Agios Pharma shares jump 16% as US FDA expands approval for blood disorder drugShares of Agios Pharmaceuticals jumped nearly 16% on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of it...
24 Dec, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
Third eye: Heading to Harvard for climate meet and Coco donates blood to save Leo the DobermanThe Environment Ministry of India will participate in a significant climate conference at Harvard University, organized by the South Asia I...
01 Mar, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
US FDA approves two gene therapies for sickle cell diseaseThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment in the US ...
09 Dec, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
World Thalassaemia Day 2023: Date, theme, history, significanceAs we prepare to commemorate Thalassaemia Awareness Day this year and promote greater understanding of this disease, here are some key poin...
08 May, 2023, 01.44 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
IMA files police complaint against Ramdev, seeks FIR over his 'wrongful' representation on allopathyIn the complaint submitted at the IP Estate Police Station, the apex medical body said Ramdev has "wilfully and deliberately spread false, ...
27 May, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Smarting under statement withdrawal, Ramdev poses 25 questions to IMARamdev went on to ask if allopathy had medicines for fatty liver and liver cirrhosis. "Like you found a cure for TB and chicken pox, look f...
25 May, 2021, 10.03 AM 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
New drug can treat type 2 diabetes for children under age 18Currently only two drugs, metformin and insulin, are approved for the treatment of diabetes in children.
30 Apr, 2019, 05.18 PM IST
Swelling of hands & feet, fatigue, irritability: Everything you need to know about sickle cell diseaseThe symptoms aggravate due to dehydration, infection and hypoxia.
27 Jul, 2018, 10.47 AM 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
Iron deficiency anaemia may up hearing loss risk, says new studyOf the patients in the study population, 43 per cent were men; average age was 50 years.
31 Dec, 2016, 05.14 PM IST
Everything you need to know about thalassaemiaAround 3.4% of the global population are carriers of thalassaemia.
13 May, 2016, 02.20 PM IST
Crime-scene compound may help fight malariaThe scientists gave infected red blood cells an unusual amino acid and used luminol's glow to trigger the chemical, killing the parasite.
09 Aug, 2015, 01.48 PM IST
IAF makes Thalassemia affected boy "youngest honorary pilot"Mukilesh's dream of becoming a pilot came true early this week when IAF 'readily accepted' a wish placed in this regard by a local NGO.
11 Jul, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
PM Modi's Japan visit: India to work with Japan in finding Sickle Cell Anaemia remedyThe Prime Minister, on the second day of his Japan tour, raised the issue during his visit to the Stem Cell Research facility.
31 Aug, 2014, 01.08 PM 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