Last week, Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. In the process, he may have secured the health sector a much-needed technological boost. Israeli Consul General David Akov has expressed Israel’s interest in sharing with India database technology that would integrate with the Aadhaar system currently used in India. The Aadhaar …
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A $6 million 3D printing facility for medical devices is soon to be built in Andhra Pradesh. Think3D, an Indian subsidiary of Singapore based Think3D Labs Pte Ltd. has announced plans for the site to be established in Vishakhapatnam. Its construction will be in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (APTZ) a specially formed initiative …
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Late diagnoses could lead to 76,000 breast cancer deaths a year by 2020, claims a new study. Breast cancer: Common and deadly The study, published in the Journal of Business Research, says a lack of awareness surrounding the disease is causing late diagnoses. This increases the risk that, when detected, the cancer is too …
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The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is an inherent right of Indian people. This is a landmark verdict which could have implications for biometric database Aadhaar. The largest biometric database in the world Aadhaar is a national identification system, promoted by the Indian government. More than 1.12 billion Indians – more than 88 …
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Efforts to impose restrictions on some kinds of marketing of medicines to Indian doctors face are facing what is being called “a legal roadblock.” Proposed rules which would limit the amount pharma companies could spend on gifts and trips for doctors have been rejected by India’s legal ministry. This was after a draft was submitted …
In India, when it comes to the rising number of cancer deaths in recent years, it seems poorer women are at greater risk. Two thirds of female cancer patients are from low socio-economic backgrounds. Indian women account for around 30 percent of the country’s cancer burden. The most common cancers in women are breast cancer, …
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Malaria can be carried by a number of mosquito species, the most common of which is aedes aegypti. However, more species exist that can adapt to differing conditions, allowing the reach of the disease to expand. Worryingly, the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) has detected the presence of two mosquito species in and around …
Thyroid disorders are far more prevalent than had previously been assumed claims a report published by global diagnostic chain SRL Diagnostics. India lacks an effective national policy to tackle the scope of the issue, the authors say. The actual figures vary depending on the study. The high level of variation within the results is largely …
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States have run out of HIV medications with no sign of replenishment, despite the recent HIV/AIDS bill. In May, an HIV/AIDS bill was launched by the Health Ministry that was hailed as a historic accomplishment in the fight for human rights for those infected with the condition. The bill was however called out by many …
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Numerous states across India are reporting small scale outbreaks of anthrax, a bacterial infection capable of infecting a person via several different means which, if left untreated, can prove fatal. Anthrax is caused by a gram positive, rod shaped bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria is commonly found in the soil, and is often transmitted …
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