US lawmakers question Health Secretary Kennedy on vaccine settlement disclosuresUS senators are questioning Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s explanation regarding his financial stake. His recent statements confl...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
17-year-old Texas student Iris Shen wins $150,000 for testing potential cancer drugs in clams, in research that could open a new path for blood cancer drug discovery17-year-old Texas student Iris Shen won $150,000 and third place at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for testing potential cancer d...
23 Aug, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Acquired new tastes & distastes: India’s health warnings are loud. Its consumption habits are louderDespite health warnings, cigarette production surged 24%, while wine consumption rose 25% among the young. Conversely, production of fruit ...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Picking the right pharma stock is getting harder; so pick a portfolio: 20 stocks with -23% to +22% downside to upside potentialFor Indian pharma, the regulatory risk is still real. A US FDA inspection can still cause trouble. A plant making an important product or g...
10 Aug, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Type 2 diabetes patients on metformin, take note: After 60 years, scientists find this drug has hidden effects on the brainDiabetes: Recent studies reveal that metformin may influence blood sugar management via the brain. This medication stimulates a distinct br...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Cancer drug prices raised 50% as NPPA acts on shortage concernsIndia's drug pricing authority has approved a 50% price hike for essential anti-cancer drugs carboplatin and cisplatin. This decision follo...
11 Jun, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Delhi HC allows Intas to sell cancer drug Bevatas, sets aside order favouring Sun PharmaThe Delhi High Court division bench has ruled in favor of Intas Pharmaceuticals, allowing the company to introduce its anti-cancer medicati...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Govt asks manufacturers to cut price of 3 anti-cancer drugsThe government has directed manufacturers to lower prices of Trastuzumab, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab after exempting them from customs dut...
29 Oct, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod to market anti-cancer drugDrug firm Zydus Cadila on Thursday said it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator to market anti-cancer drug Palbocic...
24 Sep, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
- Cheap drug for common cold can stop spread of cancer
Tokyo, Oct 18 (IANS) A non-steroid, anti-inflammatory drug used for treating common cold has the potential to suppress the spread of bladde...
18 Oct, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Venus Remedies ties up with Israel's Teva for anti-cancer drugChandigarh based Pharma major has entered into agreement with Israel-based generic drug maker Teva to sell anti- cancer drug in Canadian ma...
26 Aug, 2014, 05.40 PM IST
Major pharma-deals: How anti-cancer drugs are reshaping the pharmaceutical industryNew and considerable optimism over cancer drugs will drive deal-making in pharma over the decade, with companies weak in this segment tryin...
08 May, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
Swiss drug major Roche to drop anti-cancer drug Herceptin patent in IndiaRoche's decision is a smart move, say IP experts, as there is no Indian company manufacturing this drug due to the complex science involved.
16 Aug, 2013, 03.32 AM IST
- Drug developed by RSS body gets US patent
An anti-cancer drug extracted from cow urine and developed by an affiliate of the RSS has got a US patent for the third time for its anti-g...
17 Jun, 2010, 03.03 PM IST
- Elder signs deal with US co for human trials of anti-cancer drug
Elder Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement with US-based MD Anderson Cancer Center to conduct human experiments for its newly-discovered...
19 Jun, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- PSU pharmas likely to make HIV drugs
In a bid to make anti-cancer and HIV drugs more accessible, the government is planning to ask public sector drug makers to manufacture anti...
30 Aug, 2008, 12.17 AM IST
- Panacea Biotec to enter oncology segment
Biotech firm Panacea Biotec on Thursday said it is planning to foray into oncology segment.
28 Jun, 2007, 08.10 PM IST