Indian hospital group to train doctors in Ghana
September 17th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Sep 16 (IANS) India's Apollo Hospital Group will conduct a medical camp in Ghana to provide affordable treatment to people suffering from liver and heart diseases as part of ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals to Set up 30 telemedicine units in Africa
September 13th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Apollo Hospitals group will set up 30 telemedicine units in Africa under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it has signed with AfroIndia Medical services, ... Read more...
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Advent invests $105 million in CARE Hospitals
April 2nd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, Monday announced that it is investing $105 million (Rs.523 crore) in Hyderabad-based CARE Hospitals ... Read more...
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US hospital hires models in lab coats, high heels ‘to attract men’
December 18th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): A hospital in America is said to have spent millions of dollars to hire models in lab coats, short skirts and high heels to attract men for DNA ... Read more...
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ET Now to launch new business reality show
November 9th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) After Bloomberg UTV's "The Pitch", now business channel ET Now is set to launch show "Pioneering Spirit - A Product of Lufthansa", where contestants will be given ... Read more...
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UAE group to bring affordable healthcare to smaller Indian cities
July 1st, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 1 (IANS) A prominent woman-owned hospital group in the United Arab Emirates, begun by a woman who moved there from Nagpur, plans to bring affordable health care services ... Read more...
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Boob jobs defying the slump in UK!
April 2nd, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 2 (ANI): British surgeons are reporting an increase in the demand for boob jobs as more women are flocking to copy celebs such as Katie Price a.k.a Jordan.Experts working for ... Read more...
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Padma Bhushan an honour for Apollo family: Preetha Reddy
January 25th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Preetha Reddy, managing director of the Apollo Hospital Group, Monday described her father Pratap C. Reddy's selection for Padma Vibhushan, the nation's second highest civilian award, as an ... Read more...
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India honours scientist Ramakrishnan, Ebrahim Alkazi, Zohra Segal (Roundup)
January 25th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo Hospital group chairman Prathap C. Reddy, and theatre personalities Ebrahim Alkazi and Zohra Segal are among the six people awarded the ... Read more...
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Ramakrishnan, Pratap Reddy, Zohra get Padma Vibhushan
January 25th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Indian government Monday awarded the Padma Vibhushan to six eminent personalities, including veteran actor Zohra Segal, Apollo Hospital Group chairman Prathap Chandra Reddy and Nobel laureate ... Read more...
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Now, ‘chest drive’ new pair of boobs before surgery!
January 12th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 12 (ANI): Just like we test drive a new car, girls wanting bigger boobs can now 'chest drive' a new pair of breasts before they go under the knife.At first, ... Read more...
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Flabby tummies are women’s ‘worst body hang-up’
December 28th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): A new survey has found that the worst body hang-up of women is their flabby tummies, with 59 percent of them revealing that it does not make them ... Read more...
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Obese Brits ’struggling to earn living’
November 4th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 4 (ANI): Obese people in the UK are having a hard time to climb over the national average income, according to a poll.The survey, headed by YouGov and commissioned by ... Read more...
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IBM to impart software skills to Madhya Pradesh students (Business Capsule)
September 4th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Banglore, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian subsidiary of International Business Machines (IBM) is collaborating with three engineering colleges in Madhya Pradesh to develop software skills of their students, the company said Friday.
IBM ... Read more...
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Fortis acquires 10 Wockhardt hospitals
August 24th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Super-speciality hospital group Fortis has acquired 10 hospitals from Wockhardt for Rs.909 crore, the company said Monday. With this acquisition, the Delhi-based Fortis will add ... Read more...
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Apollo opens hospital in Mauritus
August 20th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) The 220-bed Apollo Bramwell Hospital in Mauritius - a joint venture between the city-based healthcare major Apollo Hospital and British American Investment Co - went on stream ... Read more...
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A.R. Rahman inaugurates Apollo Hospital Group
July 31st, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mozart of Madras and Academy Award Winner A.R. Rahman yesterday inaugurated Apollo Children Hospital. On the occasion; A.R. Rahman said, "I am much fascinated with top-notch features of this new pediatric ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals shelves plans to buy Wockhardt units
June 17th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Apollo Hospitals has shelved plans to buy a "basket of hospitals" from Wockhardt, a senior company official said here Wednesday.
"There is a lot of synergy between us, but ... Read more...
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Home-based UVB therapy for psoriasis as safe as hospital treatment
May 8th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 08 (ANI): Treating psoriasis patients with ultraviolet B (UVB) at home is as effective and as safe as conventional hospital based phototherapy, a new study has found.The findings also showed ... Read more...
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Now, CyberKnife technology to treat cancer in India
March 14th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Offering hope in several cases of technically inoperable tumours, the most advanced CyberKnife robotic radio surgery system will be available to cancer patients from next week at ... Read more...
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Lord Hameed thanks ‘mother country’ for Padma Bhushan
January 26th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Noted Indian-origin doctor and inter-faith campaigner Lord Khalid Hameed Monday thanked his “mother country” for the Padma Bhushan conferred on him for services to medicine.“This is a great ... Read more...
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Chikungunya virus ‘poses danger to babies’
March 23rd, 2008 - 10:12 am ICT by admin
New York, March 23 (IANS) Chikungunya virus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby if she becomes infected just before or after delivery, a new study says. Public health ... Read more...
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