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Editorial

NEW AMA GUIDELINES ON MEDICAL TOURISM

These guidelines are not revolutionary but they provide a very valuable set of concepts that we all can develop to create a solid foundation for medical tourism. The MTA supports these guidelines and intends to communicate with the AMA to develop them further.

Destination Spotlight

Eye Republic

The EYE REPUBLIC Ophthalmology Clinic is a Philippine network of hospital-based, sub-specialty practice eye clinics around Metro Manila is one such organization that grew out of referrals of clients.

Destination Spotlight

A Date with the Villareals for a Dream Set of Teeth

The Philippines boasts of a large number of medical and dental specialists, many of whom are trained in the U.S. at the highest levels. They provide treatment at a fraction of the cost in developed countries.‍

Editorial

Fortifying Western Healthcare with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mainland China at the northeastern side of the Philippine archipelago, it is not surprising to find significant Chinese influences in Philippine culture. Trade between the Chinese and Filipinos has been chronicled since the ninth to 12th centuries.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

The Farm at San Benito: Exceptional Healing Environment for Holistic Treatment

The Farm at San Benito, a multi-award winning health resort in the Philippines, is one such case of taking an idea far to prove a point. Here, the point is that the one’s appreciation of oneself holistically brings about and sustains the gift of wellness.

Destination Spotlight

Taking Excellence to Heart

When it comes to heart surgery, Dr. Jorge Garcia knows that the harmony of details is what creates the symphony in every successful surgery. That’s why one of the best cardiovascular surgeons in the world took an active role in designing the Asian Hospital Medical Center.

Editorial

JCI Standards Address Physician Competencies

In the third edition of the JCI standards, we strengthened our standards for verifying credentials of medical personnel. We now require hospitals to verify the credential with the primary source – the organization that awarded the credential.

Destination Spotlight

Philippine Quality Healthcare: Excellence is the Standard

They go through rigorous procedures using standards that are internationally acceptable. They forge partnerships with external agencies, who themselves have to go through licensing and accreditation.

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Healthcare Solutions in Mexico ~ What Type of Investment are You Looking For?

In this sense, and in the globalization and competitiveness context, the Mexican Health Care Sector is an unavoidable subject in the Tourist Sector as well. It is necessary to understand how the Medical Tourism market aggregated values are generated.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

OH MY ACHING BODY

The real problem is that there really isn’t any specific test at this time for Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Some researchers do believe that they are one and the same illness but back to fibromyalgia.

Destination Spotlight

MONTERREY HEALTHCARE CITY ~ TALENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT YOU

Monterrey is recognized as the most important health care center of the northeast region of Mexico, with human resources and medical infrastructure above the national average, as well as having one of the highest life expectancy levels.

Destination Spotlight

Exceeding Expectations: Health and Wellness in the Philippines

Importantly, Wellness Programs find avid supporters in the government sector which believes in the gospel of health. Encouragement and aggressive support has come in the form of the Public-Private Partnership Task Force on Globally Competitive Philippines Industries.

Editorial

Defining Medical Tourism or Not?

Many people have tried to define and re-define Medical Tourism, and some have even gone to extremes to create new words to define the industry of patients traveling from one country to another for medical care.

Destination Spotlight

Grupo CHRISTUS Muguerza ~ The Icon of Mexican Healthcare

Grupo CHRISTUS Muguerza accounts for more than 74 years of experience, tradition and catholic inspiration. We service both national patients and international patients through a network of six hospitals, 21 outpatient centers and clinics.

Editorial

Affordable Surgery in the US?

Coronary by-pass surgery for $16,000? Hip or Knee replacements for $14,000? Sounds great! Where can you get this favourable pricing? Asia? Latin America? Actually, these prices are available right here at home, in the U.S.A.!

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

When the voice doesn't match the sex

Voice feminization can be achieved by shortening the vocal folds and increasing the voice frequency. The surgery is quite simple, actually, using very thin equipment, the surface of the upper side of the vocal folds – the mucous membrane.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Voice Rejuvenation ~ Do you look young while your voice sounds old?

Voice is produced when the two vocal folds inside the throat close and vibrate. The vocal folds come together and close in order to prevent food from going down into the lungs when swallowing food.

Destination Spotlight

CEBU ~ More than the Usual

It is the top tourist destination in the country and, next to the capital (Manila), the most accessible point in the Philippines. It is known as the Philippines’ Bestseller and, until recently, its best kept-secret for attracting multitudes of tourists, traders.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

What is Rolfing Structural Integration?

Rolfing® is an original and scientifically validated holistic system of bodywork and movement education. It releases the body’s segments – arms, legs, torso, and neck from patterns of tension and bracing in a systematic and scientifically validated manner.

Destination Spotlight

All About Monterrey Mexico

Monterrey, Mexico is one of the loveliest tourism destinations you’ll ever visit. Should business end up taking you there ~ and medical tourism is a business that might ~ afterward, you’ll be asking,: “How is it that Monterrey escaped notice for so long?”