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Health Issues Related to Work


A good number of people suffer from health issues that are caused or aggravated by their work or workplace related conditions. Different jobs have different profiles and many of them put people through various health problems that are generally ignored until they become significant. This article tal...

Regulation of Body Temperature and NAFLD in Global Population


The Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) epidemic is connected to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases. In the year 2050 it is expected that 30% of the world will progress to NAFLD. Recent scientific research indicates that the heat shock gene malfunctions in NAFLD wi...

Photoacoustic Tomography For Vascular Imaging near Subcutaneous Tissue


Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT) is a new modality that can non-invasively image vascular structures of human subcutaneous tissues and breasts with high resolution. In this article, we preface the principle of the PAT apparatus, provide examples along with images, and discuss the future prospects.

Cardiac Rehabilitation In India


A way to go
Cardiac rehabilitation is recognised as an integral component of patient care with CVS diseases. Its gaining popularity over the globe in heart failure patients is new and encouraging. Its utilisation in India is still under used because of many factors but the main is, lack of interest of cardiolog...

Cardio-Oncology


Something new on the horizon
Cardio-Oncology is the cardiac care of cancer patients. With the advent of newer therapies there has been a dramatic improvement in life expectancy. However as many of these treatments have cardiac side effects, there has been an increase in cancer patients with a variety of heart diseases (heart fa...

Effective Knowledge Management Model (KM) for Healthcare Integrating Success Factors and Knowledge Management Strategy


In the process of recognising the value and importance of Knowledge Management(KM), healthcare organisations have conducted researches on to improve healthcare delivery and sustain optimal healthcare outcomes. In order for KM to be effective, it is essential that KM strategies and success factors ar...

Leukaemia: A deadly intruder


The article talks about complexity of Leukemia, a type of blood cancer and advancement in treatment. It also brings out the need to advocate early diagnosis of the disease since burden of the disease is high in low income/ developing countries.

It’s Not About Hearing Loss, It’s About Preventing Hearing Failure


Approximately 15 per cent of the world’s adult population has some degree of hearing failure, which could lead to further health complications such as depression, dementia and personality changes. The article discusses the importance of understanding and preventing hearing failure, often passed-off...

Approaching the Unreached through Mobile Medical Units


India’s healthcare system could be bettered with an increase in expenditure on healthcare, human resources and innovative interventions. Currently, rural areas in India have limited access to healthcare facilities. In order to combat this, Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) were introduced. Factors which n...

Trials, guidelines and other new developments: How AF management will change in 2017


With the conclusion of numerous major trials and the potential approval of a multi-NOAC reversal agent, this coming year is set to completely change the stroke management landscape.

Goal Specificity and Change Management


Healthcare organisations are spending significant amount of resources towards improving processes and adapting new technologies to improve patient care and overall organisational efficiency. While executing these change initiatives, management experiences many implementations related challenges in t...

Cervical Cancer


The fifth most common cancer in humans is also the most common cause of cancer deaths in developing countries. Annually, about 74,000 of 1,32,000 newly diagnosed cases result in deaths. Visible causes are sexual contact early in life, multiple sex partners, smoking, and consumption of birth control...

The Prescription For A Revolution In Healthcare


Technology can on occasion be hyped Gartner even has a methodology for it The Hype Cycle But when it comes to the hot topic of now the Internet of Things IOT all talks justified We believe that IOT will transform the way we work across many sectors especially so in healthcare IOT describes an env...

Is Dialysis the next big opportunity in Indian Healthcare?


Background With increasing life expectancy and prevalence of life style diseases US has seen an increase in prevalence of chronic kidney disease CKD in the last decade In western countries diabetes and hypertension account for over rd of the cases of CKD In India too diabetes and hypertension tod...

Expanding Healthcare Delivery in India: From Hospitals to Home


Technological advances are influencing our lives in unprecedented ways. Be it shopping apparel in the comfort of home or getting groceries delivered at doorsteps or finding a yoga instructor – old means of availing goods and services are evolving rapidly. A newer addition to this ‘on-demand’ and ‘at...
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