'Increasing number of healthcare professionals top priority'-NATHEALTH Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: India faces a shortfall of two million doctors and four million nurses for its population and therefore increasing the number of healthcare...
Maharashtra governor's wake-up call to tackle 'lifestyle diseases' Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 12:06 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao on Saturday asked the Indian pharmaceutical industry to develop drugs for lifestyle diseases like diabetes,...
IAVI and CureVac partner to accelerate development and testing of AIDS vaccine candidates Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 11:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: The non-profit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and biopharmaceutical company CureVac are partnering to accelerate the...
Researchers identify potential target for treating scleroderma Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 11:45 AM ISTKolkata: An international team of scientists has identified a new molecule involved in life-threatening scleroderma or skin fibrosis, paving the way...
USFDA eye drug rebuff adds to Shire's woes in Baxalta pursuit Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 11:36 AM ISTThe Irish company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had declined to approve its new eye drug lifitegrast and had requested an...
Heart Transplant at Fortis Escorts gives 23 year old a new life Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 4:45 PM ISTFortis Escorts Heart Institute bids adieu post the recovery period to 23 year old patient, Oshin Goyal who has just received a new lease of life with...
Researchers developing lab in a needle device for quick diagnostic testing Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 1:01 PM ISTHOUSTON–Researchers at Houston Methodist, along with collaborators at two major Singapore institutions, have developed a lab in a needle device that...
Researchers Create Artificial Foam Heart Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 11:49 AM ISTNEW YORK:Â Â A team from Cornell University has developed an artificial heart with a new lightweight and stretchable foam that has potential for use in...
PT leaders caution the government over issue of online medicines trade Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 11:33 AM ISTCOIMBATORE: Puthiya Tamizhakam today urged the Centre to tread cautiously before giving the nod for online medicines trade as it would lead to...
India drug industry says US-led trade deal will raise prices Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 11:25 AM ISTBy Zeba SiddiquiNEW DELHI: Leaders of India's $15 billion pharmaceuticals industry, a major supplier of affordable generics to the world, have joined...
Unichem gets USFDA nod for hypertension treatment tablets Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 11:17 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Drug firm Unichem Laboratories has received approval from the US health regulator for its Losartan Potassium tablets used in treatment of...
USFDA approves Praxbind, the first reversal agent for the anticoagulant Pradaxa Meghna A Singhania17 Oct 2015 11:13 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Praxbind (idarucizumab) for use in patients who are taking the...
