HealthcareA second chance at life with living donor liver transplants
In 2005, Filipino Rene Luis Godinez was suffering from advanced liver failure and didn’t have long to live if he didn’t get a new liver soon.
Baurs Healthcare holds annual sales and distributor convention
Baurs Annual Sales and Distributor Convention 2012 was held recently at the Hilton Residences, recognising and honouring the company’s dedicated sales and marketing force as they celebrated a successful year, marked by increase of overall progress.
SLCPI launches Best Practices Code
The Sri Lanka of Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) released its updated Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices at the BMICH recently.
Glaxo cancer drug Votrient gets approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. regulators gave the nod to GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Votrient for soft-tissue sarcoma last week, the first new drug in decades to treat patients with this type of cancer.
FDA approves Vivus’s fast-acting Viagra rival
NEW YORK (Reuters) : Men with erectile dysfunction may not have to plan for sex as far in advance anymore after Vivus Inc won U.S. approval for avanafil, its faster acting rival to Viagra.
Global Hospitals promotes world’s most advanced radiation therapy technology
Cancer patients in Sri Lanka now have easy access to the world’s most advanced cancer care, treatment and facility at the Global Cancer Institute at Global Hospitals, Bangalore.
Victoza launched as treatment for type 2 diabetes
Novo Nordisk, the reputed multinational Danish company, a world leader in diabetes related products, launched a new drug – Victoza – for treating adults with type 2 diabetes in Sri Lanka recently.
Asiri Hospitals gives Rs. 10 m for construction of Cancer patient Transit Home fund
The Asiri Group of Hospitals, best known for comprehensive, ethical and high quality health care services, funded a full ward in Phase I of the 140 bed Cancer Care Transit Home built at the Maharagama Cancer Hospital by the CCC Foundation, epitomizing that a giant health care business can also share philanthropic traits.
Global Hospitals to conduct cancer awareness sessions for public
The Global Hospitals Group together with their local partners, Forte International, will conduct a unique programme on cancer, which will be open to the public, where a team of five oncologists from Global Hospitals in Bangalore will participate.
Rs. 1 b Hemas Hospital Thalawathugoda ready by 2013
Hemas has commenced construction of its third multi-speciality hospital in Thalawathugoda at a cost of over Rs. 1 billion. Occupying one acre of prime land on the major arterial road in Thalawathugoda, the 50-bed hospital will serve the community around the Thalawathugoda, Battaramulla, Pannipitiya and surrounding areas. The project is to be completed by mid 2013.
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