Opinion: New "Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill 2022" Can Be Made Robust Vivek Hattangadi14 July 2022 12:38 PM ISTIt is heartening that the obsolete Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 is being replaced by the proposed New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill (if...
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain on demand and without use of drugs. Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 July 2022 6:00 AM IST A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of...
New blood test may identify which colon cancer patients need chemotherapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jun 2022 5:30 AM ISTAustralian-US researchers have developed a new blood test that could revolutionise how chemotherapy is used for colon cancer, by identifying the...
Diabetes patients on Metformin to monitor vitamin B12 levels: UK Govt. issues new advice Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTMetformin is one of the most common drug used treat type 2 diabetes mellitus globally. It is also used in patients with prediabetes to help prevent...
Stem-cell based therapy shows promise in treating high-risk type 1 diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTAn investigative stem cell-based therapy called PEC-Direct, designed to act as a replacement pancreas, has the potential to provide blood sugar...
Erectile dysfunction drugs may boost effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTAccording to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council, drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may help...
Everolimus after surgery can improve outcomes in those with high-risk kidney cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTIn a study of patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma, those who took the drug everolimus daily for up to one year after surgery lived longer...
Investigational drug Shows Survival Benefit For Some Leukemia Patients in Phase 3 study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Jun 2022 7:00 AM ISTAn investigational drug taken while undergoing chemotherapy demonstrated superior overall survival compared to chemotherapy alone in adult patients...
Intake of 5-ARIs for BPH not associated with increased mortality in prostate cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Intake of 5-ARIs for BPH is not associated with increased mortality in prostate cancer. The study has been...
New drug combination improves survival for some with lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2022 6:45 AM ISTPatients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose cancer had progressed on previous immunotherapy lived significantly longer when subsequently...
Gut bacteria inactivates certain BP medicines leading to resistant hypertension Dr. Nandita Mohan3 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTA new study from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences has shown gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood...
Ganja found in GMC hostel must be dealt with strictly: BJP Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Jun 2022 3:00 PM ISTPanaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had said that the issue of students caught with drugs at Goa Medical College (GMC) should be dealt with...
