Liver cancer: 3 in 5 cases are preventable, experts reveal what we're doing wrong and how obesity is fueling the crisisLiver cancer: A recent Lancet study reveals that 60% of liver cancer cases are preventable, urging immediate action against rising obesity,...
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World Cancer Day 2024: Check out date, theme, history, significance, key facts and moreWorld Cancer Day 2024: This day is dedicated to raising awareness about cancer, promoting prevention measures, and emphasising the signific...
03 Feb, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
How to donate blood safelySafe blood is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality rates in healthcare facilities. Every two seconds, someone in India needs blood, ...
14 Jun, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in childrenMore than 20 other countries have reported hundreds more cases in total, though the largest numbers have been in the U.K. and U.S. Symptoms...
23 May, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
Neerja Birla says mental health a subjective-driven science; Big B feels we need a dignified term to address those battling itThe duo also spoke about the stigma attached to mental illnesses.
06 Nov, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggestResearchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany simulated the way that about 42,000 different substances listed in op...
05 May, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Facts most people don't knowIn some cases, the chronic infections leave behind long-term health implications.
28 Jul, 2018, 06.20 PM IST
- German scientists decode Stone Age hepatitis B virus
L0ondon, May 12 (IANS) Scientists have recovered oldest viral genomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and found that the deadly virus has been c...
12 May, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
Nirmal Bang re-initiates coverage of Natco Pharma with sell ratingThe report says that while there is room for a Blue Sky scenario in NPL once again, a probability discussed later in this report, it is not...
28 Feb, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Government's patent grant to Gilead challenged in Delhi High CourtGilead has claimed existing public knowledge as its own and its patent on sofosbuvir, the base compound in its HepC drug Sovaldi, is "unmer...
14 May, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
Ten common vaccine-related myths bustedImmunization has been recognised as most effective tool to prevent spread of a host of communicable diseases & save millions of lives.
29 Apr, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
Court allows Dabur's Pradip Burman to go abroadIt fixed January 27 for recording of pre-charge evidence in two alleged tax evasion cases involving Burman, who was earlier granted bail by...
12 Jan, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
10 thalassemic children in Pak get HIV due to transfusionThe news about the children aged between 5 and 16 getting the deadly virus due to negligence sent shockwaves through the healthcare communi...
04 Dec, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Gilead's hepatitis C drug licensing to benefit more patients: SitharamanA delegation of Gilead Sciences Inc yesterday met Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and informed about the signing of non-e...
17 Sep, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Continuously evaluating opportunities for tie-ups with large MNCs: Ramesh Swaminathan, Lupin'We do keep talking to various big pharma companies for various kinds of alliance. So potentially I cannot speak about any deal until it ac...
15 Sep, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
- Merieux, Shantha to hire 100 scientists for research centre
Shantha Biotech seems to be abuzz with new activity after French healthcare major Merieux Alliance picked up 60% stake in the company last ...
26 Apr, 2007, 02.40 AM IST
- Govt plans stricter quality control for medical kits
Manufacturers and importers of medical devices will soon have to face government's quality control norms as mandatory pre-requisite for per...
17 Sep, 2002, 04.03 AM IST