Healthkart, the Indian e-commerce portal focused on selling health, fitness and beauty products seems to have received its series B round from Intel Capital and Sequoia Capital. According to NextBigWhat, the amount raised is $14 million. The split is rumored to be $8 million from Intel and the rest from Sequoia. There has been no official announcement as of now but there has been no emphatic denial...

Birla Shloka Edutech Ltd (BSEL), part of the Yash Birla Group, has acquired 51.1% stake in healthcare service provider Ojus Healthcare. As part of the acquisition, Company Secretary Vijay Mishra and Head of Operations Sunil Abraham from BSEL have joined Ojus’ Board of Directors. Ojus healthcare operates clinics in southern India with primary focus on residential, school & corporate healthcare....

To counter the growing menace of counterfeit medicines, PharmaSecure is launching psConnect. Touted as the first mobile health (m-health) platform, the technology allows consumers to verify whether the medicines they have purchased, are genuine or not. Source: Forbes.com How does the system work? Though still in its nascent stage, the company prints a randomly generated alphanumeric code onto the medicine...

People looking for health insurance have begun to trust online portals for their needs. Owing to some nifty advertising & a growing internet savvy population, insurance companies are now realizing the benefits of selling health insurance policies only. Until recently, life & other kinds of insurance policies were getting all the attention & subsequently the customers in the virtual world....

Yet again healthcare online is into news where  Digital revolution have realized the importance of it. Online Medical stores are not new, but specialized & specific medical devices are now readily available. Sites like Healthkart.com, Health-shoppe.com etc. now offer devices ranging from simple BP monitors to Nebulizers & even mechanized wheel chairs. But sites like Infibeam, Ebay have...

Dr. Arun J SanyaIndian-origin American hepatologist, will soon launch an application providing information about Liver Disorders. Mobiles are being rapidly used to share information across a wide variety of subjects. No longer are they restricted to calls & SMSs. Companies are regularly using them for developmental & diagnostic roles too. As mobiles keep evolving, consumers gain access to...

OrraHealth has come to the help of specialists visiting multiple clinics to offer their expertise. The Application christened OrraHealth was recently launched by Acroseas Global Solutions to help physicians record & offer prescriptions right off their iPhones. The application though presently available for iOS, will soon be launched for Android as well. The medical profession is witnessing phenomenal...

Consultancy firm PwC in a report today speculated that mobile-driven health services will be a Rs. 3,000 Crores market in next five years. Health information services powered by mobile involves delivering solutions across different segments like wellness, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. PwC predicts that growth of Mobile-health or mHealth market will have a revenue earning potential...

Poised at around Rs. 2, 900 crore with a combined annual growth rate of 15%, India’s health and fitness market is certainly looking to join the internet bandwagon. 70% of these are men who contribute to the fitness regime, whereas only 30% of women contribute. Hence there’s visible scope for the health, fitness and nutrition sellouts. In case of health or fitness related problems, people...