INDIA HAS 'WORLD-CLASS HEALTH CARE', SAY CANADIANS(26NOV.09/ET) TRADE SHOW PITCHES SURGICAL PASSAGES TO INDIA(20NOV'O9/CBC) TOURISM UNAFFECTED BY H1N1 (10 NOV/TOI) MITRAL VALVE REPLACED VIA ENDOSCOPY BANGALORE (12 NOV/TIMES OF INDIA) IMTD 2009 - THE LARGEST EVER PARTICIPATION BY INDIAN HOSPITALS IN THE FIRST EVER OVERSEAS MEDICAL TOURISM CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN TORONTO, CANADA.(9 NOV/ GOOGLE) MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING SELECTS ARTEMIS AS AFFILIATE FOR INDIA(OCT 01/GOOGLE) INDIA ? A HOT DESTINATION FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICATION(7SEPT/GOOGLE) ICRI-HEALTH, DELHI AND ACADEMY OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZE A WORKSHOP ON "MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE" (12SEPT/GOOGLE NEWS) 2010 CWG SPARK BOOM FOR AYURVEDA & MEDICAL TOURISM: ASSOCHAM (18SEPT/GOOGLE NEWS) SURROGACY OVERSEAS - A BOON FOR MEDICAL TOURISM(GOOGLE NEWS) CONGRATULATIONS ARTEMIS ! EIGHT HOUR SURGERY SAVES WOMAN'S LIFE(26/8/09 DECCAN CHRONICLE) WORLD MEDICAL HEALTH TOURISM CONFERENCE 2009 IN PHUKET, THAILAND ON SEPTEMBER 16-18(23 JUL/GOOGLENEWS) GOVT TAKING STEPS TO BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM IN COUNTRY(3 JUL/ZEENEWS) ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS TO BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA (8 JUL/TRAVELBIZ) IMTA TO AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTE INDIA?S MEDICAL TOURISM IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THIS YEAR (JUN16/TRAVELBIZ) GOVT TAKING STEPS TO BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM IN COUNTRY(3 JUL/ZEENEWS) ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS TO BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA(8 JUL/TRAVELBIZ) 'US SLUMP IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIAN GENERIC FIRMS'(MAY25/GOOGLE NEWS) INDIA BECOMING MEDICAL HUB FOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERIES(7JUN/HINDU) KARNATAKA PLANS MEGA TOURISM PROJECTS(11JUN/GOOGLE) IMTA TO AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTE INDIA?S MEDICAL TOURISM IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THIS YEAR(16JUN/TRAVELBIZ) SLOWDOWN SPEEDS UP MEDICAL TOURISM(11 MAY/H.T.) 'INDIA SAFE AND AFFORDABLE TOURIST DESTINATION'(15 MAY 09/GOOGLE NEWS) MEDICAL TOURISM ON BOOM, DESPITE DOWNTURN(MAY 09/GOOGLE NEWS) GOA BATTLES RUMOURS ABOUT SWINE FLU(29APR09/ECONIMIC TIMES) INDIA REVIEWS PREPARATIONS TO TACKLE SWINE FLU(28 APR09/THE HINDU) IATO EYES PACT WITH WOCKHARDT FOR RURAL TOURISM(20APR09/GOOGLE) INDIA HAS POTENTIAL FOR MEDICAL TOURISM: DR NARESH TREHAN(4APR09/GOOGLE NEWS) BUY-1-GET-1-FREE BOOSTER SHOT FOR MEDICAL TOURISM(11APR09/ECONOMIC TIMES) INDIA AGGRESSIVELY COURTS MALAYSIAN TOURISTS(MAR 21/GOOGLE) MEDICAL TOURISM AND COSMETIC SURGERY OVERSEAS(MAR19/SHELTER OFFSHORE) RNCOS RELEASES A NEW REPORT- INDIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY ANALYSIS(MAR13/ GLOBAL PRESS) INDIA EMERGES 2ND IN MEDICAL TOURISM RACE(MAR 27/TIMES OF INDIA) NO SLOWDOWN IN MEDICAL TOURISM(04 FEB 09/TNN) RECESSION MAY MEAN A BOOM FOR MEDICAL TOURISM (5 FEB 09/OHERALD) COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 TO LIFT TOURISM EARNINGS: ASSOCHAM (02/FEB/09) EUROPEANS PREFERRING INDIAN MEDICAL TOURISM AND LOW COST DENTAL TREATMENT FACILITIES IN INDIA. (10DEC08/GOOGLE) ARTEMIS BLOOD BANK WAS INAUGURATED YESTERDAY BY DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING, SHRI MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA.(10 DEC 08) TUMMY TUCK WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IN INDIA (11 NOV 08/GOOGLE) NEW REPORT PREDICTS INDIA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY TO DOUBLE BY 2010(17 OCT '08/PRLOG) INDIAN CLINICS WOO "FERTILITY" TOURISTS AS MEDICAL TRAVEL BOOMS(21 OCT '08/AFP) AUSTRALIANS HEAD TO KERALA FOR 'MIND, BODY, SOUL' EXPERIENCE( 3 NOV '08/MSN) ?MEDICAL TOURISM TO SOON BECOME ONE OF INDIA?S GREATEST REVENUE GENERATORS?(13 0CT/EXPRESS INDIA) MERICANS HELP FUEL BOOM IN INDIA TOURISM(29 AUG 08/ASSOSIATED PRESS) HEALTH TOURISM ... INDIA''S NEW MANTRA (07 AUG 08/KUNA) KNEE REPLACEMENT IN INDIA: MEDICAL TOURISM CORPORATION HELPS ATLANTA GRANDMOTHER SAVE U.S. $80,000(20 AUG 2008/P R WEB) COSMETIC SURGERY PACKAGES AT GOA AND KERALA IN INDIA AT LOW COST FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISTS(28 JUL/PRLOG) BOOMING MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA - NOW AVAILABLE(JULY 14/MARKETWATCH) TRAVELING THOUSANDS OF MILES FOR CHEAPER MEDICAL CARE(29 JULY/9NEWS) APOLLO HOSPITALS' SUNEETA REDDY: 'MEDICAL TOURISM IS A HUGE MARKET'(JUNE26 08/SOURCE GOOGLE) WOCKHARDT HOSPITALS, INDIA GETS THE BEST WEBSITE AWARD FOR MEDICAL TOURISM PATIENT INFORMATION(16 JUNE/PR USA) MEDICAL TOURISM FLOURISHES IN INDIA (27/05/08 CHINAVIEW) KONCEPT ANALYTICS REPORT ON MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET(06 MAY, SOURCE GOOGLE) AMBIKA SONI SAYS 'INDIAN TOURISM HAS MILES TO GO'(MAY 15, SOURCE GOOGLE) A BOOK TITLED 'MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA' RELEASED(MAY 20, SOURCE GOOGLE ) GULF EMERGING AS BIG MARKET FOR INDIAN MEDICAL TOURISM( APR 27/ SOURCE IANS) GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO PROMOTE MEDICAL TOURISM( 4 MAR'08/ICT) AURVEDIC, MEDICAL TOURISM TO GET RS 800 CR BUSINESS IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010(19 MAR/ PTI) LOTUS EYE CARE HOSPITALS TO RAISE MEDICAL TOURISM REVENUES(25 MAR/CONCEPT PUBLIC RELATIONS INDIA ) ITC-WELCOM HOTELS PLANS FORAY INTO MEDICAL TOURISM (FEB 3 /MUMBAI) CARDIODYNAMICS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH LEADING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER IN INDIA( JAN 31/PR NEWSWIRE) OPEN HEART SURGERY PERFORMED ON UK PATIENT AT VIVUS SMRC (14 JAN / NT NEWS) ASIAN HEALTHCARE SECTOR TO BEAT US( 20 JAN 08/SOURCE TNN) AMBIKA SONI WANTS A NOSE JOB? INDIA EXPECTS 15 PER CENT MORE VISITORS IN 2008(DEC 2/TTN NEWS) MEDICAL TOURISM GETS SHOT IN THE ARM (NOV25/ TNN) MEDICAL TOURISM TO EXPAND IN INDIA (NOV 13/PRESS TRUSTOF INDIA) INDIA SEEKS TO STAMP ITS MARK ON MEDICAL TOURISM (12 NOV/GOOGLE NEWS) SCIENTISTS FIND WAY TO 'SWITCH OFF' HYPERTENSION( KERALA NEWS/ NOV 2) INDIA HITS BACK IN 'BIO-PIRACY' BATTLE (BBC NEWS /DEC ,06) LIFE MAY HAVE EVOLVED CHEMICALLY, NOT BIOLOGICALLY, SHOWS RESEARCH ( POSTED ONLINE, NOV1) INDIA?S MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET TO GROW TO $2 BN BY 2012(POSTED ONLINE/AUG 07) PUNE INDIA FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES (POSTED BY SHOLTO ) TAJ IS PEOPLE'S CHOICE; VOTED AMONG NEW 7 WONDERS (JULY 7/PTI) INSECTICIDE-TREATED BED NETS TO COMBAT MALARIA IN OLDER CHILDREN AND ADULTS(JULY 3/SOURCE ANI) GUM DISEASE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN LINKED TO ORAL BONE LOSS (JUNE 17/ SCIENCE DAILY) THROW AWAY CHINESE TOOTHPASTE, FDA WARNS(JUNE 1/ASSOCIATED PRESS) SURGERY CAN FIX BACK PROBLEMS, BUT TIME WORKS TOO(JUNE 1/CNN NEWS) INDIA PROMOTING MEDICAL, RAIN TOURISM FOR ARAB TOURISTS (BHATKALLYS/2 MAY.2007) MORE AND MORE BRITONS ARE GOING ABROAD FOR HEALTHCARE(18 APR / BBC NEWS) INDIA'S AMBITIOUS DRIVE TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS(26 APR/REDIFF) CANCER RATED AS THE TOP KILLER DISEASE(27 APR/GOOGLE NEWS) MEDICAL TOURISM HAS A POTENTIAL OF GROWING BY A WHOPPING 25 PERCENT ANNUALLY TO FETCH INDIA RS.100 BILLION ($2.15 BILLION) A YEAR BY 2012, TOURISM MINISTER AMBIKA SONI SENDING SICK WORKERS OVERSEAS COULD SAVE MILLIONS, OFFICIALS SAYS (ASSOCIATED PRESS / OCT.. 18 ) MORE AMERICANS SEEKING SURGERY ABROAD (WEBMD MEDICAL NEWS / OCT. 18 )