Swallow facts about Dysphagia, else you may even die

New Delhi: The term Dysphagia, the difficulty in swallowing food, may sound little strange in India but in fact is a high risk and may be quite common medical condition.…

Punjab & Haryana HC: De-addiction centres have patients not inmates, their dignity needs to be restored

Nearly two months after the Punjab DGP was asked to be present before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on implementation of 25 mandatory directions for dealing with drugs menace…

China pressures pharmaceutical companies by buying drugs in bulk

China has expanded a pilot drug bulk-buying programme to almost the entire country in an attempt to negotiate lower prices from drug manufacturers, heaping fresh pressure on multinational pharmaceutical companies…

Elders in India on the Cusp of Superior Care

New Delhi: Golden age for burgeoning silver population in India might unfold soon, thanks to a robust initiative of NATHEALTH, Healthcare Federation of India. NATHEALTH has established Eldercare and Rehabilitation…

The much anticipated National Medical Commission starts shaping

New Delhi: The Process has well begun. The long anticipated National Medical Commission (NMC) has started taking shape with Delhi Medical Council (DMC) electing Dr Harish Gupta as member for…

Don’t underestimate the Prostate Cancer’s Power to kill

New Delhi: It is a misnomer that prostate cancer is innocent and does not kill. If this cancer does not instil fear despite being very common it is because it…

The Epic Show of Spine by Cancer Survivors @Taj

New Delhi: It was a veritable Maha Kumbh of cancer survivors, mostly women. And the panache they displayed was out of the world. Over 1000 of them wove an epic…

Workshop for over 100 orthodontists from India, Nepal held in AIIMS

More than 100 orthodontists from across the country and Nepal attended the training A “first-of-its-kind” workshop was held in AIIMS to train more than 100 orthodontists from across the country…

Judge Rules Johnson & Johnson Must Pay $572 Million for Helping Fuel Opioid Crisis in Oklahoma

Connecticut’s lawsuit against Stamford-based drug maker Purdue Pharma contains allegations of deceptive marketing also found in the the Johnson & Johnson lawsuit in Oklahoma. – Shares of major drugmakers Teva…

ICMR is under influence of Tobacco Lobby for ban on E-cigarette!

New Delhi: Pro E cigarette interlocutors have lambasted the White Paper released by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that has recommended ban on it, saying the apex research institution…