Drug price cut yielded Rs 2,772 crore benefit to public: Government savita2 Dec 2015 8:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government's decision to reduce prices of drugs, including those of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, AIDs/HIV and diabetes, has...
New Test to Quickly Spot Pancreatic Cancer: Study savita30 Nov 2015 3:03 PM ISTNEW YORK:Â By collecting samples from the portal vein -- which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, including from the pancreas, to the...
'Lifestyle, obesity, late hours leading to breast cancer' savita28 Nov 2015 4:26 PM ISTHyderabad: While cervical cancer is on decline, breast cancer cases are on rise due to obesity and lifestyle-related factors, said Dr Neeraja Bhatia,...
Promising new melanoma drug in the offing savita26 Nov 2015 4:19 PM ISTScientists have discovered a new compound that shows promise for treating deadly skin cancers like melanoma that are resistant or unresponsive to...
Angelina Jolie surgery raised breast cancer awareness among women savita26 Nov 2015 12:50 PM ISTLondon:Â Researchers at a breast cancer prevention clinic have observed an increased uptake of preventative double mastectomies since May 2013 when...
Novartis gets FDA approval for skin cancer drug combination savita23 Nov 2015 5:14 PM ISTNovartis AG said on Friday it received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regular approval for a drug combination to treat an aggressive form of...
FDA approves Takeda drug for blood cancer multiple myeloma savita23 Nov 2015 4:27 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a third drug to treat multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.The approved pill, called...
ESIC Model Hospital unveils a new OPD Block Pooja23 Nov 2015 3:17 PM ISTThe ESIC Model Hospital in Nacharam in the state of Telangana has got a refurbished look for its OPD Block. Unveiling the new look was the Union...
Safdarjung hospital shuts Radiotherapy dept after losing AERB approval Meghna A Singhania23 Nov 2015 12:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Several cancer patients were rejected admission to the radiotherapy department at Safdarjung Hospital here after the Atomic Energy...
Govt to sell 425 generic medicines at Jan Aushadhi stores Pooja18 Nov 2015 10:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government plans to sell more than 400 generic medicines at cheaper price through Jan Aushadhi stores by end of this year.At present, there...
FMRI Gurgaon launches Umang – a Breast Cancer Support Group Meghna A Singhania3 Nov 2015 1:23 PM ISTFortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) recently launched its own Breast Cancer Support Group, at the facility. Umang (Joy) - as this support group...
Scientists develop world’s first briefcase cancer detection lab Meghna A Singhania2 Nov 2015 5:32 PM ISTA briefcase lab to detect cancer at an early stage, especially in the developing countries has been developed by scientists. The world’s first...
