Medindia - Discussions

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 24 Jul 2010

The HbA1c assay is the gold-standard measurement of chronic glycemia and measures the amount of glucose that binds to hemoglobin over a period of 3 months The HbA1c Test is often prescribed as a must-...

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 21 Nov 2007

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between ICICI Bank Limited and the US-based $26 billion Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank...

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Iffco-Tokio General Insurance(ITGI) was established on 4th December 2000 withheadquarters at New Delhi, with a vision of developing customer satisfactionthrough fairness, transparency and quick respon...

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 04 Apr 2010

A major concern plaguing India is the health status concerning India's rural population, since they constitute a major chunk i.e. approximately 65% of India''s population. The concerns have been heigh...

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Insurance is a federal subject in India. It is a subject matter of solicitation. The legislations that deal with insurance business in India are Insurance Act, 1938 and Insurance Regulatory & Developm...

Medical Tourism

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 30 Jul 2007

Medical tourism can be broadly defined as provision of 'cost effective' private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of specialized tre...

Medical Tourism – The Road Ahead

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Sep 2009

'Medical Tourism' has become a serious enterprise in India over the last two years. However some hospitals have been practicing it for quite a few years. Regular patient inflow from neighboring Indian...

Posted in Mitral Valve Stenosis And Mitral Valve Replacement Support group on Thu, 22 May 2008

Mitral Valve Stenosis occurs when the valve size reduces from 4 - 6 cm2 to 2 cm2 ; it is severe when it is les than 1 cm2 Mitral Stenosis[MS] is the narrowing of the mitral valve causing hindrance to ...

Metabolic Syndrome

Posted in Metabolic Syndrome Support group on Sun, 13 Apr 2008

Nomenclature: Metabolic Syndrome X, Dysmetabolic Syndrome, Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Reaven's Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is a group of medical conditions that increases an individua...

Metabolic Syndrome

Posted in Metabolic Syndrome Support group on Sun, 13 Apr 2008

Nomenclature: Metabolic Syndrome X, Dysmetabolic Syndrome, Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Reaven's Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is a group of medical conditions that increases an individual...