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CES 2011: Verizon Wireless Unveils The 4G LTE Network

CES 2011: Verizon Wireless Unveils The 4G LTE Network

Just moments ago, after covering the plans and aspirations of AT&T in regards to 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, we are back on the topic with the planned demonstration of the 4G LTE network by one of the biggest wireless carriers in the U.S, Verizon Wireless at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES 2011) in Las Vegas. Among other announcements, [...]
Meet The Adjoined Twins Who Share One Brain But With Individual Personalities

Meet The Adjoined Twins Who Share One Brain But With Individual Personalities

The world of medicine and healthcare is full of miracles, that sometimes even defy the simple rules of evolution and the same can be said in the case of Tatiana and Krista Hogan, the twins from Vernon, British Columbia, who are only joined from birth and share the same cerebral activities but also have different personalities, despite sharing the same [...]
Quidst Inc. Announces The Launch Of An All New Online Beauty Boutique, BeautyBar.com

Quidst Inc. Announces The Launch Of An All New Online Beauty Boutique, BeautyBar.com

Quidst Inc., a leading name in the world of e-commerce and the parent company of two of the most successful web entities, Diapers.com and Soap.com, has now announced the launch of an all new vertical called, BeautyBar.com, which is an all new online beauty boutique. BeautyBar.com will cater exclusively to high end beauty brands and consumers and will [...]
Long Life in Japan

Long Life in Japan

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Japan holds the record for having the world’s longest life expectancy – at close to 90 years. The country also has one of the world’s lowest child mortality rates, indicated by WHO statistics: ‘For every 1,000 babies of both sexes born in Japan, 996 will make it past their fifth birthday [...]
The Healthcare Traveller

The Healthcare Traveller

Medical tourism is brought about by the following factors: increasing healthcare prices in North America and Europe, long waiting period in the national health system of some western European countries, improved medical technology in developing countries, ease and affordability of international travel, competitive healthcare prices in developing countries, [...]
The Phenomenon of Medical Tourism

The Phenomenon of Medical Tourism

Categorized as an export product, medical tourism is basically marketed to people in the First World countries who are not insured or people who cannot afford private healthcare in the US. The phenomenon of medical tourism is conservatively projected to grow to $40 billion by 2010. Outsourcing of healthcare becomes an attractive alternative because [...]
Healthcare in Singapore

Healthcare in Singapore

Singapore has a world-renowned and well-established healthcare and medical system. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked the country’s healthcare as one of the world’s current best. As far back as 2000, the WHO ranked Singapore’s healthcare system as the best in Asia and sixth best in the world. The Political and Economic Risk Consultancy [...]
The Use of Pre-Existing Condition by US Insurance Companies: The Handicap of ‘Universal Healthcare’

The Use of Pre-Existing Condition by US Insurance Companies: The Handicap of ‘Universal Healthcare’

The term preexisting condition has always had a negative connotation because it prevents an ordinary citizen from availing timely and appropriate health insurance coverage or making him or her pay a hefty cost when coverage is acquired. Each insurance company can have its own arbitrary list of pre-existing conditions that can be excluded from the insurance [...]
Workplace Wellness: Healthy Workforce Equals Healthy Business

Workplace Wellness: Healthy Workforce Equals Healthy Business

Workplace wellness has both been a discernible trend and business imperative for beneficial reasons as corporations have pleasantly discovered. “A study released by the American Institute for Preventive Medicine found 62 percent of all companies — ranging from small to medium and large — offer some type of wellness program. While five [...]