Akcea Therapeutics genetic disease treatment gets FDA approval
Akcea Therapeutics Inc said on Friday its treatment, developed along with Ionis Pharmaceuticals , which targets a rare genetic disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Akcea’s…
Sebi bans Celestial Biolabs, 2 others from the capital mkts for 10 yrs
Regulator Sebi Friday barred Celestial Biolabs as well as its chairman A N Singh and wife Padma Singh from the capital markets for 10 years for fabricating the company’s sales…
Kidney scam: ACB gets more documents from JJ Hospital
MUMBAI: Anti-corruption bureau officials on Friday gathered medical records from JJ Hospital pertaining to the previous organ transplants done during the tenure of social services superintendent Tushar Savarkar. The key…
SC seeks Centre’s response on faulty hip implants by Johnson & Johnson
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging that “faulty” and “deadly” hip implants, made by US-based pharma major Johnson and Johnson, have been…
A Masterstroke to avert Impending Stroke
New Delhi: 75-year-old lady Rukmani Garga was on the brink of stroke. As she showed signs of Transient Ischemic Attacks ( TIAs) also known as mini strokes, doctors of Indraprastha…
Polish lawmakers approve more talks on banning vaccinations
WARSAW: Lawmakers from Poland’s conservative ruling party have approved further parliamentary discussion over a controversial plan to abolish compulsory vaccinations for children, including those against serious diseases such as polio,…
What Indian Hospitals should learn from the Midwifery Led Care in the UK
In the UK, when a woman first discovers that she is pregnant, she is referred to a midwife, not a doctor. There’s a saying in the UK – ‘Every pregnant…
Eating processed meat may increase breast cancer risk: Study
BOSTON: Consuming processed meats such as bacon, ham, sausages, salami and beef jerky may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers claim. Studies on red and processed meat consumption…
SII rotavirus vaccine gets WHO nod, to be available in poor countries soon
Pune: The city-based Serum Institute of India’s (SII) thermo-stable vaccine against severe rotavirus-induced diarrhoea will soon be made available in low- and middle-income countries. The vaccine, Rotasiil, has achieved the…
Diabetes is bleeding Indians dry
NEW DELHI: The mounting prevalence of diabetes with complications like obesity, blood pressure and cholesterol among Indians is leading to spiralling cost of treatment and a massive burden on out-of…
