Novartis division Sandoz recalls one lot of blood pressure drug
Novartis said on Thursday its Sandoz division was recalling one lot of losartan tablets after finding traces of a probable carcinogen in the blood pressure drug. The drug is made…
Wipro has to think beyond enrolment to keep HPS healthy, feel analysts
Indian IT services major Wipro may have to look at building solutions beyond healthcare enrolment-based services for its Health Plan Services unit to remain competitive amid legislative changes in the…
Surgeons in Australia separating conjoined girls from Bhutan
SYDNEY – Surgeons in Australia begun separating conjoined twins from Bhutan in a delicate operation expected to last most of the day. The 15-month-old girls, Nima and Dawa, are joined…
Dutchman, 69, in legal bid to cut 20 years off his age
THE HAGUE: A Dutch “young god” just months shy of his 70th birthday has launched a legal bid to slash 20 years off his age as he looks to enhance…
Precision medicine : Statistical model can calculate potential success of new drugs
Vienna, 07 November 2018 : The aim of “precision medicine” is to devise individualised treatment strategies and therapies. Statistical methods play an important role in predicting the efficacy of drugs…
Women who give birth to boys more likely to suffer from depression
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): According to a recent study, women who give birth to males are 71-79 per cent more likely to develop postnatal depression (PND). Furthermore, women…
Skin cancer deaths among men rising
Skin cancer deaths among men have soared in nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more slowly or even declining, researchers told a medical conference in Glasgow on…
Weight cut not always cosmetic surgery, says consumer court
Ahmedabad: Weight reduction surgery is not always cosmetic surgery and the insurance company is liable to pay for it when it is performed to avoid multiple health complications which may…
IVF doctors told to refund Rs 4.8 lakh to Mysuru man
BENGALURU: Promised a child or twins through surrogacy, a man paid an IVF centre Rs 4.75 lakh only to be told later by doctors that single men can’t have a…
This is how Giant of Air Pollution engulfs Delhi lungs!
New Delhi: In just two days, giant lung exhibit in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has turned pitch dark from snowy white. This artificial lung was installed in the campus of…
