KOLKATA: Fortis Healthcare has decided to re-brand the 10 Wockhardt hospitals it acquired last year under the Fortis brandname from April 1. There-branding exercise will be followed by a heavy duty marketing…
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Fortis Healthcare to buy 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway for $685 mn
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare announced on Thursday that it is buying private equity firm TPG Capital’s 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway Holdings for $685.3 million (Rs 3,080 crore), supplanting Apollo Hospitals…
NIH Panel Advocates Vaginal Birth After C-Sec
For long now, obstetric practice has stopped conducting vaginal birth followed by a previous caesarean section and about nine in ten women in the United States end up in repeat caesareans. A…
Frozen Veggies Healthier Than Fresh One’s: Study
Most shoppers assume that vegetables labelled ‘fresh produce’ are no more than four days old. The truth however is that most vegetables are about two weeks old by the time they reach…
Economy Causes Cosmetic Surgery To Witness A Dip For The Second Year In A Row
According to a survey of 928 board-certified physicians by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a group of plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic enhancement procedures in the United States…
Kidney Donors Do Not Face Risk Of Premature Death
A new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared survival rates of live kidney donors to non-donors and revealed that the former do not face…
Cynoprod launches $2m Jordan dental centre
Canada-based Cynoprod, in partnership with Jordanian investor Zaher Al Masri, has launched a dental manufacturing centre in Amman, Jordan. The investment cost of Cynoprod’s Jordan is estimated at $2m in addition to…
Beta Blocker Therapy Underused in Heart Failure Patients
New Saint Louis University research has found that beta blockers, a class of drugs used to prevent the progression of heart failure and manage arrhythmias (irregular heart beat) and hypertension (high blood…
Menopause At 25
Life is a paradox. It is full of surprises, yet we never expect the unexpected. During our life cycle, there are certain medical conditions that we mentally gear up to, like natural…
Is Obsession With Healthy Eating A Psychological Disease?
Fast foods have been a rage for atleast two decades now. With fast food companies burgeoning today and offering palatable meals on a budget, it is hardly a surprise that they attract…
ISO Certification for Hospitals
HOSPITALS, QUALITY AND ISO Delivering the right care at the right time in the right setting is the core mission of hospitals. This can be achieved only by quality. Ensuring the safety…
Meat- A New Causative Factor For Allergic Reactions
Findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAI) annual meeting in New Orleans revealed that allergic reaction to meat might not be a very rare occurrence, instead eating…
Bisophenol A Linked To Asthma Risk In Kids
Bisophenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly found in polycarbonate plastic bottles and the aluminium lining of food andbeverage cans. A new research done on mice found that mouse pups born to…
Demand for Hospital Beds in Saudi Arabia Continue to Surge
Feb 24, 2010 – Saudi healthcare market looks quite promising with plenty of investment opportunities. Saudi Arabia needs both foreign investment and expertise to develop its healthcare system to cope with an…
Mid-Day Nap Boosts Brain Performance: Study
A new and interesting study found that sleep is not important just for children; a mid-day nap of about 90 minutes benefits adults as well. This nap supposedly primes the brain and…