Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure done to alter the stomach to treat severe obesity. Bariatric surgery is a term derived from the Greek words: ”weight” and ”treatment.” Bariatric surgical procedures are major gastrointestinal operations that (a) seal off most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat
New Jersey based chiropractor Dr. Peter Ferraro, nationally recognized for his work in spinal decompression therapy, is exploring the possibility of bringing medical tourism resort centres to Panama, beginning with a five-star health care facility for people from around the world.
For 2011, the German National Tourist Board’s tourism campaign will focus on health and medical tourism. This includes health and fitness, spas, health resorts, wellness and beauty hotels, hospitals and clinics.
Israel’s tourism is booming and on course for a record 3.5 million tourists this year. There are many reasons for Israel’s current success in tourism, but the main factor is that it has shifted from positioning itself as a sun and sea destination competing with countries such as Cyprus, Egypt and Malta.
More employers pushing domestic medical tourism: In yet another effort to slow the inexorable rise of health costs in the U.S., more employers are turning to domestic medical tourism–essentially steering workers to facilities with high-quality care and lower prices.
OTTAWA — Canadian health-care spending is expected to reach $183 1 billion in 2009 or $5,452 per Canadian, according to figures released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The estimate represents a $95 billion increase from 2008, when health- care spending was estimated to be $172 billion.
The first ever detailed study on health and medical tourism in Australia,’ Health tourism in Australia: supply, demand and opportunities” has been published by the government funded Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre. This technical report presents a robust understanding of health and wellness tourism in Australia, and to a much lesser extent, medical tourism. It provides information and outcomes relevant for future development of the wellness and medical tourism industries in Australia.
Excelsior Indian Healthcare is one of the leading medical tourism companies provides affordable and low cost gastric bypass surgery to the patients across the border. Excelsior Indian Healthcare offers the patients with the services of vastly experienced and abroad expertise obesity surgeons of India. International patients especially from UK and USA come in abundance to India to get the surgery done in India.
West Palm Beach, United States – The Medical Tourism Association (MTA) is pleased to announce the creation of a Spa and Wellness Track at the 3rd Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, September 22-24th, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
The Ministry of Health and the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) are set to announce a strategic plan to promote medical tourism in Cyprus.
In statements after a meeting with the CTO leadership, the Minister of Health Christos Patsalides said that “the plan concerning grants for the accreditation of private hospitals has already been completed and is set to be announced”.