Risk from Common Painkillers

A study says that over-the-counter painkillers, used for treating inflammation, can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

The Indian doctor today stands tall : Dr Prathap C Reddy, Apollo Hospitals, India

To bring about a change, one must be able to give others, what he gives himself and his kith and kin. Naturally, you would want to give best healthcare services to your kith and kin and this is how we evolved ourselves

Tending to heart patients at home- tele ECG the novel concept

The basic diagnostic tool for heart attack patients is an Electro cardiogram. ECG detects that patient has suffered a heart attack or not besides this it is very useful tool for surveillance following heart attack, coronary bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty.

Dr. SMS a Novel Mobile- Health Application : Rathan U Kelkar, Director, Kerala State IT Mission & Sabarish. K, Kerala State IT Mission

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Dr. SMS is a novel project of the Kerala State IT Mission – the technology implementation wing of the Government of Kerala in India, launched on 29th May 2008 with the aim to increase access of health care services by common people through simple and innovative use of mobile telephony.

Escorts Heart Institute organizes two day Cardiac Seminar

Continuing with effort to educate and inform the medical fraternity, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Ltd. (EHIRCL), commissioned a two-day Cardiac seminar.

Cadila expects Rs 100-cr revenue from Policap

Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said it is expecting a revenue of INR 100 crore from the sale of its patented combination drug, Policap, which it expects to launch by the middle of next month.

Philips announces breakthrough in medical imaging technology

Royal Philips Electronics recently announced the first 3D imaging results obtained with a new imaging technology called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI).

Siemens introduces world’s fastest single source CT scanner

Siemens installed SOMATOM Definition Adaptive Scanner (AS+) – the world’s fastest single source Computed Tomograph (CT) scanner at Chitra Scan and Imaging Center in Dadar, Mumbai.

Intel launches health gadget to monitor illnesses from home

Intel is coming up with several pilot healthcare programmes, including Aetna, to assess how the Health Guide works in the home. Intel is also working with the American Heart Association to develop care plans for patients who have suffered heart attacks.

Universalising healthcare through telemedicine

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?

Workshop on Carotid Intervention – Escorts Hearts Institute and Research Center, 18 January 2008, New Delhi

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC) organized a workshop along with cardiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists on 18 January to launch the Indian Council of Carotid Intervention(ICCI).

UN releases pocket-charts for combating heart attack and stroke

Due to the launch of the “Pocket Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk”, which is available in six languages, health workers around the world will be able to easily identify those at risk of heart attacks and strokes and save some of the estimated 20 million lives lost to these diseases annually by prescribing the most appropriate treatment.

Future of e-health in India is bright : Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, India

“The biggest advantage, which has been in favour of
e-Health in our country is that now, the Ministry of Health has started taking an active part. The Ministry of Health has taken the initiative of setting up a task force for telemedicine, which is an advisory body”, says Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, or IAMI, engaged in promoting application of informatics in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine in India, in an interview with Sanjeev Shrivastav of eHealth