Eating processed meat may increase breast cancer risk: Study
BOSTON: Consuming processed meats such as bacon, ham, sausages, salami and beef jerky may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers claim. Studies on red and processed meat consumption…
SII rotavirus vaccine gets WHO nod, to be available in poor countries soon
Pune: The city-based Serum Institute of India’s (SII) thermo-stable vaccine against severe rotavirus-induced diarrhoea will soon be made available in low- and middle-income countries. The vaccine, Rotasiil, has achieved the…
Diabetes is bleeding Indians dry
NEW DELHI: The mounting prevalence of diabetes with complications like obesity, blood pressure and cholesterol among Indians is leading to spiralling cost of treatment and a massive burden on out-of…
Govt relaxes import norms for certain chemicals used in pharma sector
New Delhi: The government Wednesday relaxed import norms for about 34 chemicals used in pharmaceuticals industry, a move which would ease inbound shipments of these items. The import policy of…
More than 500 lawsuits against acne drug maker are dismissed
TRENTON, N.J.: The maker of an acne drug that caused some patients to develop a gastrointestinal disease provided adequate warnings about the drug’s side effects, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled…
What the Doctor orders: Ground report on Ayushman Bharat from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
A day after launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Abhiyan (PMJAY), Shiv Mangal and family of Ghasiyaripura line up to get ‘gold cards’ in a small room allotted…
IMA comes up with pointers clarifying patients’ obligations
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has come up with a charter of patients’ responsibility, pointers of which have been sent to the Union health ministry, to be included in the…
Eight test positive for Zika in Jaipur
JAIPUR: Eight people, three of them pregnant women, have tested positive for the Zika virus in Jaipur, reports Intishab Ali. The first case was reported in September-end. Zika is spread…
Shortage of space, beds force patients to lie on hosp floor
Darbhanga: The Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) has been left with no choice but to make patients sleep on mattresses and blankets on the floor as the administration struggles…
US regulators OK updated version of decades-old antibiotic
TRENTON, N.J.: U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved a modernized version of a decades-old antibiotic used to treat a number of infections. Paratek Pharmaceuticals’ Nuzyra was designed to overcome the problem…
