Suspended health employee found selling hospital medicines at his shop

Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday ordered a probe after drugs meant for “hospital supply only” were found being sold at a private chemist shop run by a suspended health…

Shoulder Pain: a stitch in time saves nine

New Delhi: Prolonged pain in the shoulder points to some tear deep within. Shrugging this symptom off may worsen it and land one under the knife. The upshot: never cold…

Many essential drugs priced much higher than manufacturing cost: WHO

NEW DELHI: Around 40% of the essential medicines in India with lowest MRP are priced significantly higher than estimated production costs, an assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows…

Medicines sold in market and supplied to hospitals at very different prices

Srinagar: An official document mentioning the rate list of various drugs procured for hospitals in Jammu & Kashmir shows shocking discrepancy between prices at which the drugs are bought for…

Ready-to-Infuse Therapy Available for Patients with Certain Cancers

Sun Pharma’s gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection (Infugem), for intravenous use, is now commercially available in the United States. This is the first chemotherapy product that comes in a premixed,…

‘Deadly’ Diets unleashing Death & Disabilities in India

New Delhi: What people are eating and what they are not eating today are both killing them in India and elsewhere in the world, more than tobacco does. Given the…

Hoping to finish Cancer in 15 years in India

New Delhi: With Cancer felling politicians and celebrities one after another, the outlook may seem grim but veteran Radiation Oncologist of AIIMS Dr GK Rath has sold hope that might…

Combination drug market declines 56% in March as govt clamps down

With the government clamping down on combination drugs, the latest market data shows that in March the fixed dose combination (FDC) market declined by 56.4 per cent, when the non-FDC…

Innovations in DBS systems are giving impetus to fight against Parkinson’s

New Delhi: On the occasion of World Parkinson’s Day, health experts highlight the role of innovations in improving the lives of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients. Minimally invasive treatments are transforming…

A Stitch in Time saves Spine

New Delhi: Priyanka, 21, the good looking girl from Mewat, is now raring to tie the knot with Rahul just 6 months after her spine was severely injured, thanks to…