Anthelio eyes Indian healthcare market
April 30th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Anthelio, the US-headquartered IT solutions and business process services company for the healthcare industry, plans to enter the Indian market next year and is already in ... Read more...
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Technical textiles industry to grow to Rs.1.4 trillion by 2017
August 25th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian technical textiles industry is projected to grow to Rs.1.4 trillion ($31.4 billion) by 2016-17, with healthcare and infrastructure sectors accounting for a major ... Read more...
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Indian healthcare industry poised for rapid growth
August 5th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian healthcare industry is set to grow rapidly this decade due to rising life expectancy, higher income levels, health insurance proliferation and growing incidence of ... Read more...
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Pranab withdraws ‘misery tax’ on healthcare (Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Faced with criticism from the opposition and the medical fraternity, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday rolled back the proposed five percent service tax, dubbed ... Read more...
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Don’t impose service tax on healthcare: Rights panel
March 10th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday joined the healthcare industry in strongly opposing the proposed service tax hike in the budget, saying that it ... Read more...
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‘Misery Day’ against service tax hike in hospitals
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The healthcare industry continued to react strongly to the proposed service tax hike in the budget with Devi Shetty, one of the country's renowned ... Read more...
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Could shark skin lead to possible cure for bacterial infections?
February 7th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): We think of sharks as the ultimate predators but if a material that prevents bacterial growth really works, we may soon owe them our lives.Modern medicine has defeated ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New York leads US list in new jobs
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) New York leads a list of cities in the US that are poised to offer the maximum number of new jobs in the country after the global ... Read more...
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Medical equipment exhibition in Chennai
August 7th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
By JayakumarChennai, Aug 7 (ANI): An annual medical equipment exhibition 'Medicall 2010' began is on here since Friday.Companies from over 30 countries are displaying their medical equipments at the Chennai Trade ... Read more...
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Health awareness fuels growth of clinical diagnostic laboratories in India
May 29th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Chennai, May 29 (ANI): A sharp rise in health awareness has given a boost to the growth of diagnostic laboratories and other health facilities, which in turn have indicated a progressive ... Read more...
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Nurses, doctors voted sexiest occupations Down Under
May 7th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 7 (ANI): A survey has revealed that Australians find the jobs of doctors, nurses, and tradies to be the sexiest occupations.The poll of more than 9000 Australians by online dating ... Read more...
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Doctors asked to stop taking gifts from pharma companies
January 1st, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) Friday asked the country's doctors to stop receiving gifts or favours from any pharmaceutical companies and said they must desist from ... Read more...
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Private hospital segment to reach $45 bn by 2012
December 13th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India's private hospitals segment is estimated to reach $45 billion by 2012 from the present $22 billion with expansion in tier II and III cities, according to ... Read more...
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Healthcare to become $77-bn sector in India by 2012: Report
November 25th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India's healthcare sector is expected to grow at 23 percent annually to become a $77-billion industry by 2012, a report released Wednesday said.
According to the ... Read more...
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Amity Business School holds fifth Global Leadership Summit
September 19th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.19 (ANI): Amity Business School (ABS) on Saturday organized its fifth annual Global Leadership Summit with the theme "Businesses Beyond the Downturn".A number of corporate veterans, including D.K. Purwar, ... Read more...
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Dr. Andrew Weil’s New Book
September 11th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by GD
"Why Our Health Matters" is the new book written Dr. Andrew Weil. In today's time healthcare is one of the biggest concerns the world over, with even the US President Barak ... Read more...
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Healthcare industry grew 42 percent in first quarter
August 30th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's healthcare industry registered 42.44 percent growth in net profit during April-June, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham).
"When the whole world was ... Read more...
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Health infrastructure cost to cross $14 bn in 2013: KPMG
July 21st, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Expenditure on healthcare in the country will grow nearly 6 percent per annum to cross $14 billion in 2013, says a report released here Tuesday.
"The ... Read more...
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India Health Card brings quality healthcare to NRI families
February 1st, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) An Indian American group of professionals has launched a first of its kind India Health Card, a prepaid, reloadable card that lets Non-resident Indians (NRIs) fund healthcare needs ... Read more...
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ICRI to teach healthcare management
July 8th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Aimed at providing qualified manpower to the booming medical tourism sector, the Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) Tuesday said it would start teaching healthcare management. The ... Read more...
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US requires 40,000 more health IT professionals
April 18th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 18 (IANS) United States alone requires an additional 40,000 IT professionals to move its healthcare toward a paperless system that cuts costs and medical errors. That is the finding of ... Read more...
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Bahrain starts work on Middle East’s biggest healthcare project
February 25th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by admin
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, Feb 25 (IANS) Bahrain's Ithmaar Development Co (IDC) has awarded a $69-million contract to Boskalis Westminster Middle East to start reclamation work in the country's northeast coast for what ... Read more...
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Ramadoss asks healthcare industry to help bring down maternal and infant mortality rate
November 15th, 2007 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today urged the healthcare industry to join hands with the government to bring down the maternal and infant mortality rate in the ... Read more...
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