Nanoparticles classified in 4 overall groups containing: Metallic nanoparticles, ceramic nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles and semiconductor nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are used in some biomedical applications such as carrying medicine and photographing agents. With attention to different criteria which are both qualitative and quantitative, selecting the most suitable nanoparticles...

tourism, combined with the phrase medical, seems to be a new form of tourism which has gained huge popularity in recent decades. though, a number of literatures available with regard to the tourism industry and the competitiveness of the destination, however, the major aspects which determine the satisfaction of medical tourists are hardly focused specifically on malaysia. there is a lack of em...

There are three main stakeholders in medical device regulation: people in industry, regulators and practitioners. A medical device report is filed after a device-related adverse event occurs. Studies show that while most medical device reports begin with practitioner observations, people in industry file 97% of reports and practitioners file 3% of reports. The objectives of this article are to ...

Medical tourism is one of the subdirectories of tourism in order to receive health care in other countries. It has become a major industry in the global arena. According to the great potential of this industry in Iran, is essential to paying more attention to this branch of tourism, economic effect and also the effect of economic indicators on tourism industry. Therefore, this paper examines th...

OBJECTIVE To gather information about current practices and implementation of publication guidelines among publication professionals working in or for the pharmaceutical industry. DESIGN/SETTING Web-based survey publicised via email and social media to members of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) and other organisations from November 2012 to February 2013...

BACKGROUND Conflicting reports exist in the medical literature regarding the association between industry funding and published research findings. In this study, we examine the association between industry funding and the statistical significance of results in recently published medical and surgical trials. METHODS We examined a consecutive series of 332 randomized trials published between Ja...

Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers have increasingly directed their grant-making activities and charitable donations toward support for continuing medical education (CME), graduate medical education, and medical research. This support has benefited both the companies and health care providers by facilitating the training of health care professionals and encouraging innova...