Indian company acquires rights to copy generic cancer drug
Indian pharmaceutical company, Natco Pharma, has been authorized to manufacture an expensive anti-cancer drug originally developed by Bayer Corporation. This move, although undermining the Bayer’s patent, is expected More...
What you should know about Human Papillomavirus
New Delhi, India: Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus associated with cervical cancer in women, has been suspected to cause head and neck cancer, upon being sexually transmitted. Recent studies and clinical findings More...
MRI- compatible pacemakers, now in India
On Tuesday, St. Jude Medical said that it has released an “MRI-conditional” pacemaker in India. This pacemaker would enable patients with the implants to undergo some full-body MRI scans. As per the More...
Smith & Nephew’s PICO system is now FDA approved
Smith & Nephew plc has announced the FDA clearance of the pocket-sized PICO system, a single use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system. PICO is cleared for use both in a hospital and homecare setting More...
Europe sees Measles climb up the outbreak ladder
After many years of decline, the number of Measles occurrence is Europe is on its way up again, according to a new report released on Thursday by the US Centers for Disease control and Prevention. Health officials More...
Sleeping less: In genetics?
Living in various sections of the society, belonging to a range of lifestyles existing these days, many of us would have wondered as to how some people manage sleeping less. While for many of us- a seven hour sleep More...
Remains of medieval “Black Death” raked by scientists; facets of “killer” unveiled
“Black Death” was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history; peaking in Europe in the mid-14th century, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killing about estimated 30-50% of the European population More...