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Merck gets US FDA nod for first-in-its-class oral cholesterol drugThe U.S. FDA has approved Merck's new cholesterol-lowering pill, Lipfendra. This oral medication works by blocking the PCSK9 protein, which...
Gene therapy for cholesterol: Initial test results cheerA new gene editing medicine, VERVE-102, offers hope for millions with heart conditions. Eli Lilly's drug showed significant reductions in b...
Budget relief on the label: Govt proposes to drop duty on rare disease drugsThe Indian budget proposes exempting seven rare disease drugs from import duties. This move aims to lower costs for expensive life-saving m...
ICMR sets up India's first diabetes biobank in ChennaiIndia's first diabetes biobank has been established in Chennai by ICMR and MDRF. The biobank houses samples from two major studies, includi...
Cholesterol test at age 18, Non-fasting measurement: Cardiologists Suggest New Guidelines on how to prevent heart attacksThe Cardiologist Society of India (CSI) now recommends lipid profiles starting at age 18, with non-fasting measurements as the new norm. Th...
A five-point guide for India on how to tackle the burgeoning cardiovascular disease epidemicAt a community level, healthcare workers, such as accredited social health activists (ASHAs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs), are cruci...
Erectile dysfunction: Ian Botham bats for Linear Shock TherapyBotham revealed he has been undergoing therapy for impotence, as a preemptive strategy for the possible flagging years ahead.
- Glenmark gets first nod for Zetia generic
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has got tentative approval from the USFDA for the generic version of Schering Plough and MSP Singapore Company LLC...
- Ranbaxy gets USFDA nod for Simvastatin
Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has received approval from the USFDA for manufacturing and marketing cholesterol-lowering Simvastatin...