Doctors operate on 237kg Delhi boy, world’s heaviest teen
NEW DELHI: The normal body mass index (BMI) – a person’s weight-to-height ratio – is 22.5 kg/m2. At 32.5, a person is considered obese and surgery may be suggested. A…
Online pharmacy PillPack soon be acquired by Amazon
Amazon.com Inc shared the information that it would takeover medications-by-mail company PillPack for an undisclosed amount, sending shares of drug distributors and drug retailers down. This news already shaken up…
Kozhikode and Malappuram declared temporarily nipah-free
KOZHIKODE: Health minister K K Shailaja here on Sunday declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts are free from Nipah virus infection. A declaration in this regard was made at a function…
Scientist’s research results are very close to deliver Insulin In a Pill
Researchers are working hard for decades to find a holy grail of drug delivery: a way to give protein and peptide drugs like insulin through mouth, instead of the painful…
A New Heat-stable drug to control post-childbirth bleeding- World Health Organization
Postpartum hemorrhage or high post-childbirth bleeding causes millions of death worldwide and Oxytocin is widely used for this purpose. A study co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed a…
Oxytocin banned to be sold at retail Chemist effective from 1st July 2018
Oxytocin, finally restricted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to be sold at retail chemist shops to curb its misuse. Oxytocin is being misused in a number of…
Position of Design & Copyright Protection in Pharmaceutical Industry
Q: What is law available for the protection of graphics, contents, visual elements & creativity available on the packing material and novel appearance of the pharma related products. – Ashok…
Patenting Inventions and New Drugs in Pharmaceutical Industry
In the field of Pharma Industry, Patent Protection refers to the exclusive rights granted to the owner of the Patent for his invention that is given by the Patent Office…
Fortis Escort brings world’s smallest Heart Pump to India
New Delhi: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute becomes the first cardiac centre of excellence to bring world’s smallest heart pump to India. And Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Cardiovascular Sciences, turns out…
Bloom IVF Centres’ decade of baby boom for childless couples, with many firsts
New Delhi: Infertility is forever on upswing, yet it has not meant piling up of despairing childless couples, thanks to cutting edge breeding technologies. Fortis Bloom IVF Centre, leader in…
