Glenmark Pharma arm gets nod for generic version of asthma drug in Germany
New Delhi: Glenmark Pharma’s subsidiary has secured marketing authorisation in Germany for generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Seretide Accuhaler, used to treat asthma. “Fluticasone/Salmeterol DPI is a combination product for the…
Unauthorized sale of Oxytocin found in East Delhi
New Delhi: Unauthorized sale of Oxytocin by a chemist shop in East Delhi’s Gazipur area came to light during a raid by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the…
After tax googly, Complan may end up in Coke bottle
MUMBAI|NEW DELHI: Two decades after it bought Parle’s beverage brands, including Thums Up, and returned to India, Coca-Cola is poised for its second big acquisition here. The world’s largest beverage…
WHO South-East Asia member countries to expedite efforts to control dengue, malaria
New Delhi: Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia, including India, Friday resolved to accelerate efforts to control dengue and malaria which continue to affect the people in the region,…
J Jayalalithaa death probe: ‘Who ordered Apollo hospital cameras to be switched off?’
CHENNAI: Justice A Arumugasamy, heading the commission probing the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, on Friday asked Apollo Hospitals chief operating officer Subbiah Viswanathan to surrender CCTV camera…
Feeling sleepy during the day may trigger Alzheimer’s: Researchers
New York: In a significant finding, Johns Hopkins researchers have revealed that those who feel sleepy during the day are nearly three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than…
Losing weight through diet, exercise in pregnancy safe: Study
New York: Pregnant women can safely limit their weight gain with diet and exercise interventions, the results of a group of trials by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Supreme Court prescribes pain relief for 15 banned combination drugs
The Supreme Court told the government it could not use a technical advisory body’s report to prohibit 15 types of combination medicines manufactured in India since before 1988, said lawyers…
A new technique filters danger of impending stroke out
New Delhi: Mrs. Indira Sharma, aged 71, was at tipping point of an impending stroke. But for timely intervention through a new technique, she would have succumbed to the danger…
Health dept to monitor use of e-cigarettes
Trichy: With several reports indicating that a ban on e-cigarettes is likely to be imposed anytime soon in Tamil Nadu, the Trichy district health department has started taking steps to…
