Cancer more than doubled in India over last 26 yrs, breast cancer most common: Report
New Delhi: Cancer burden in India has more than doubled over the last 26 years, the highest increase amongst all therapy areas, with breast cancer being the most common among…
US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades
TRENTON, N.J: U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Wednesday’s approval of Xofluza for people age 12 and older comes ahead of…
Menstrual Health awareness in 500 cities of India under way
New Delhi/Mumbai: Though blockbuster film Pad Man has brought the question of menstrual health from fringe towards centre stage, it is not enough. It is still on the backburner making…
Pen is Mightier than Cancer, a survivor scripts an indelible saga of triumph
New Delhi: He pulled off a coup of sorts and inked his battle against cancer on pages of eternity. Medical science may boast of many a cancer survivor but former…
Pfizer-Lilly non-opioid drug helps reduce osteoarthritis pain
By Manojna Maddipatla and Tamara Mathias A non-opioid drug developed by Pfizer and Eli Lilly met the main goals of a late-stage study, in which over half of the patients…
Sun Pharma launches psoriasis treatment drug Ilumya in US
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Tuesday said it has launched its plaque psoriasis treatment drug Ilumya (tildrakizumab-asmn) in the US market.Ilumya in the strength of 100 mg/mL is now available in the…
Johnson and Johnson asked to cut down price of new TB drug
Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) has called upon US drug maker c (J&J) to cut down the price of its new tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, as the high price of the drug…
Free Hepatitis B, C treatment to roll out in Mumbai in December
MUMBAI: Mumbaikars will get free treatment for Hepatitis B and C viral infections when the national programme for control of viral hepatitis takes off in December. Hepatitis B and C…
LifeCell launches ‘Transformational’ Newborn Screening Program
New Delhi, 2018, LifeCell International, India’s stem cell bank and mother and baby diagnostics company today announced the launch of “RightStart” – the world’s first Integrated DNA testing for Newborn…
Noida: Doctors warned as chemists allege some selling medicines to patients
NOIDA: Taking cognisance of complaints from the chemists’ association, the drug licencing authority (DLA) of Meerut division has warned doctors operating out of private clinics/nursing homes in the six districts…

Major breakhthrough: Sonbhadra cops nab codeine syrup racket handler in Bengal
Study finds rising resistance to a last-resort antibiotic in Africa
Patna: Over 20,000 Banned Injections Seized in Ramkrishna Nagar Area, One Arrested
Pharma Company Bus Overturns in Miyapur, 10 Employees Injured, Probe Underway
India regulator asks states to implement uniform drug licensing norms to end quality gaps
Sale of fake obesity drugs driven by high prices, weight-loss desire prompts health concern
CDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya Sabha
No spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in Assembly
Chirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulations
Peanut Stuck in the Airway of a Child ended up as Emergency