Indraprastha Apollo Hospital heralds golden age of Knee Replacement
New Delhi: Gilded knee implant replacement is fast catching up, not as a mark of luxury but for better outcomes. Indraprastha Apollo happens to be the first hospital in India…
Govt lifts ban on retail sale of oxytocin, with curbs
The health ministry has lifted the ban on retail sale of oxytocin, an essential drug used to prevent and treat bleeding after child birth, but imposed strict regulations on its…
New drug combo shrinks tumours, halts growth
An “exciting” new cancer drug combination appears to shrink tumours and halt their growth for months, according to an early-stage clinical trial which could mean months of extra life for…
In 30 years, India will have fewer children than today
India’s population will touch almost 1.7 billion by 2050 but its child population (those below 15 years of age) is projected to come down by 20% over the next 32…
Right to healthcare to prevail over right to voluntary retirement: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the larger public interest of health and medical care would prevail over the right to voluntary retirement by the doctors as medical services are…
GSK seeks bids for $4bn India sale by mid-Sept
UK pharmaceutical giant GSK has requested bids by mid-September for its $4.3-billion Indian consumer-health unit, which owns the popular malted milk brand Horlicks, people with knowledge of the matter said.…
Today non-pharma companies are also filing for drug approvals : Kunwar B Kishore Arora
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Kunwar B Kishore Arora, Global CEO and COO, APCER Life Sciences, New Delhi. to know more about the trends and developments in pharmacovigilance industry.…
FDA declines to approve Allergan’s Esmya
Allergan Plc said on Tuesday U.S. health regulators had declined to approve Esmya, its treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding in women with uterine fibroids, requesting more information and citing safety…
Torrent Pharma recalls 14 lots of blood pressure drug from US
New Delhi: Drug firm Torrent Pharmaceuticals is recalling 14 lots of tablets used for treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure from the US market due to presence of…
GeneXpert Edge will allow both diagnosis, treatment to happen the same day: Peter Farrell
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Peter Farrell, Cepheid, VP-India of Commercial Operations Globally, Sunnyvale, California, to know more about the launch of their latest diagnostic tools in TB and…
