21 year old faces blindness despite perfect vision. She has to tape her eyes open just to seeTia-Leigh Streamer, 21, battles a rare disorder. Blepharospasm forces her to tape her eyelids open. Her eyesight is fine, but she experienc...
30 May, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
Doctors warn residents of Bengaluru's high-rise building: Pollen allergy cases spiking. Safeguards explainedIn Bengaluru, rapid urbanization and high-rise constructions have led to a year-round surge in pollen allergies, affecting residents' healt...
06 Oct, 2024, 01.50 PM IST
Sanofi initiates voluntary recall of Allegra, Combiflam suspensions due to contamination in some batchesSanofi has announced a "temporary halt" on the sales of Allegra Suspension and Combiflam Suspension in India, due to microbiological contam...
22 Jul, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
New Covid FLiRT variant causes spike in UK deaths and hospitalizations. Know in detailsNew government data shows a significant rise in Covid deaths and hospitalizations in the UK, largely due to the new Covid FLiRT variant, wh...
14 Jul, 2024, 01.49 AM IST
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'Nigeria's regulator recalled a batch of Benylin syrup last Wednesday, having found a high level of diethylene glycol in the product during ...
19 Apr, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Pollen allergy can cause thunderstorm asthma even if you're not asthmaticPollen grains often lead to a runny or blocked nose and itchy eyes.
06 Oct, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Believe it or not, your food & pollen allergies may be protecting you from catching CovidNew research said that people with atopic diseases have 25% lower odds of contracting Covid.
25 Aug, 2022, 06.13 PM IST
Fever or chills? How to tell Covid-19 from hay feverAlthough seasonal allergies are common, there's significant overlap between COVID and hay fever symptoms.
06 Aug, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Morepen Labs zooms 8% on USFDA nod to market anti-allergy drugThe US FDA approval provides an imminent boost to Morepen’s export business as Fexofenadine is a well-established anti-allergy drug boastin...
06 Dec, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Morepen gets USFDA nod to market generic anti-allergy drugDrug firm Morepen Laboratories on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market its anti-allergy drug Fexofin...
03 Dec, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
- High sugar intake in pregnancy linked to asthma risk in kids
London, July 6 (IANS) Women who consume excessive sugar in their diet during their pregnancy may increase the risk of allergy and allergic ...
06 Jul, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Your guests may bring home immunity-improving bacteria!According to researchers, every guest entering our homes emit 38 million bacterial cells an hour.
04 Jan, 2016, 04.56 PM IST
Ajanta Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic asthma treatment drugDrug firm Ajanta Pharma has received final approvals from the US health regulator for generic montelukast tablets and oral granules.
04 Aug, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
Head to a salt spa when you need to relaxKnown as Halotherapy or salt room therapy, this is drug-free and totally natural and is done by therapeutic exposure to salt air.
25 Jul, 2015, 01.15 PM IST
RIL's Vimal launches "smart" fabricThe tropics encourage bacteria and fungi on clothing, which aid infection and cause discoloration of fabrics.
26 Feb, 2013, 05.13 PM IST
- Parthenium weed threat to biodiversity
The rapid spread of the highly allergic and poisonous parthenium weed all over the country has alarmed scientists who described it as a maj...
16 Sep, 2008, 02.21 PM IST
- Ranbaxy gets nod to market Cetirizine in US
Ranbaxy Laboratories has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Cetirizine Hydrochlorid...
25 Apr, 2008, 07.20 PM IST