Fortis Healthcare to focus on organ therapy and cancer treatment Pooja24 Dec 2015 3:39 PM ISTIn a recent conversation with CNBC-TV 18, Fortis Healthcare's CEO Bhavdeep Singh has emphasised the healthcare chain's focus on organ therapy and...
Cancer mitigation, prevention, a challenge for doctors: President savita24 Dec 2015 12:38 PM ISTBengaluru: With increasing cases of CANCER across the country, the medical fraternity and policy planners face the challenge of mitigating and...
Jharkhand to emphasise on rare health diseases Pooja24 Dec 2015 11:54 AM ISTThe Jharkhand Health secretary K Vidyasagar recently presented a one-year review of the state health department, while also discussing some key issues...
Natco settles patent litigation with Celgene on cancer drug savita24 Dec 2015 11:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Natco Pharma and its US partner Allergan have settled a pending litigation with biopharmaceutical firm Celgene regarding generic...
No government firm under pharma department produces cancer drugs savita23 Dec 2015 11:54 AM ISTNEW DELHI: None of the state-owned firms under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) produces any kind of cancer treatment drugs, Parliament was...
Shire closer to deal to buy Baxalta: Reports savita23 Dec 2015 10:59 AM ISTNEW YORK/LONDON: Drug maker Shire Plc has made a new acquisition offer for peer Baxalta International Inc that is roughly in line with the latter's...
Price cap in 530 essential medicines, including 47 for cancer savita22 Dec 2015 5:35 PM ISTNEW DELHI: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling prices for 530 essential medicines, including 47 for cancer and...
Gum disease can increase breast cancer risk savita22 Dec 2015 12:24 PM ISTNew York: Postmenopausal women with periodontal or gum disease are more likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not have the chronic...
Daily Magnesium intake can prevent pancreatic cancer - Study savita21 Dec 2015 12:33 PM ISTNew York:Â Daily magnesium intake may be beneficial in preventing pancreatic cancer, researchers from Indiana University (IU) have found.Previous...
Europe recommends lung cancer drugs from AstraZeneca, Lilly savita19 Dec 2015 11:41 AM ISTThe European Medicines Agency said  its experts had recommended marketing approval for lung cancer drugs developed by AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and...
FDA lifts clinical hold on Advaxis' cancer compounds savita18 Dec 2015 12:04 PM ISTDrug developer Advaxis Inc said on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had lifted a clinical hold on three of its experimental cancer therapies,...
Cancer on the rise in lower income countries : Study savita15 Dec 2015 12:46 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Many low-and middle-income countries have seen cancer rates rise, partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western...
