China starts precision medicine research Meghna A Singhania10 Jan 2016 2:05 PM ISTThe Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced its precision medicine research plan targeting Chinese people.Precision medicine is a medical model...
Fortis Banglore performs Bloodless heart surgery to save 16 year old savita10 Jan 2016 9:26 AM ISTBanglore : 16-year -old Vismantas from Lithuania, a former Soviet bloc nation, was born with a congenital heart disease - a condition called Single...
Blocking brain inflammation could treat Alzheimer's savita10 Jan 2016 9:09 AM ISTBlocking a receptor in the brain responsible for regulating immune cells could protect against the memory and behaviour changes seen in the...
Pfizer hikes US prices for over 100 drugs savita10 Jan 2016 9:07 AM ISTPfizer Inc, which plans a $160-billion merger with Ireland-based Allergan Plc to slash its US tax bill, on Jan. 1 raised US prices for more than 100...
Tamil Nadu council to set up registry to monitor heart attacks Pooja9 Jan 2016 2:02 PM ISTIn order to tackle the growing cases of cardiac problems and offer better treatments, the Tamil Nadu interventional council is taking the initiative...
AIIMS Bhubaneswar faces hurdles in quality faculty recruitment Pooja9 Jan 2016 1:57 PM ISTAIIMS Bhubaneswar had recently advertised for around 235 job posts of faculty members in 40 disciplines. Â However, the institute has raised concern...
Jharkhand: state govt makes amendments to leave policy Pooja9 Jan 2016 1:46 PM ISTAn earlier decision by the state government in Jharkhand, which was further marked by protests from doctors and teachers in the government hospitals,...
J&J signs deal with Chinese drugmaker for hepatitis B drug savita9 Jan 2016 12:42 PM ISTJohnson & Johnson said it licensed rights from a Chinese drugmaker to drugs that spur the immune system to help fight diseases, which it hopes...
Lupin gets USFDA nod to market chewable oral contraceptive savita9 Jan 2016 12:33 PM ISTDrug major Lupin has received final approval from the US health regulator to market generic version of Warner Chilcott's oral contraceptive Generess...
SRMC students fate yet to be decided by the Supreme Court Pooja9 Jan 2016 11:41 AM ISTAfter the recent intervention by the Supreme Court in the matter of transfer of students of Sardar Rajas Medical College (SRMC) to two government...
Modeling shows a vaccine is essential to conclusively end HIV/AIDS savita9 Jan 2016 10:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: A new modeling paper has revealed that adding a vaccine to the comprehensive HIV/AIDS response is essential to conclusively end the...
Bihar doctors seek voluntary retirement Pooja9 Jan 2016 9:56 AM ISTAround 24 doctors in the government hospitals in Bihar are reported to be seeking voluntary retirement citing health reasons. Most of these doctors...
