Transgender Activists Seek Free Sex-change Surgery Pooja14 Nov 2015 10:50 AM ISTTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India's transgender (TG) community on Friday raised its concern over mounting expenses involved in sex reassignment surgery (SRS)...
Odisha Sacks 408 Doctors for Long Absence Pooja14 Nov 2015 10:45 AM ISTBHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Friday dismissed 408 doctors for leaving their place of duty without authorisation for a long period, said an official.The...
India aims for at least 1,500 biotech start-ups Pooja14 Nov 2015 10:40 AM ISTKolkata, Nov 13:Â India aims to scale up start-ups in the biotechnology sector to at least 1,500 in the next two to three years to boost technological...
Alzheimer's drug that shows anti-ageing effects Pooja14 Nov 2015 10:35 AM ISTNew York: An experimental drug aimed at combating Alzheimer's disease has a host of unexpected anti-ageing effects in animals, a new study says.To...
FDA orders recall of machine used to clean medical scopes Pooja14 Nov 2015 10:30 AM ISTWASHINGTON - Federal officials are ordering the recall of nearly 2,800 machines used to disinfect medical scopes. They blamed company violations that...
Government considers establishment of new medical colleges within existing hospitals Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:48 AM ISTStrongly concerned over the mushrooming of private medical colleges in India, which in turn is perceived to dip the quality of medical education in...
Kolkata private labs under legal scanner for cheating on dengue tests Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:44 AM ISTThe Municipal Corporation in Kolkata have unwrapped a cheating scandal regarding dengue tests in the city. According to a news report in the TOI, few...
Indian Academy of Paediatrics underlines need for paediatric pneumococcal surveillance Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:40 AM ISTThe counterpart of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) in Pune has reinstated the need for paediatric pneumococcal surveillance-in order to reduce the...
China rejects 11 drug applications over inadequate trial data Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:32 AM ISTChina has signalled a tougher stance on drug quality in the country's sprawling pharmaceuticals industry by rejecting applications for 11 medicines...
New blood cancer drug clears first clinical trial Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:28 AM ISTLONDON: A new blood cancer drug that targets a protein essential for growth of tumour cells has been found to be effective in patients resistant to...
Government caps price of 6 formulations packs Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government has capped prices of six drug formulations packs, including pain killer Ibuprofen, anti-infective Metronidazole, among...
Indian-American physician gets highest award in cardiology Pooja12 Nov 2015 2:00 PM ISTRecognised for his efforts to expand cardiovascular diagnostic imaging, an Indian American Physician has been honored with the highest award (in...
