Roche buys US Foundation Medicine for $2.4 bn
Geneva: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to purchase the remaining shares of US lab Foundation Medicine, of which it already holds a majority stake,…
9 out of 10 AIIMS toppers from Kota, girls secure top 3 ranks
JAIPUR: Kota repeated its success story by securing nine ranks in the top 10 when All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) entrance results were announced on Monday. Kota claimed…
Hyderabad : Medicine inventory management system for ECHS launched
HYDERABAD: A new system called ‘medicine inventory management system for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ESHS), launched was launched on Monday. General Officer Commanding (GOC), Telangana Andhra Sub Area, (TASA), Maj…
Type 2 diabetes may be an indication of pancreatic cancer
Washington D.C. [USA] Jun 19(ANI): Turns out, a recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early expression of pancreatic cancer. A new study published by Oxford University Press indicated that the…
New subtype of prostate cancer discovered
Washington, Jun 17 : New subtype of prostate cancer discovered Scientists have identified a new subtype of prostate cancer that occurs in about seven per cent of patients with advanced…
Mumbai: Telecom executive gets kidney from poor nephew, thanks to DNA match
MUMBAI: A DNA report came to the rescue of a 64-year-old top telecom executive, whose plea to receive a kidney from his poor nephew, was rejected in March on suspicion…
Scientist launches hunt for Loch Ness ‘monster DNA’
Inverness, United Kingdom, June 17, 2018 -Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years — and one…
‘Gujarat’s brain stroke trend worrying’
AHMEDABAD: Like Gujarat’s reputation as capital of cardio-vascular complications in India, experts are pointing at another direction where the trend can be worrisome – brain stroke which can have implications…
DCGI issued instructions to put a rack for generic drugs in a Private Chemist Shops
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), in a favor to promote generic medicines has issued instructions to all Indian states drug controllers to ensure that every private retail chemist…
DGGI sent notice to Pharma firms for not cutting GST on Free supply
Indian Tax department sent notices to big pharma companies for not cutting Goods and Services Tax(GST) on free goods or samples to the retailers. With regard to this notice, tax…
