Healthcare & Wellness
Pharma industry and hospitals view cancer drugs and advanced technology as promising opportunity
Indian pharma industry and corporate hospitals are now working to maximize their presence in oncology by providing the latest drugs and technology to control the dreaded condition. In the last fortnight alone, two leading corporate hospitals in the country based on Bengaluru-- Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG) and BGS Global-- have stormed into this sector to offer the latest radiation therapy technology: TrueBeam. Mazumdar-Shaw Centre for Advanced Therapeutics (MS-CAT), Bengaluru, collaborated with Strand Life Sciences for research on tongue cancer in the area of onco genomics in association with GANIT Labs, which developed a fully sequenced the genome of a tongue cancer patient.
Growth potential of Indian market prompted us to invest in Max: Jonathan Lowick, Life Healthcare
South Africa's second-largest hospital chain Life Healthcare, which bought a 26% stake in Analjit Singh-led Max Healthcare, said the huge growth potential of the Indian market, when compared with the slow growth in South Africa, prompted it to invest in the Indian firm.
Government / NGO & Economy
Silver tsunami: Singapore ramping up services and facilities
Singapore is ramping up services and facilities for the elderly to avoid running into a critical shortage as baby boomers age. With the number of those aged 65 or older set to spike by 2020, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday promised to invest in the necessary resources and said: 'We need to act now.'
General Age Related News
Greying society? Yes, but with a silver lining
SINGAPOREANS born today can expect to live almost two decades longer than those born in 1965, when the country became independent. Life expectancy then was 64.5 years. In 2010, it was 81.8 - a good 17.3 years longer. Not only are people living longer, more are staying healthy and active as they age. Slowing down, falling ill and feeling old have all moved to later and later in life.
Ageing Research
Fight dementia - Keep teasing the brain
CHICAGO: People who challenge their brains throughout their life - through reading, writing and playing games - are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, US researchers said on Monday.
