New tool predicts kidney stone recurrence
Anyone who has experienced the discomfort of kidney stones is eager to know whether or not they are likely to return. However, they are currently difficult to predict. One new…
Flossing and Going to the Dentist Linked to Lower Risk of Oral Cancer
That’s according to findings presented March 31, here at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. In the new study, researchers analyzed the dental health behaviors of patients…
Skin diseases more common in elderly men, finds study
Ranked as the fourth most common cause of human illness, skin diseases increase with age are more frequent in elderly men than in women, say researchers. The study, published in…
Suspended health employee found selling hospital medicines at his shop
Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday ordered a probe after drugs meant for “hospital supply only” were found being sold at a private chemist shop run by a suspended health…
Shoulder Pain: a stitch in time saves nine
New Delhi: Prolonged pain in the shoulder points to some tear deep within. Shrugging this symptom off may worsen it and land one under the knife. The upshot: never cold…
Many essential drugs priced much higher than manufacturing cost: WHO
NEW DELHI: Around 40% of the essential medicines in India with lowest MRP are priced significantly higher than estimated production costs, an assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows…
Medicines sold in market and supplied to hospitals at very different prices
Srinagar: An official document mentioning the rate list of various drugs procured for hospitals in Jammu & Kashmir shows shocking discrepancy between prices at which the drugs are bought for…
Ready-to-Infuse Therapy Available for Patients with Certain Cancers
Sun Pharma’s gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection (Infugem), for intravenous use, is now commercially available in the United States. This is the first chemotherapy product that comes in a premixed,…
‘Deadly’ Diets unleashing Death & Disabilities in India
New Delhi: What people are eating and what they are not eating today are both killing them in India and elsewhere in the world, more than tobacco does. Given the…
Hoping to finish Cancer in 15 years in India
New Delhi: With Cancer felling politicians and celebrities one after another, the outlook may seem grim but veteran Radiation Oncologist of AIIMS Dr GK Rath has sold hope that might…
