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Concept Medical Receives US FDA IDE Approval for MagicTouch AVF Indication
The approval covers the use of MagicTouch AVF for stenotic lesions of arteriovenous fistulas.
The Bandage - Reinvented for the 21st Century
A sterile bandage, also known as a sterile dressing, is any material that is free from infectious matter and that is used to cover an open wound or injury to help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination…
Colostomy & Colostomy Bags
Driven by an aging global population, increasing life expectancy, and rising incidence of incontinence diseases, the global market for ostomy and incontinence products market is forecast to reach US$15.7 billion by th…
Drug Eluting Stents & Balloons - A Breakthrough In Interventional Cardiology
In an age of fast cars and fast food, it is little surprise that speedy, minimally invasive treatments have taken centre stage in important treatment arenas. However, unlike care and food, medical treatment, when admi…
William Harvey - By his discovery of the circulation of the blood, Harvey revolutionized physiology which had been based on the assumptions about how materials flow through the blood vessels
He is the first to describe correctly and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Many doctors still relied on Galen for much of their knowledge, but Harvey li…
A 'Hospital' That's Run Entirely By Robots
The new $5 million medical and surgical simulation training centre located at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in East Baltimor, which opened in March, has some very unique new staff members - robots.
BD India keen to work with Union govt to train inspectors on medical devices
CMS Computer Ltd., is a leading IT solutions provider in the country with 8000 + professionals worldwide offering wide range of solutions and services across various verticals in strategic IT consulting, Networking, T…
DePuy Launches Software For Knee Replacement Surgery
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc, has announced the launch of computer software designed to significantly enhance the field of computer-assisted knee replacement surgery. The Ci Essential Knee System is computers software that…
Wockhardt's Surgeons Remove Brain Tumour Through Patient's Nasal Cavity
In a unique path breaking surgery lasting for eight hours, the neurosurgery team at Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore performed a pioneering technique by which, for the first time in the country, a brain tumor was remove…
Bayer's New Contour TS Blood Glucose Monitor Launched
It eliminates miscoding errors which could put people with diabetes at clinical risk
Corona Cardiac Cathlab
Tender loving care Hospital visits can be harrowing experiences, but thanks to Design Directions, this cardiac system is not only full of mind boggling science, but it also offers impressive comfort. Although by no me…
Metha Short Stem For Young Arthritis Patients
Bbraun India launched Metha Short Stem - new hip implant with modular neck option to reconstruct anatomical hip joint on August 19, 2007 at P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, Joint Replacement…
Scientists Harness Mysteries Of Brain
(Ref : Economic Times dated November 30, 2006)
Texas develops Innovative Prosthetic Solutions For Arms
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a world leader in analog, signal processor and Microcontroller (MCU) technologies has developed the world's first thought controlled 'Bionic Arm'.
Asthma Cure Goes To The Wire
In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of Asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Called bronchial thermoplasty, the procedure is t…
Emerging Technology Developments in Fusion Technology for Diagnostic Imaging
Emerging Fusion Technologies Poised to Change the Landscape of Diagnostic Imaging
Bioengineered Tissue Repairs Damaged Knee Cartilages
A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol, UK has found that knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering, and that osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process.
Millipore India Invests Rs 25 Lakh For Lab-On-Wheels Project
Millipore India has invested Rs 25 lakh for a lab-on-wheels project. The mobile lab is an initiative of Millipore India, Eppendorf and Micro Devices Metrohm. The state-of-the-art lab-on-wheels and is expected to visit…
Laser Takes Needless Out Of Diabetes Test
The new procedure uses a laser to measure spectroscopic signals in blood while the blood is still in the capillaries, allowing abnormal levels of blood components like glucose to be detected without pricking a person'…
Barc Develops BP Monitor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc-India) has developed a patient-friendly, low-cost non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) module to be used for monitoring blood pressure in operation theatres and intensive care units.
IISc Inks Pact With Cardiff University For Science & Technology
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Cardiff University, Wales in UK, have entered into a collaboration to encourage cooperation in the fields of science and technology, which includes biotechnology and pharmaceutic…
Facility For Electroretinography In Mumbai (India)
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna recently inaugurated Mumbai's first multifocal electroretinogram & VEP at Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital in Mumbai.
Technological Innovation In Cataract Surgery
As the treatment of cataract is now witnessing technological innovation with improved results and outcomes, the new technologies introduced by the world's largest eye care company, Bausch & Lomb, has moved a step furt…
DGFT Eases Import Norms For Medical Items Not Covered Under Drugs Act
According to a recent notification, DGFT has amended section 2.50 of the Handbook of Procedures to clarify that "DGFT may also issue, on application, Free Sale and Commerce Certificate for export of items not covered…
Diabetes Related Foot Amputation Rise To 50,000 A Year In India
India has the largest number of diabetic patients in the world with latest figure crossing 33 million and out of that as many as 50,000 patients losing their legs every year according to a latest study made by Diabeti…
Telemedicine Network Linking 30 Private Hospitals In TN Taken Off
Four Chennai-based hospitals, in association with the Space Hospitals, a division of Space Computers and Systems Ltd., are jointly establishing a dedicated telemedicine network linking private hospitals in remote area…
Trinity opts biodegradable stents for Indians with narrow arteries
The Bangalore based Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation has now opted for use of biodegradable stents for patients who have smaller arteries. The interventional cardiologists have found that Indians, who are genetic…
Hope for heart with drug-coated stent
A new breakthrough in the treatment of coronary artery disease promises to reduce the need for open heart bypass surgery. Medical scientists have come up with a drug-coated stent which, once inserted after clearing a…
India needs 35,000 dialysis machines, it has only 1,000
It is a country where an estimated 20 lakh suffer kidney afflictions every year. Of which, 10% are put on dialysis or need to have their kidney transplanted. And, the numbers, according to nephrologists, are alarmingl…
The Bandage - Reinvented for the 21st Century
A sterile bandage, also known as a sterile dressing, is any material that is free from infectious matter and that is used to cover an open wound or injury to help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination…
Colostomy & Colostomy Bags
Driven by an aging global population, increasing life expectancy, and rising incidence of incontinence diseases, the global market for ostomy and incontinence products market is forecast to reach US$15.7 billion by th…
Drug Eluting Stents & Balloons - A Breakthrough In Interventional Cardiology
In an age of fast cars and fast food, it is little surprise that speedy, minimally invasive treatments have taken centre stage in important treatment arenas. However, unlike care and food, medical treatment, when admi…
William Harvey - By his discovery of the circulation of the blood, Harvey revolutionized physiology which had been based on the assumptions about how materials flow through the blood vessels
He is the first to describe correctly and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Many doctors still relied on Galen for much of their knowledge, but Harvey li…
A 'Hospital' That's Run Entirely By Robots
The new $5 million medical and surgical simulation training centre located at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in East Baltimor, which opened in March, has some very unique new staff members - robots.
BD India keen to work with Union govt to train inspectors on medical devices
CMS Computer Ltd., is a leading IT solutions provider in the country with 8000 + professionals worldwide offering wide range of solutions and services across various verticals in strategic IT consulting, Networking, T…
DePuy Launches Software For Knee Replacement Surgery
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc, has announced the launch of computer software designed to significantly enhance the field of computer-assisted knee replacement surgery. The Ci Essential Knee System is computers software that…
Wockhardt's Surgeons Remove Brain Tumour Through Patient's Nasal Cavity
In a unique path breaking surgery lasting for eight hours, the neurosurgery team at Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore performed a pioneering technique by which, for the first time in the country, a brain tumor was remove…
Bayer's New Contour TS Blood Glucose Monitor Launched
It eliminates miscoding errors which could put people with diabetes at clinical risk
Corona Cardiac Cathlab
Tender loving care Hospital visits can be harrowing experiences, but thanks to Design Directions, this cardiac system is not only full of mind boggling science, but it also offers impressive comfort. Although by no me…
Metha Short Stem For Young Arthritis Patients
Bbraun India launched Metha Short Stem - new hip implant with modular neck option to reconstruct anatomical hip joint on August 19, 2007 at P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, Joint Replacement…
Scientists Harness Mysteries Of Brain
(Ref : Economic Times dated November 30, 2006)
Texas develops Innovative Prosthetic Solutions For Arms
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a world leader in analog, signal processor and Microcontroller (MCU) technologies has developed the world's first thought controlled 'Bionic Arm'.
Asthma Cure Goes To The Wire
In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of Asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Called bronchial thermoplasty, the procedure is t…
Emerging Technology Developments in Fusion Technology for Diagnostic Imaging
Emerging Fusion Technologies Poised to Change the Landscape of Diagnostic Imaging
Bioengineered Tissue Repairs Damaged Knee Cartilages
A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol, UK has found that knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering, and that osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process.
Millipore India Invests Rs 25 Lakh For Lab-On-Wheels Project
Millipore India has invested Rs 25 lakh for a lab-on-wheels project. The mobile lab is an initiative of Millipore India, Eppendorf and Micro Devices Metrohm. The state-of-the-art lab-on-wheels and is expected to visit…
Laser Takes Needless Out Of Diabetes Test
The new procedure uses a laser to measure spectroscopic signals in blood while the blood is still in the capillaries, allowing abnormal levels of blood components like glucose to be detected without pricking a person'…
Barc Develops BP Monitor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc-India) has developed a patient-friendly, low-cost non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) module to be used for monitoring blood pressure in operation theatres and intensive care units.
IISc Inks Pact With Cardiff University For Science & Technology
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Cardiff University, Wales in UK, have entered into a collaboration to encourage cooperation in the fields of science and technology, which includes biotechnology and pharmaceutic…
Facility For Electroretinography In Mumbai (India)
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna recently inaugurated Mumbai's first multifocal electroretinogram & VEP at Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital in Mumbai.
Technological Innovation In Cataract Surgery
As the treatment of cataract is now witnessing technological innovation with improved results and outcomes, the new technologies introduced by the world's largest eye care company, Bausch & Lomb, has moved a step furt…
DGFT Eases Import Norms For Medical Items Not Covered Under Drugs Act
According to a recent notification, DGFT has amended section 2.50 of the Handbook of Procedures to clarify that "DGFT may also issue, on application, Free Sale and Commerce Certificate for export of items not covered…
Diabetes Related Foot Amputation Rise To 50,000 A Year In India
India has the largest number of diabetic patients in the world with latest figure crossing 33 million and out of that as many as 50,000 patients losing their legs every year according to a latest study made by Diabeti…
Telemedicine Network Linking 30 Private Hospitals In TN Taken Off
Four Chennai-based hospitals, in association with the Space Hospitals, a division of Space Computers and Systems Ltd., are jointly establishing a dedicated telemedicine network linking private hospitals in remote area…
Trinity opts biodegradable stents for Indians with narrow arteries
The Bangalore based Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation has now opted for use of biodegradable stents for patients who have smaller arteries. The interventional cardiologists have found that Indians, who are genetic…
Hope for heart with drug-coated stent
A new breakthrough in the treatment of coronary artery disease promises to reduce the need for open heart bypass surgery. Medical scientists have come up with a drug-coated stent which, once inserted after clearing a…
India needs 35,000 dialysis machines, it has only 1,000
It is a country where an estimated 20 lakh suffer kidney afflictions every year. Of which, 10% are put on dialysis or need to have their kidney transplanted. And, the numbers, according to nephrologists, are alarmingl…