Pandora's box set to open for drug majors
The opening of the mailbox of patent applications in January 2005 will force a shakeout in the domestic pharma market. It will lead to withdrawal of certain branded generic versions of a clutch of
The opening of the mailbox of patent applications in January 2005 will force a shakeout in the domestic pharma market. It will lead to withdrawal of certain branded generic versions of a clutch of
<p><strong>Bangladesh has approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal, becoming the first country in South Asia to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.</strong></p>
Spending hours staring at a computer screen may raise the risk of glaucoma, a progressive eye disease that can lead to blindness, scientists believe. The dramatic discovery contradict years of advice
New Delhi: The mystery of the missing cobalt-60 pencils deepened further with investigators claiming the lead cover of the gamma irradiator
Inhabitants of more than 12 villages of Hoshiarpur and Nawashahr districts located in the low-lying belt of the Shivalik hills are leading a miserable life on account of the presence of excessive
Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project pronounced increases in their contribution to the burden of disease during the next 25 years. Most chronic diseases are equally prevalent in poor and rural populations and often occur together.
PUNE: The lead applicant in the Pune Metro Rail matter before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has raised a strong exception to a three-member expert committee's final report on the impact
Contaminated water supply in parts of East Delhi during monsoons has lead to a sudden increase in the number of water borne diseases in the area, doctors said.
Cancer has replaced heart disease as the leading cause of death among US Hispanics, likely reflecting the large number of young, working-age Hispanics in America, according to a report by the American
<p><strong>Affordable funding increase can save three million lives per year from cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by 2030</strong></p> <p><em><strong>New data projects that US$18 billion
<p>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a significant health burden worldwide, with an estimated 185 million people chronically infected. A leading cause of liver transplantation, HCV infection can result
<p>WWF’s 2010 Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity on the planet. The biennial report explores the changing state of biodiversity, ecosystems and peoples’ consumption of natural resources.
Eating unchecked homegrown vegetables and wild game from radiation-tainted areas on a regular basis can lead to high levels of internal radiation exposure, according to the results of a study published
Cholera is spreading in Baghdad's impoverished al-Amil quarter where overcrowding and contaminated water are leading to fears of an epidemic. City officials blame insurgent attacks on infrastructure
MIT researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have made a breakthrough that may lead to development of artificial livers for transplantation. The scientists’ attempts at exploiting the ability
India has seen an increase in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria due to climate change Sample this: Air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India, 37.7 million Indians are affected
A major reservoir supplying drinking water to Beijing and many other cities in northern China has been found to contain heavy metal pollutants at levels far above safe standards, according to a new study
Every tenth child in Gujarat is a pre-diabetic. This was revealed by Dr Shashank Joshi, leading endocrinologist with Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, who has recently conducted the western Indian diabetes
ENTOTO, ETHIOPIA – High above the crowded streets of Addis Ababa, among fields where farmers lead oxen dragging wooden plows, sits Ethiopia’s space program. Perched atop the 3,200-meter-tall (10,500-foot)
Novo Nordisk, a leading healthcare company in diabetic care has launched modern insulins named NovoMix