International

Radiation worsens thyroid cancer patient outcomes

5 June, 2009

Patients who have been exposed to radiation prior to developing thyroid cancer have more aggressive disease and worse clinical outcomes, according to new research from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto...

Philips notches installations for MRI scanner with

5 June, 2009

Philips Healthcare has placed the first Achieva 3.0T TX magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system into several hospitals around the world...

treating complex heart rhythm disorder

30 April, 2009

Philips to co-develop clinical tools for treating complex heart rhythm disorder..

US radiation guidelines inappropriate for women,

30 April, 2009

A new study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER),..

1st Trachea Transplant from Stem Cells

29 December, 2008

Surgeons in Spain have carried out the world’s first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant using a windpipe made with the patient’s own stem cells..

Philips project targets personalised diagnosis CVD

21 August, 2008

Philips led ‘euHeart’ project targets highly personalised diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease..

Thalassemia may protect kids from malaria

17 July, 2008

In a new study, researchers have found that the blood disease alpha thalassemia may protect kids from malaria...

Massive HIVAIDS treatment campaign in SA

17 July, 2008

South Africa is trying to cope with the HIV/AIDS epidemic by launching the world’s biggest campaign against the virus...

More TB cases slipping through detection net

17 July, 2008

The WHO recently warned that more new tuberculosis cases are slipping through the detection net, as countries fail to keep up with rapid progress made in earlier years...

Abu Dhabi gearing up for Medical Congress in autum

17 July, 2008

Many of the most relevant and challenging issues in healthcare are set to be discussed this autumn during the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC) to be held in the UAE capital in October..