Coimbatore: The National Institute of Malaria Research (Nimr), a research institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr), is planning to set up a malaria research centre on the Coimbatore
Ranbaxy Laboratories has challenged yet another patent of a blockbuster drug in the US market. This will take the company's paragraph IV filings in that country to more than half a dozen. Ranbaxy has
Smoking causes half of all deaths due to tuberculosis in males and a quarter of all deaths in middle aged males in India. The current death rates indicate that about a quarter of cigarette or bidi
Spurious or counterfeit drugs are a public menace. They are mostly ineffective and can cause grievous injury or even death. The existence of spurious drugs in India is well known, although not the
Neurological strokes caused by stress may become a major public health issue, eminent neurologist Krishnamoorthy Srinivas said. Stress levels were going up and this had the effect of causing
Sabinsa Corporation, the US-based sister concern of Sami Labs of Bangalore, has questioned what it described as the lack of balance in a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) report
Soon after Bihar legislators agreed to break barriers of prejudice by being tested for HIV and AIDS, two activists from the state have volunteered to participate in the test for the first indigenous
Chlorophytum borivilianum or Safed Moosli, popularly known as "Desi Viagra", is emerging as the most preferred cash crop among the farmers in Madhya Pradesh because of its export potential and a
Scientists found that individuals with the abnormality tend not to be heavy smokers, but seem to find it especially difficult to give up the habit. However, the same gene appears to protect against
India is on the threshold of the first clinical trial of a preventive Aids vaccine. Addressing their first interactive meeting with various representatives of the society in Bangalore. Mr Mark
In a major shift in its business strategy, Dr Reddy's Laborat-ories Ltd (Dr Reddy's) has decided to go for an independent drug development up to the formulation stage. "We have decided against
