HBI-IMA AP Medi news bulletin-march-2016

1.Federal health advisers overwhelmingly backed the safety and effectiveness of an experimental medical implant that dissolves into the body after doing its job.
2. To control the high prices of medical devices such as stents and implants, Department of Pharmaceuticals has proposed to Health Ministry to bring them under the Drug Price Control Order.
3, Berlin-based cardio and endovascular technology maker Biotronik has introduced in India its latest smartphone-sized home monitoring technology for patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators (ICDs) and heart failure devices.
4. Cost of cochlear implant operations may go down to Rs 1 lakh

Cochlear implant can be a magic cure for children who are deaf and, as a consequence, speechless. This operation can only be done on children of up to six years.

5. A new ultra-sensitive test designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer may prove 10,000 times more effective than current diagnostic tools, Stanford scientists say.