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Rs 10 crore sops for 8 more AIIMS
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In order to expedite the construction of eight new AIIMS-like institutes in the country, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced incentives of up to Rs 10 crore for early completion of these projects. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Indian medical devices cos finding space in global arenaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A bunch of mid-sized Indian companies have seized the opportunity in the global life-saving medical devices market. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tata Elxsi, NH in pact to develop healthcare solutionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tata Group company, Tata Elxsi has entered into an agreement with Bangalore-based Narayana Hrudayalaya to develop affordable healthcare solutions. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Accentia to tap European marketEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare receivables cycle management major Accentia Technologies based at the Technopark here has commenced operations from the UK, with the objective of tapping potential markets in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fortis Healthcare plans new model for tier II & III townsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fortis Healthcare, India’s second-largest healthcare service provider, plans to come up with a new model of healthcare delivery for tier-II and-III towns. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jharkhand healthcare gets a LifelineEmail this article to a colleague.
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After conducting 14 tours of the Lifeline Express, the Tata Steel-sponsored 'Hospital on Wheels', has reached Barkakana, near Ramgarh district in Jharkhand. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ranbaxy-Daiichi working on a 3-year plan for synergising opsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ranbaxy Laboratories and its Japanese parent Daiichi Sankyo are working on a three-year plan for exploiting synergies in operations to enhance their generic as well as branded business across the globe. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wockhardt hospitals' acquisition to be over by December: FortisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare said that the acquisition of ten hospitals from rival Wockhardt Hospitals for Rs 909 crore announced recently, will be completed by December and will start contributing to the financials from next Q. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 27, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cos walk the extra mile for staffers' healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is is just part of a new consensus emerging in India Inc: That employee health is not a topic that could be left to the staffers. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Future Group, Talwalkars join the rush as branded gyms catch upEmail this article to a colleague.
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Future group and one of the country's oldest gym players the Talwalkars, have chalked out plans to set up gyms in each of the new malls owned by the Future group. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decoding the viral attackEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than 100 new cadets at the US Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The heritage of Ayurvedic scienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ayurveda, all across, is synonymous with India's legacy. Yasmin Taj meets a few entrepreneurs who have played a crucial role in promoting Ayurveda in every corner of the world and taken this heritage of Ayurvedic science to astounding heights of success. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Max India promoter may emerge as biggest shareholder in EIHEmail this article to a colleague.
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Max India promoter and chairman Analjit Singh may soon emerge as the biggest shareholder in EIH and join the founding Oberoi family as a co-promoter. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CLB issues notice to Zenotech MDEmail this article to a colleague.
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A fresh round of battle has begun between Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo and Hyderabad-based Zenotech Laboratories with the CLB on Tuesday issuing a notice to Zenotech managing director for ‘mismanagement’. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Piramal Life lines up Rs 200 cr for new drug researchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Piramal Lifesciences, the drug research company of the Piramal Group, will invest Rs 200 crore
in the next two years for developing new medicines, said a top group executive. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A new web tool to take control of your healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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The long-term answer to improving the health of the nation's population is to help people make smarter decisions about their own health. And the most powerful potential tool in this direction may be the Web. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Govt lines up Rs 300-cr push for medical equipmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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The government has announced a Rs 300-crore initiative to promote domestic manufacture of medical devices such as stents, catheters, heart valves and orthopaedic implants that will lead to lower prices of these critical equipment (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GE, Wipro join hands for healthcare pushEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW DELHI: General Electric (GE) is consolidating its healthcare businesses in India under a joint venture with India’s IT major Wipro, as the $183-billion technology and services conglomerate looks to simplify its business structure and improve services to customers. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GE merges healthcare units with Wipro joint ventureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical technologies and services major GE Healthcare has integrated its business units and manufacturing plants in India with its joint venture Wipro GE Healthcare to drive growth, the company said. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GE, Wipro to integrate healthcare units in India, South AsiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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GE CEO Jeff Immelt said that the integrated companies would have 1200 employees in India. Globe's biggest M&A dealmakers | India's top 10 business houses (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PM's direction sought in reshaping clinical trial approvalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Industry body Assocham has written to the Prime Minister seeking a direction to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers in redisigning clinical trial approval processes. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rajasthan to open 450 generic storesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The prescription of generic medicines by doctors would “pierce the cartel of big manufacturers” and reduce the drug prices. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wockhardt hospitals to get re-branded as Fortis groupEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fortis Healthcare on Monday said Wockhardt's 10 healthcare facilities it has acquired would be rebranded as Fortis Hospitals. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Free treatment to weaker sections in hospitals on govt landEmail this article to a colleague.
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Delhi Government will soon set up a mechanism to ensure that private hospitals built on subsidised government land provide free treatment to economically weaker sections of the society in the city. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hygiene product makers cash in on swine flu outbreakEmail this article to a colleague.
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The recent swine flu scare has translated into brisk business for health and hygiene sectors. While branded products like Dettol saw a rise in their sales, even local ayurvedic drug manufacturers are marketing their products. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apollo Hospitals gears up for wellness forayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Corporate healthcare group Apollo Hospitals is firming up its foray into the wellness segment. The Chennai-based hospital is keen to engage McKinsey to draw the blueprint in this regard. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apollo Hospitals gearing up for wellness debutEmail this article to a colleague.
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Corporate healthcare group Apollo Hospitals is firming up its foray into the wellness segment. The Chennai-based hospital is keen to engage McKinsey to draw the blueprint in this regard. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Glaxo seen eyeing 5% stake in Dr Reddy'sEmail this article to a colleague.
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GlaxoSmithKline is in talks to buy a 5 percent stake in Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories in a deal likely to be valued at $150 mn, a newspaper reported on Friday. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Indian health sector has a bloody tale to tellEmail this article to a colleague.
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While India gets set for the moon mission and promotes itself as a destination for medical tourism, the veritable lifeline of the country’s health sector, namely the availability of blood, presents a badly-wounded picture. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Orchid gets USFDA nod for injection, gets 6-mth exclusivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharma firm Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals today said it has received the US drug regulator's nod for its Piperacillin and Tazobactam injection, used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India needs Rs 70k crore investment in healthcare by 2025Email this article to a colleague.
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India needs an investment of Rs 70,000 crore in the healthcare sector by 2025, to increase its bed density to at least two per thousand population, according to a study. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fortis to contest Anil Nanda's suit against Escorts takeoverEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare said it will contest the suit by industrialist Anil Nanda in the Delhi High Court that challenged conversion of Escorts Heart Research Institute and Centre from a trust to a company and its subsequent takeover. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Retail sale of flu drugs from todayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The government will allow retail sale of anti-viral drug ‘oseltamivir’, prescribed for the treatment of swine flu from Tuesday, said a health ministry official. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr Agarwal’s gets into verticalisationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Rs 100-crore Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital is entering the superspecialisation phase. By month-end, the Chennai-based corporate speciality hospital is ready to open its dedicated retina care unit spread over 10,000 sq ft set up at a cost of over Rs 10 crore. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hinduja Grp to invest Rs 350 cr in capacity expansionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hinduja Group will invest up to Rs 350 crore in increasing capacity of its hospital in Mumbai by 350 beds in the next four years through expansion of existing facility and setting up of a new unit. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oxymed in talks with Gulf investors to raise Rs 30 crEmail this article to a colleague.
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Chennai-based closely-held Oxymed Hospitals is in talks with investors in the Gulf to raise around Rs 30 crore. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HC allows Anil Nanda to make Fortis party in EHRIC caseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Delhi High Court allowed Anil Nanda's plea to include Fortis Healthcare as a party in the ongoing suit against his elder brother Rajan Nanda over sale of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHRIC). (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Religare-Swiss Re JV plans go bustEmail this article to a colleague.
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The proposed health insurance joint venture (JV) between Delhi-based financial services group Religare Enterprises and the world’s second-largest reinsurer Swiss Re has fallen through. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Metropolis to expand local, global opsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Metropolis Health Services is in expansion mode. The Mumbai-based chain of testing laboratories is looking to increase its presence in north and east India as well as strengthen its presence abroad. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthcare firms cash in on Swine flu scareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Private companies are launching new products and advocating innovative ways to tackle the spread of the virus. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DRL seeks USFDA help to make cancer drug cloneEmail this article to a colleague.
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US-based biotech firm Celgene, the innovator, has declined to make the drug samples available to DRL for bio-equivalence studies. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthcare industry grew 42 percent in first quarterEmail this article to a colleague.
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India's healthcare industry registered 42.44 percent growth in net profit during April-June, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham). (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Govt curbs sale of flu drug ZanamivirEmail this article to a colleague.
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The government is set to put Zanamivir, the only swine flu drug that is freely available in the market, currently, under restricted sale category. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apollo eyes more business overseas, plays down Fortis-Wockhardt dealEmail this article to a colleague.
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Apollo Hospitals, the largest healthcare provider in the country, plans to set up three more hospitals abroad, even as Fortis, its closest rival in the domestic market, narrowed the gap by buying 10 hospitals from Wockhardt. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: The Economic Times - August 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wockhardt sells 10 hospitals to FortisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Habil Khorakiwala-promoted Wockhardt Hospitals said it has agreed to sell 10 of its hospitals to Fortis for Rs 909 cr. Factors that lead to successful M&As (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wockhardt agrees to sell 10 hospitals to FortisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Habil Khorakiwala-promoted Wockhardt Hospitals on Monday said it has agreed to sell 10 of its hospitals to Fortis Healthcare for Rs 909 crore. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fortis OKs acquisition of 10 Wockhardt hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fortis Healthcare said on Monday its board approved "in-principle" acquisition of 10 hospitals owned by Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apollo goes to West Asia, N AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In talks with Dubai group for setting up hospitals on a franchisee basis; planning heart hospital in Europe. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fortis close to buying Wockhardt hospitals for Rs 1,200 crEmail this article to a colleague.
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In what could be the biggest deal in the health care sector, leading hospital chain Fortis is finalising a pact for buying 10 of Wockhardt's hospitals in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore for up to Rs 1,200 crore. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
