India’s Department of Pharmaceuticals is in the midst of establishing a mechanism to regulate the prices of cancer drugs. India had been mulling over the decision to control cancer drug prices over the last two years. Soaring cancer drug prices in India... Read More
The number of breast cancer cases among Japanese women is expected to rise 25% from now to year 2020. This is higher than the forecasted 14% growth for the US and the EU over the same period. Main causes of this dramatic... Read More
India’s diagnostics sector is forecasted to grow at about 20% over the next three years. The diagnostics sector is estimated to be about $2 billion by the end of 2013. 5% of India’s GDP is spent on healthcare. This is significantly lower... Read More
China's economic growth has skyrocketed during the last 15 years. In the second quarter of 2010, China's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.33 trillion surpassed that of Japan, $1.29 trillion. Along with the economic surge, China's healthcare market also is growing.... Read More
Asia's cases of diabetes are at an all-time high. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that more than 125 million people in Asia are suffering from the condition this year. These numbers are climbing quickly. There likely will be more than 200... Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the “Global Adult Tobacco Survey.” It includes statistics on smoking in China that represent the entire country. The study indicates that smoking among men in China (regardless of age) continue to occur at very high... Read More
Diabetes cases are dramatically on the rise in countries throughout Asia. The financially privileged city-dwellers tend to be the ones who have been identified as diabetics. Causes include insufficient exercise, high fat diets that have increasingly incorporated fast food items, genetics and... Read More
Plastic surgery is a huge market in South Korea, where double eyelid surgery is a common graduation gift and operations are not limited to just women. Many patients visit South Korea for cosmetic procedures, especially since treatment care can be much less... Read More
Daegu and Osong are two Korean cities that have been selected to accommodate Korea’s new high-tech medical complexes, similar to the bio-tech medical hubs in Boston and in Singapore. This project will cost more than $4.5 billion through 2038, and will be... Read More
In November 2008, the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) released the results of its study into the epidemiology of diabetes in China. The results suggested that diabetes is becoming prevalent in China more rapidly than previously estimated, increasing the market prospects for Western... Read More