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Growing at a CAGR of 15-20 per cent year-on-year, the lucrative mother and child care market in India has gained great exposure among organised and unorganised players. In fact, various international brands are also taking a plunge over this segment.

To replace needles and to make blood sample collection more convenient, a new DARPA-sponsored company will fund research aimed at designing preservatives that can stabilize blood sample for up to 1 week at 140 degrees Fahrenheit.

India’s largest online marketplace for Medical Labs Healthians.com has introduced crowd sourced sample collecting for home visits and crowd sourced hyperlocal doctors for complimentary test report reading and more.

Located in Mumbai, US-based surf-inspired workout chain Surfset Fitness which entered in India in the beginning of 2015, with an exclusive fitness regime, has come up with special Summer Camp for children with an aim to boost their physical strength.

Falls under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), 14 crore bank accounts have already been opened with over Rs 14,000 crore coming in as deposits, to facilitate poor people.

Opting Zumba as a profession is not a welcoming idea for many. Sucheta Pal, India's only Zumba Education Specialist (ZES) and Master Trainer explains why one should take it as a profession, foreseeing a great growth opportunity in it.

An approximate estimate in the fitness business suggests that attracting a new customer is five times costlier than retaining existing one.

With growing awareness and availability of resources, maintaining skin is easy by consuming certain healthy things. However, it is equally important to know the factors which may hamper skin and lead to an uneven or wrinkled skin.

Ending quest of over 65 million diabetic patients of India, globally renowned Abbott healthcare company has introduced Flash Glucose Monitoring System to help both, diabetics as well as medical professionals to treat patients in a much informed manner.

Young entrepreneur Aashima Sehgal and Atika Sachdeva has come up with a unique hand and feet pampering destination in Gurgaon, offering customized pedicure and manicure services along with dedicated massage and therapy.

Leading beauty expert Shahnaz Husain has launched signature perfume, exclusively created by the House of Galimard in Grasse, France.

Aiming to provide telemedicine to three local hospitals in Kabul, train officials and offer residency programs to the people, Delhi-based BLK Super Speciality Hospital has signed a special deal with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Government of Afghanis

Deepening its partnership with Apple Inc., International Business Machines (IBM) Corp is creating a unit dedicated to provide data analytics to the healthcare sector.

Indian Pharma Company Caplin Point Laboratories has entered into a license and distribution pact with UK-based Cycle Pharmaceuticals to develop and manufacture identified liquid injectable products.

Known for her frightening performance, ‘The Grudge’ movie fame American actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is the new face of acne skin care line Proactiv+, to promote new skin care range.