Health News

Treating cancer at $1 per day is possible, believe experts

Multi-targeted anti-cancer therapy or metronomics reduces the treatment cost by using anti-diabetic, blood pressure drugs.

May 7, 2016

India mulls giving legal rights to surrogate mothers, children

India banned foreign-funded surrogacy in 2015, saying it was leading to exploitation of poor women.

May 7, 2016

KFC introduces edible nail polish in Hong Kong; calls it finger lickin good

The edible nail polishes taste like KFC's fried chicken, the fast food chain has claimed.

May 7, 2016

After SC jibe, doctors demand resignation of MCI members

India's medical education regulator has been accused of corruption, nepotism by Supreme Court

May 6, 2016

Pakistan's 'solar kids' function only under the sun: Report

Doctors in Pakistan are puzzled as the three kids in Balochistan province go into a state of stillness once the sun sets.

May 6, 2016

India may soon use drones to transfer human organs

An unmanned aerial vehicle would soon be sued to ferry organs against the road route.

May 6, 2016

US bans sale of e-cigarettes, cigars and hookah tobacco to under-18s

As many as 3 million high and middle school students in the U.S. were found to be smoking e-cigarettes in 2015.

May 6, 2016

Former Ranbaxy promoters fined $400M for hiding facts from Japanese firm

Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh hid key information while selling their stake in Ranbaxy to Daiichi Sankyo in 2008.

May 6, 2016

India's first reported progeria patient, Nihal Bitla, dies

Progeria is a rare genetic disorder affecting one in every four million children.

May 4, 2016

After SC censure, govt says panel report on MCI functioning will be submitted by May-end

The Medical Council of India, which regulates medical education in the country, has been accused of corruption and favouritism.

May 4, 2016

Asthma among Indian children on rise due to pollution

A poll conducted by an online community of doctors revealed that about 7.24 percent of Indian children are at an increased risk of asthma.

May 3, 2016

Sanofi India hits out at govt for bringing more drugs under price control

The government should not put the entire burden of healthcare on the pharma sector, Sanofi India's managing director said.

May 3, 2016

J&J to pay $55 million after it loses second ovarian cancer case in a row

The company is facing over 1,000 lawsuits in various U.S. courts over charges that its products were carcinogenic.

May 3, 2016

India's pharma imports from China stood at $2.22 billion in 2014-15

India is looking to reduce this burden by investing Rs. 600 crore in local bulk-drug facilities.

May 3, 2016

Canada-based firm to sell fresh air in India at Rs 725-1,400 per bottle

Canada's Vitality Air said it has shipped 100 bottles to India where it would be test-marketed soon.

May 3, 2016