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ISAPS…Patients have a right to safe surgery

The rise in cosmetic medical tourism has put into question the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship and is endangering many who seek low cost...

India – an international case study on assisted reproductive technologies

India is rapidly becoming a global centre for assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for a multitude of reasons. A new academic study 'Globalisation of Birth...

Update on Turkish medical tourism

According to Turkey's Ministry of Health, some 500,000 foreigners were treated at Turkish hospitals in 2010; the figure represents a 70% increase since 2007....

Bathe in wine, beer and chocolate at Czech spas!

The spas around Prague, in the Czech Republic are out to prove that spa treatment is more than drinking from healing springs and mud...

Dolphin therapy for British boy in the Caymans

Rae and Steve Chesney-Beales are parents of a child with autism, Down’s syndrome and global development delay. Frustrated at the lack of results from...

Fortis Healthcare on international acquisition trail in Vietnam

Fortis Healthcare International, the Singapore-based holding company owned by India's billionaire Singh brothers, Malvinder and Shivinder, has agreed to buy a 65% stake in...

First Greek and Spain spa industry reports

Spa industry reports for Greece and Spain have been published by Intelligent Spas. The Singapore based research company specialises in the spa industry. Spa industry...

The rise of health and fitness travel in Europe

Holidays or short breaks away with a distinctly healthy approach designed to keep you active and improve your sense of well-being, are taking off...

Medical tourism in Mauritius increases dramatically, Bali wants to copy

Medical tourism to Mauritius has seen a tenfold increase over the past five years with 11,000 medical tourists in 2010. The Island hopes to...

Global spa chains expand across Asia and the Middle East

US based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to expand Sheraton and Westin's portfolio of hotel spas across Asia and the Middle East in...