Category: General health news
VitalHealth Software Appoints Healthcare IT Veteran to Leadership Team
UNITED STATES – VitalHealth Software, a provider of web-based solutions for health management established by Mayo Clinic and the Noaber Foundation, announced that Blair Butterfield has joined the company as President of its North American division. With over 20 years […]
Asia’s healthcare sect to account for one-third of the global market, 2015
Large firms in the healthcare sector in Japan and the United States are looking for opportunities in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, as revenues in Asia’s healthcare sector could account for one-third of the global market in 2015, according to a […]
Indian Muslim women less affected by cervical cancer, says research
NEW DELHI: The incidence of cervical cancer is less among Muslim women, than among women from other communities, according to a research paper. Professor of Medicine Haematology and Oncology Arun Seth from St John’s Medical College Hospital in Bangalore, south […]
Chinplants top plastic surgery trends
MOVE aside breast augmentation, botox and liposuction, and give way to chinplants – the fastest growing plastic surgery trend among all major demographics in the United States. Chin augmentation has grown more than those other three procedures combined, according to […]
Nutella revises “balanced breakfast” campaign after US$3M lawsuit
NUTELLA, the maker of the popular hazelnut-flavoured spread has agreed to a US$3-million settlement to end four lawsuits filed in the United States that claimed that Nutella engaged in misleading marketing that portray its product as a healthy part of […]
Philippines’ medical tourism hold on to rosy outlook
PHILIPPINES – The country’s medical tourism market is anticipated to reach US$491 million by 2013, growing on back of modern technology and improved healthcare infrastructure, according to market research firm, RNCOS. The Philippines has been emerging as an important medical […]
UAE to host World Conference on Tobacco or Health
ABU DHABI – The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) will be held in the UAE capital in 2015. The triennial event gathers international advocacy, public policy and health research experts to work together in achieving the goals […]
Cegedim opens office in Indonesia
FRANCE- Cegedim Strategic Data (CSD) continues expansion in Asia Pacific with the opening of an office in Indonesia Cegedim Strategic Data (CSD), leading provider of healthcare market research, announces the opening of a local office in Indonesia, a key growing […]
Healthcare tourism revenue jumps to USD167 million
MALAYSIA – Healthcare tourism revenue in Malaysia charted a whopping USD167 million last year, leaping 34.9% from 2010. A total of 583,296 foreign patients from more than 20 countries had sought for medical treatment in Malaysia last year, Malaysia Healthcare […]
Healthcare IT to boom in Asia
SINGAPORE – The healthcare industry in Asia Pacific has witnessed quantum changes bought by technology within the last 10 years. With that, the region’s healthcare industry is able to fast track itself faster than Western countries that had to go […]
