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Critics do not report any bad results or cheating

2009-11-01T01:40:47.065-05:00

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Sally Satel: The Case for Paying Organ Donors

2009-10-31T20:30:56.411-04:00

Last week the Council of Europe and the United Nations issued a joint study on trafficking in human organs. According to the study, up to 10% of all kidneys transplanted worldwide are obtained in the organ bazaars of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and...

Tackling a gruesome trade | Philadelphia Inquirer

2009-10-31T20:21:33.404-04:00

A new report suggests some necessary steps for dealing with organ trafficking, a problem that has burst into the headlines in recent months. Five rabbis were indicted in July after an investigation in New Jersey stumbled upon a pipeline apparently...

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Opinion

2009-10-31T20:22:19.713-04:00

The amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act promise to increase the pool of organs available for transplant. But will it root out the illegal trade in organs, asks Devlina Ganguly BORN AGAIN: Both these children have undergone liver...

Businesses Should Heed Call – Protect Employees from H1N1Flu

2009-10-14T12:36:53.963-04:00

Businesses Should Heed Call – Protect Employees from H1N1 Flu The Pandemic Prevention Council announced that between April and June 2009, more than 1 million people have been infected by H1N1 flu in the U.S. The Pandemic Prevention Council announced...

India Clinic Offers Stem-Cell Treatments to Americans in Need

2009-10-12T03:41:35.079-04:00

A controversial New Delhi clinic deploys advanced therapies that are unavailable in the U.S. to cure Americans suffering from MS, diabetes, paralysis, Alzheimer's, Lyme disease and cerebral palsy.

Medical Tourism: The Insurance Debate - BusinessWeek

2008-11-10T15:13:28.069-05:00

Most insurers balk at covering medical procedures performed overseas, but some are exploring the option

India ranks second in Medical Tourism: Deloitte research

2009-03-30T08:46:00.000-04:00

India ranks second in Medical Tourism throughout ... Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on health issues ... rising.

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U.S. insurers consider sending patients overseas for cheaper treatment

2008-10-26T13:21:58.104-04:00

A recent report estimates that hundreds of thousands of Americans go abroad each year for medical procedures, primarily to save money.

Medical Tourism: Everybody's Guide to Affordable World-Class Medical Travel

2008-10-02T21:12:59.807-04:00

U.S. News: At least 28 countries cater to international health travelers. Why it's a growing trend

Austin entrepreneur markets medical tourism

2008-10-26T13:20:34.294-04:00

As Austinite Poonam Dhawan makes her way toward Artemis Health Institute in this rapidly growing suburb of New Delhi, she points out spots where several other corporate hospitals are planning to open.

World's Largest Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Conference, October 26-28th,...

2009-09-01T08:22:00.000-04:00

World's Largest Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Conference, October 26-28th, Announces Record Attendance, Distinguished Speakers and Sponsors LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health

Outsourcing the Patient

2009-03-08T03:43:00.000-04:00

percent of the 40 million in-patient admissions in the U.S. are well-suited for the better value of medical travel. The study found that 500,000 to 700,000 patients who want to save more than $10,000 are the most realistic candidates for off-shoringand

Medical Tourism: Surviving the Global Recession - BusinessWeek

2008-11-12T22:16:11.591-05:00

As U.S. travelers rethink plans to seek medical care in Thailand, Bumrungrad Hospital has empty beds. Other regional hospitals face similar straits

Lower costs lure U.S. patients abroad for treatment

2009-03-28T10:42:04.053-04:00

Sandra Giustina is a 61-year-old uninsured American. For three years she saved her money in hopes of affording heart surgery to correct her atrial fibrillation. "They [U.S. hospitals] told me it would be about $175,000, and there was just no way...

Dr Prathap C Reddy, Founder, Apollo Hospitals Group

2008-10-01T22:02:41.788-04:00

Though Dr Reddy acknowledges that access to health in the country remains far from satisfactory, he believes that medical tourism may be the answer to making healthcare affordable. 'Cross-subsidising is the outcome as we are able to attend more to

Medical Tourism

2008-12-10T01:53:00.000-05:00

announced plans to include foreign medical procedures among those covered by health plans. It's no wonder. The medical tourism industry has experienced massive growth over the past decade. Experts in the field say as many as 150,000 U.S. citizens

BW Online | February 16, 2004 | Over The Sea, Then Under The Knife

2009-02-03T22:36:50.637-05:00

Patients worldwide are heading to hospitals in Asia for affordable, high-quality surgery Shaun Reese's bad knee had been nagging him for months. He had torn a ligament a couple of years earlier that never healed properly, and the pain was getting...

Have pain, will travel

2008-10-31T08:48:17.335-04:00

$100 billion (U.S.) by 2012. Some nations, such as the Philippines, are even marketing their skills with medical tourism guidebooks, and Taiwan is spending more than $300 million to develop the sector. It seems the idea of sun, surf and surgery is taking

MMR furthers Cosmetic Tourism

2009-01-05T10:32:44.139-05:00

Metamorphosis Medical Retreats (MMR) has brought focus on elective surgeries to the medical tourism market. While there are many 'Medical Tourism' companies sprouting up all over, nobody is specializing in cosmetic & dental procedures quite like MMR. With a target on aesthetic surgeries, they have been able to select facilities that offer premium services in this field. Bundled with phenomenal follow-up care and vast local knowledge, MMR certainly is the route to take for patients interested solely in cosmetics and dentistry.

MEDICAL TOURISM in India

2009-05-18T21:32:38.196-04:00

Medical Tourism in India Foreign patients coming to India can get more than cheaper medical aid — they can now get free holidays, spa treatments, even a sample of adventure tourism and visit India’s rural areas to get first-hand knowledge of life in...

World's largest gondola opens for business

2008-12-11T20:51:00.000-05:00

great potential for inbound tourism. 'And with its population growth, it represents an excellent long-term prospect for us.' Health tourism - from therapeutic spas to overseas medical procedures - is another source of strong growth for Australian

Mexico City develops health care plan to lure tourists

2009-08-03T10:10:04.860-04:00

The Mexico City government announced a plan this week to boost tourism in response to the negative impact of the H1N1 “swine” flu: The city will pick up medical costs for any guest who gets sick while visiting.

Cosmetic surgery in Lima Peru Dra Giuliana Arroyo Goldstein

2009-07-15T22:05:23.919-04:00

look at page 9 and 10 for some information many people have been finding out that there are some very fine doctors in Lima Peru for cosmetic and estetic surgery. check www.clinicasarroyoperu.com

Medical tourism to India, expenses paid

2008-11-22T21:41:00.000-05:00

In January a West Bend, Wis., manufacturer, will become the first U.S. company to embrace medical tourism, offering employees the option of having