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…