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Feature Articles

The Changing Face of Medical Tourism
Once upon a time... flying overseas for medical treatment was a privilege of the elite. Today, it is a necessity for the not-so-elite.

Globalization of Health Care and Medical Tourism - A Case Study From Oman
In the past, we have all heard about citizens of less fortunate countries traveling to the West to seek the expertise and advanced technology available in leading medical centers.1-3 In a role reversal in the twenty first century, the citizens in western countries started bypassing their overloaded and overpriced healthcare systems preferring to go in the opposite direction.

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Industry Watch
•  Australian Company Develops Potential UV Vaccine.
•  Phylogica Enters Agreement with Roche to Evaluate Phylomer Technology
•  CSL Behring Awards $87,000 to Patient Organizations in USA
•  Pfizer, Crown Bioscience Tie up for Asian Cancers R&D
•  Sinovac Files Clinical Trial Application with SFDA for Vaccine against Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
•  Takeda and Pfizer to Co-Promote Takeda's Actos® (pioglitazone HCl) for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in China
•  Alvogen Launches Asia Operations
•  Praj to Collaborate with Novozymes on Advanced Biofuels
•  Biocon and HCG Group of Hospitals Join Hands to Fight Against Cervical Cancer
•  Shantha Introduces India's First Oral Cholera Vaccine
•  Pfizer, TCGLS to Develop Preclinical Candidate Molecules
•  Hospira to Acquire Orchid's Generic Injectable Pharmaceuticals Business
•  Dicerna Pharma, Kyowa Hakko to Collaborate on RNAi
•  Ambit Biosciences and Astellas Enter Strategic Partnership
•  Inno Biologics, CEVEC for Using Sign Agreement Human CAP Technology

Research and Findings
•  Besides Fighting Free Radicals, Catechin in Green Tea Combats H1N1 Flu Virus
•  Scientists Identify 7 Genes Linked with Leprosy
•  Rapid Cardiac Biomarker Testing System Developed By Singapore Scientists
•  New Genes for Lung Disease Discovered

People Watch
•  Two Japanese Scientists Recognized for Mentoring in Science at 2009 Nature Awards

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