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  • Govt mulls making vaccine prod units autonomous

    Government is considering giving autonomous status to three public sector vaccine production units besides setting up an advisory board to help improve the production of vaccines. The proposal is being mulled following the submission of a report by a committee set up to look into the manufacturing practices being followed by these units. The panel […]

    PPC Worldwide Acquires IPS Worldwide to Serve Demand For Mental Health and Wellness Support in Asia-Pacific and Australia

    United States : PPC Worldwide, a business of OptumHealth, announced plans to acquire leading Australian employee assistance program (EAP) provider IPS Worldwide to enhance its global EAP capabilities in Asia-Pacific and Australia. This latest investment underscores OptumHealth’s commitment to expanding its international capabilities to meet the needs of multinational employers. PPC Worldwide is a global […]

    Education for Health and Other Leading Experts Call for National Strategies to Tackle COPD

    London : COPD Uncovered 2010, a new report issued on November 17, 2010, exposes the devastating economic, social and personal impact of COPD in the 40–65 years age group – the mainstay of the global workforce. These results have led respiratory experts to call for the implementation of National Strategies to tackle this disease in […]

    New LED Fiber Optic Illuminator Module for Endoscopy, Surgical Microscopy and Headlamp Applications

    Germany: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the debut of its new LED Fiber Optic Illuminator Module. The new LED Module is designed for ease of integration by medical OEMs in endoscopy, surgical microscopy and headlamp applications. The LED Module (OTFI-0250) offers […]

    Quintiles and Kadrige Partner to Improve Commercialization of Pharmaceutical Brands

    Quintiles, the world’s leading biopharmaceutical services company, and Kadrige, the market leader in e-detailing and multichannel sales solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced a global alliance that brings innovative models to physician detailing to help biotech and pharmaceutical companies increase productivity, overcome complexity and more efficiently demonstrate value for their therapies. Through […]

    Annual Conference on Neurosurgery begins on Wednesday

    The 21st Annual Conference of Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery will be held in Hyderabad at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) from Wednesday. The objective of the conference is to advance paediatric neurosurgical knowledge. Giving details about the conference, Prof A K Purohit, Head of Department of Neurosurgery, NIMS and Organising Chairman of the […]

    ITGA: 79 Developing Countries Say No to World Health Organisation’s Guidelines

    Portugal: The International Tobacco Growers’ Association (ITGA) applauds the decision by the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), to oppose the approval of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines – for a ban on ingredients used in tobacco products – at its 4th Conference of the Parties (COP) […]

    India likely to have 80 million diabetics by 2030: WHO

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the number of diabetics in India might leap to 80 million from the present 32 million by the year 2030. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has, however, reported that the number of 50.8 million diabetics in the country now would rise to 87 million in the next […]

    WIN Consortium Announces the 3rd Annual WIN Symposium: Gateways to Efficacy of Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics

    France :The Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) Consortium invites you to attend the 3rd WIN Annual Symposium, which this year is dedicated to a very challenging topic: gateways to increasing the efficacy of cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.  The 2011 symposium, to be held on 6th to 8th of July at the Palais des Congrès, Paris, will […]

    De Montfort University: Diabetes Expert Develops Artificial Pancreas

    United Kingdom : A researcher from the UK has developed an artificial pancreas which could revolutionise the treatment of diabetes and put a stop to daily injections. Professor Joan Taylor from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, is developing a device which would be implanted into the body between the lowest rib and the hip […]