What your hair reveals about your kidney health: Hidden signs of nutrient deficiencies, toxins, and chronic kidney diseaseKidney disease can cause significant hair loss. Waste buildup and nutrient imbalances weaken hair follicles. Patients may experience thinni...
11 Oct, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Govt announces Rs 10-crore prize for new drug to treat sickle cell diseaseThe government is awarding Rs 10 crore to develop a sickle cell disease drug. This initiative addresses the disproportionate impact on trib...
19 Jun, 2025, 06.30 PM IST
Gene therapy for blood cancer shows 73 per cent response rate in clinical trialsResearchers, including those from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, said in low and middle-inco...
17 Mar, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
Medicines for four rare diseases become cheaper due to domestic productionDrugs for four of these diseases -Tyrosinemia Type 1, Gaucher's Disease, Wilson's Disease and Dravet-Lennox Gastaut Syndrome - along with s...
25 Nov, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Zydus gets DCGI nod for drug to treat anaemia associated with chronic kidney diseaseZydus Lifesciences on Monday said it has received an approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for Oxemia (Desidustat), a f...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
Cadila Healthcare Q3 Results: Firm posts 5% decline in profit at Rs 500 crConsolidated total revenue from operations stood at Rs 3,655 crore during the quarter under review as compared to Rs 3,633 crore in the yea...
03 Feb, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
Zydus Cadila seeks DCGI approval for novel oral pill to treat anaemia in kidney patientsThe pill technically called hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor can be given to both patients who are on dialysi...
23 Nov, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Abbott introduces single-dose formulation of carbetocin in IndiaPPH, if left untreated, can result in complications like anaemia in the postpartum period or aggravate mental health problems including pos...
31 Aug, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Sun Pharma, US-based Rockwell Medical enter into licensing pact for Triferic in IndiaAs per the terms of the agreement, Sun Pharma will be the exclusive development and commercialisation partner for Triferic during the term ...
15 Jan, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Use compulsory license and put ceiling to curb prices of patented medicines: Government panelThe committee noted that the prices of patented anti-cancer and antifungal drugs are "on the higher side" and cited the example of Rs 1 lak...
27 Jan, 2019, 03.13 PM IST
Zydus starts phase II trials of molecule targeting anaemiaAnaemia commonly arises in kidney disease patients, because the kidneys no longer produce sufficient amounts of erythropoietin, a hormone w...
05 Jul, 2017, 02.30 PM IST
Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to major neurological problemsVitamin B12 deficiency causes anaemia and subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, which leads to destruction and can present as ...
03 Oct, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Hetero launches biosimilar Rituximab in IndiaHyderabad based Hetero pharma has launched biosimilar drug Rituximab under the brand name of MABALL, used in the treatment of blood cancer.
03 Aug, 2015, 04.56 PM IST
IIT Madras sets target to kill only cancer cellsThe team has created a class of molecules called immunotoxins to specifically target cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells unaffected.
16 Mar, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Cipla partners with Hetero to launch biosimilar anaemia drugActorise is a biosimilar of 'Darbepoetin alfa', which is marketed by US-based Amgen under the brand Aranesp.
19 Jun, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
- Rel Life Sciences to focus on R&D, for now
The company is all set to launch fifth biosimilar drug and seeks approvals for clinical trials and stem-cell treatment.
13 Jul, 2010, 04.09 AM IST
- Roche files for Avastin to treat breast cancer in Europe
Swiss drugmaker Roche has filed its Avastin drug for use in previously untreated advanced breast cancer in Europe, the company said on Mond...
11 Jul, 2006, 12.30 AM IST