Rural India goes for anti-ageing cream
Mumbai: Rural consumers have leapfrogged, and how. Tiding over the slowdown of the last few years, sunshine stories are emerging on the consumption front with certain international brands and premium…
Fortis Healthcare CFO Gagandeep Singh Bedi quits
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare on Thursday said its Chief Financial Officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi has resigned citing personal reasons. The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held…
EUR 15 million each to fund the joint call for the program “Horizon 2020”
To develop the new Influenza vaccine, both the EU and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) ), Government of India, joined their hands and have committed EUR 15 million each to…
Uttarakhand High Court ordered to the state government to seal all the illegal Clinical Establishments Violating Rules
Uttarakhand high court directed the state government that all the clinics should be sealed which are not registered under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010. Chief justice Rajiv…
Karnataka may opt out of Centre’s health scheme
BENGALURU: As the Centre gets ready to roll out its ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, Karnataka may opt out of the proposed scheme and continue with its Arogya Karnataka health programme.…
Free govt coaching for JEE, NEET from 2019
NEW DELHI: Free coaching for key higher education entrance tests? This will actually be possible soon because the National Testing Agency, set up by the government to conduct exams for…
CM: 80% of beds at state cancer hosp to be for Delhiites
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said 80% of the beds at Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI), the only cancer hospital run by the state government, would be…
Domestic pharma players eye Bharat Serums acquisition
MUMBAI: Domestic pharmaceutical companies Cipla, Zydus Cadilla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and private equity fund Baring Asia are among those evaluating the acquisition of Mumbai-based vaccine maker Bharat Serums and Vaccines…
Researchers working hard to develop potential drugs to help quit smoking
Are you trying hard to quit Smoking but you can’t? Although smoking is an addiction, people can quit smoking and soon we may have a potential drug that can help…
Stem Cells egg on Ovary gone bust after Menopause
New Delhi: The increasing trend of early onset of Menopause is further complicating the issue of infertility. But thanks to stem cells nestled in ovary, eggs are not hard to…
