Delhi govt asks hospitals to follow Centre's advisory on rational use of cough syrups in childrenDelhi government has mandated all hospitals to strictly follow the Centre's advisory on the rational use of cough syrups for children. This...
06 Oct, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Indian Medical Association opposes decision to allow homeopaths to prescribe modern medicines post pharma courseThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has strongly criticised the Maharashtra Medical Council's (MMC) recent notification allowing homeopath...
07 Jul, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Pharmacology experts promote rational drug use at Kashmir conferenceGovernment Medical College in Anantnag hosted a conference of the Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics, focusing on advancement...
29 Sep, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
New all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all coronavirusesScientists from Oxford and Cambridge universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that can protect humans against a broad range of ...
06 May, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
Mothers with PCOS 3 times more likely to have obese sons : StudyThe new research claims that PCOS related health problems can be passed from one generation to other.
08 May, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
IIT-Guwahati researchers use modern drug development methods to understand therapeutic action of ayurvedic formulationsProf. Ramakrishnan and Prof. Kartha had earlier found that long term oral intake of Amalaki Rasayana reduces the thickening of heart muscle...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
First animal study in India on coronavirus moves to its final stage, says AYUSH MinistryThe clinical studies are being pursued through another collaboration of the Ministry of AYUSH, the partner in this one being the Council fo...
20 Nov, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
- Government forms team of doctors, hospitals on alert after gas leak
Union Health Minister J P Nadda today directed Centre-run hospitals to be ready to help victims of a gas leak in southeast Delhi's Tughlaka...
08 Sep, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Love gardening? Exposure to insecticides may up diabetes risk and affect sleepExposure to these insecticides adversely affects melatonin receptor signalling, creating a risk for metabolic diseases.
20 Jan, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
Access to life saving medicines will be maintained: GovtThe price caps imposed so far on NLEM 2015 medicines has saved consumers nearly Rs2,300 crore due to reduced prices, according to the minis...
27 Sep, 2016, 06.38 PM IST
Antibiotics no child's play, experts want lessons for kidsThe observation was made following a study on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in India carried out by researchers.
26 Aug, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
Govt approves programme to safety of medical devicesThe government has approved "materio vigilance" programme to assess safety of medical devices, the Rajya Sabha was informed.
28 Apr, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
Link between genetic variation, alcohol dependence foundResearchers have identified genetic variations that explain why some drinkers develop a dependence on alcohol while others do not.
25 Mar, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Therapy reduces chances of dialysisThe researchers discovered that adult stem cells when combined with a protein called serelaxin, could reverse scarring.
16 Mar, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
High cholesterol fuels growth and spread of breast cancerThe research for the first time explains the link between high cholesterol and breast cancer, especially in post-menopausal women.
29 Nov, 2013, 01.26 PM IST
M C Misra takes charge as AIIMS directorChief of the trauma center of AIIMS, Dr M C Misra, today officially took charge as the institute's director.
11 Oct, 2013, 10.20 PM IST
- WHO says irrational Tamiflu use may make H1N1 virus resistant
Irrational use of swine flu drug can make the H1N1 virus resistant to the medicine making it fatal as the Tamiflu loses its efficiency, the...
30 Aug, 2009, 10.30 AM IST