Institute of HealthCare Consumerism's (IHC) 5th Annual IHC FORUM & Expo Conference, Thursday, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., May 8, 2014, Atlanta, GA Laura Carabello, founder and principal, CPR, and publisher of Medical Travel Today and U.S. Domestic Medical Travel™, will moderate a panel discussion on medical travel - "ALL

New Consumer Goods research report from Euromonitor International is now available from Fast Market Research Health and wellness tourism was still very underdeveloped in the Netherlands in 2012 compared to neighboring countries such as Germany. Dutch tourism organizations and companies were not yet fully aware of the full potential of

Medical tourism, also called health tourism or medical travel, is a rapidly growing industry catering to patients who travel across national borders to receive medical treatments. In Asia, medical tourism has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments. Low cost and waiting time of medical treatments as compared to

Program reflects Summit’s vastly expanded wellness focus, as industries from finance to tourism to consumer retail seize this $2-trillion market opportunity. From His Holiness the Dalai Lama to tourism heavyweights Jean-Claude Baumgarten and Peter Greenberg to a "super panel" of industry investors, the agenda aims to marry hard-hitting business

Collaboration will bring patients from China and other Asian countries to the US for advanced spine care. In its continued efforts to develop a global network of spine centers for patients in the U.S. and abroad, SpineMark Corporation, a United States-based developer of spine centers of excellence and spine research

medicaltourismnews.com - In medical tourism, Southeast Asia is a key and fast advancing market. Cambodia and Vietnam now want a share of the action that Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia have. Cambodia believes it can succeed as an inbound medical travel destination. Like neighboring Thailand, it believes that all the pieces

Nicaragua seeks to improve its position in the growing sub-sector of medical tourism, which generated $4.8 million in revenues in 2012 and is continuously growing each year, according to specialists. In Central America, the country that has most developed its medical tourism is Costa Rica, where 100,000 tourists arrive each

About Varsha Lafargue The president and Chairperson at i-Transition and ONE HealthCare Worldwide, Varsha Lafargue is the founding director for both the US-India businesses. Lafargue has 20+ years of experience working in various European, US and Indian markets in a variety of sectors. She has been collaborating with the government

Newly updated and translated into Simplified Chinese, Patients Beyond Borders' Taiwan Edition provides information on Taiwan's top healthcare options and specialties along with tips for accessing the highest quality, most affordable medical care. Patients Beyond Borders: Taiwan, Second Edition has been updated and translated into Simplified Chinese. The Taiwan Task Force

Aetna to provide health coverage and other insurance solutions for Swiss Life's customers in the U.S. and with U.S. expat populations Swiss Life to offer Aetna's business traveler health coverage worldwide Aetna (NYSE: AET), a leading global diversified healthcare solutions company, and Zurich-based Swiss Life, a leading life and