Dhantrayodashi also about the god of medicine

The tradition of Dhantrayodashi during Diwali not only emphasises the worship of wealth in the form of gold and silver ornaments, but also signifies the rich and varied ayurvedic culture…

Torrent Pharma Q2 net profit dips 12 pc to Rs 179 crore

New Delhi: Drug firm Torrent Pharmaceuticals has reported a 12.25 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit to Rs 179 crore for the quarter ended September 2018 due to…

Information asymmetry causes anti-competitive practices in healthcare sector: CCI chief

New Delhi: Many anti-competitive practices in the healthcare sector are due to information asymmetry but may not be violating competition law, the CCI chief has said. Last month, the Competition…

Tamil Nadu in the grip of viruses: Three die of H1N1, one of dengue

Coimbatore: Three people, including a one-year-old boy, died of H1N1 in the state on Sunday while one died of dengue. On the day state health minister C Vijayabaskar, after an…

Roche’s Schwan says new drugs will replace lost sales – NZZ am Sonntag

Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said new drugs the pharma company is developing will replace the roughly 10 billion Swiss francs ($9.97 billion) lost from old cancer drugs, the executive…

HC impleads online medicine traders in plea seeking ban on e-pharmacies

Chennai: The Madras High Court Friday allowed firms involved in online sale of medicines to be impleaded in a petition seeking a ban on their business. Justice R Mahadevan, who…

Surgeries put on hold due to bad air

NEW DELHI: Hospitals are taking extra care of the elderly and children who have a history of respiratory illness and have to undergo planned surgery. Doctors said this is because…

Non-communicable diseases account for 62 percent of deaths in India, say experts

KOCHI: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries together have overtaken infectious and childhood diseases in terms of disease burden in every state of the country, said health experts who were attending…

NPPA fixes retail price of 68 drug formulations

Drug price regulator NPPA Friday fixed prices as well as revised ceiling and retail prices of 68 formulations, including those used for treatment of diabetes, blood pressure and HIV. The…

Now Aster DM Healthcare’s Mobile- ‘Mohalla’ clinics in Delhi

New Delhi: Mohalla clinics, Delhi government’s globally acclaimed primary health centres, got a shot in the arm with the launch of Aster Volunteers Mobile Medical Service. This will provide preventive…