Aurobindo in last lap to buy Mallinckrodt’s US generics business
MUMBAI: Aurobindo Pharma is in final negotiations to acquire Mallinckrodt’s specialty generics business in the US—including its portfolio of opioid-based painkillers—for $850-900 million after talks resumed in May, said multiple…
Left Kidney of a 45 year old patient housed 856 Stones!
New Delhi: Doctors at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh successfully removed 856 stones from the kidney of a 45-year-old patient. This was done by adopting minimally invasive surgical techniques. A team…
Tumour that made Iraqi kid grow faster removed
NEW DELHI: In a rare surgery, doctors at a private hospital in Faridabad recently removed a hormone producing tumour that made Hasan, a four-year-old Iraqi boy, look older — his…
Firms marketing medicines may soon be liable for drug regulation violations
CHENNAI: Companies marketing medicines in India will soon be liable for violations of drug regulations that could lead to spurious or substandard medicines even if they aren’t manufacturers of these…
Lack of attention on education, health magnified in Modi rule: Amartya Sen
New Delhi: Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen said the lack of attention on social sectors had taken a “quantum jump in the wrong direction” since the BJP came to power and…
BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Maharashtra ‘reluctant’ to opt for Modicare: Official
NEW DELHI: In a setback to the Modi government’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS), two of the BJP-ruled states, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, have expressed “reluctance” to implement…
Singh brothers may have taken fresh loans from Fortis to repay funds diverted from hospital chain, company says
NEW DELHI: In a new finding related to allegations the Singh brothers diverted nearly Rs500 crore from Fortis Healthcare, the group is now suggesting the ex-promoters repaid some of this…
Indian medical devices’ export may land in dire straits
New Delhi: Prominent public health experts and Indian medical device industry insiders have warned 16 billion USD Indian export may be in for a severe jolt, if Indian government errs…
Syringes Sale-Purchase Ban: Treatment far worse than the disease
New Delhi/ Bhatinda/ Ferozepur : Syringe manufacturers and public health epidemiologists have viewed Punjab administrations’ orders banning sale and purchase of syringes in medical stores and chemists’ shops without doctor’s…
Effectiveness of Stemetil in Curing Vertigo
Out there are different types of medicines available to cure vertigo. One such medicine is Stemetil. Reading this post would help you to know the effectiveness of stemetil to cure…
