Asthma, COPD patients urged to take extra caution by doctors
HYDERABAD: Ahead of Diwali, doctors sounded an alert for people with asthma and COPD, saying that they needed to exercise extra caution. With temperatures falling, pollutants in the air due…
Blood vessel cell changes could help early detection of blocked arteries
Washington DC, [USA]: According to a new study, it may be possible to detect early signs of atherosclerosis, which leads to blocked arteries, by looking at how cells in blood…
Pune : Execution of PCPNDT Act in new hands
Implementation of the Preconception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act in the city will now be in the hands of new assistant health chief Dr Kalpana Baliwant, who has taken…
Nephroplus Announces The Acquisition of DaVita Care India
Bangalore, November 05, 2018: NephroPlus, India’s largest dialysis care network announced the acquisition of DaVita Care India, part of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, and a leading provider of…
Let Elders ‘enjoy’ this Diwali in Homes, not in Hospitals
New Delhi: Festival season, especially Diwali, comes with happiness, joy, and prosperity but for Mr. Verma (name changed), 72, this time of the year comes with the fear of being…
Dhantrayodashi also about the god of medicine
The tradition of Dhantrayodashi during Diwali not only emphasises the worship of wealth in the form of gold and silver ornaments, but also signifies the rich and varied ayurvedic culture…
Torrent Pharma Q2 net profit dips 12 pc to Rs 179 crore
New Delhi: Drug firm Torrent Pharmaceuticals has reported a 12.25 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit to Rs 179 crore for the quarter ended September 2018 due to…
Information asymmetry causes anti-competitive practices in healthcare sector: CCI chief
New Delhi: Many anti-competitive practices in the healthcare sector are due to information asymmetry but may not be violating competition law, the CCI chief has said. Last month, the Competition…
Tamil Nadu in the grip of viruses: Three die of H1N1, one of dengue
Coimbatore: Three people, including a one-year-old boy, died of H1N1 in the state on Sunday while one died of dengue. On the day state health minister C Vijayabaskar, after an…
Roche’s Schwan says new drugs will replace lost sales – NZZ am Sonntag
Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said new drugs the pharma company is developing will replace the roughly 10 billion Swiss francs ($9.97 billion) lost from old cancer drugs, the executive…
