrogacy

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 03 Oct 2005

India's first surrogate in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby of a single parent has been born in a city clinic, raising questions about the newborn's legal status and the single father's parenthood right...

Yoga, ayurveda being documented to stop patent misuse

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 02 Oct 2005

Bitten by patent rows over basmati and turmeric, India doesn't want to be caught off guard again...Read More

Glucommander: A safe and simple method of glycemic control

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 02 Oct 2005

Using intensive intravenous insulin therapy is the recommended method of diabetes management in critically ill persons in hospitals....Read More

Outsourcing clinical trials to India

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 30 Sep 2005

Clinical research in India costs has become very easy and cheap compared to other countries, which has lead to an increased outsourcing of clinical research to India. Outsourcing in the field of IT ca...

Indian hospitals require International Accreditation

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 30 Sep 2005

Quality standards and strict hygienic conditions has to be monitored by all health care industries, with growing need of hospital care and increase in number of hospitals and physicians providing the...

Blood Transfusion May Not Be Required For Thalassaemia

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 29 Sep 2005

The most common form of thalassaemia disease may not require blood transfusion as a treatment procedure.Hemoglobin E Â thalassaemia—the commonest form of severe thalassaemia in many Asian...Read More