CPI demands CBI probe into alleged malpractices in govt run medical colleges Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:52 AM ISTSecretary of CPI Puducherry State committee R Viswanathan has demanded a probe into a serious allegation on the government run medical college- Gandhi...
New smartphone app to help cardiac arrest victims Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:45 AM ISTTokyo: Japanese researchers have developed a new smartphone app that alerts rescuers with lifesaving AEDs when an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
Cytokinetics, Amgen drug shows promise in heart failure study Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:35 AM ISTOrlando: An experimental heart failure drug being developed by Cytokinetics Inc and Amgen Inc demonstrated several beneficial cardiac function effects...
Novo Nordisk diabetes drug fails to help heart failure -study Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:30 AM ISTOrlando :The Novo Nordisk diabetes drug Victoza failed to improve clinical stability or delay death in patients suffering from advanced heart failure,...
Soon, eye drops to clear up cataracts Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:25 AM ISTWashington:Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered a new chemical that could be added to eye drops to help clear up cataracts, the...
US agencies investigate Merck, Lilly drug pricing Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 11:25 AM ISTU.S. drugmakers Merck & Co and Eli Lilly & Co are being investigated by federal prosecutors over their drug-pricing practices, the companies...
China to curb rapidly rising medical expenses Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 11:17 AM ISTBeijing: China has issued guidelines for curbing rapidly rising medical expenses in the country's public hospital system, the media reported on...
WHO officially declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 11:05 AM ISTThe World Health Organization is set to announce Saturday that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its...
Fadnavis inaugurates multi-specialty hospital in Mumbai Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 10:56 AM ISTMumbai, Nov 7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated a 110-bed multi-specialty hospital here on Saturday, saying private healthcare...
American India Foundation raises $200,000 for MANSI project in India Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 10:48 AM ISTWashington : American India Foundation (AIF) has raised $200,000 for its Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI), designed to reduce maternal...
Online shopping prevents hypertension, depression: Study Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 10:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Â Online shopping prevents work-related stress and several types of health issues caused by it like hypertension and depression, a study...
India Quotient invests in healthcare startup Care 24 Pooja7 Nov 2015 12:50 PM ISTThe home healthcare startup Care 24 got a 2.27 crore financial boost from India Quotient in its first round of seed funding.The company plans to...
