Health News

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

Cow urine effective in cancer treatment, Indian researchers found

Researchers at Lucknow-based CSIR have found that cow urine distillate possesses antioxidant and bio-enhancing properties, Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said in Parliament.

May 2, 2016

US approves first drug for delusions in Parkinson's disease

Nuplazid treats hallucinations that occur in 50 percent of the patients with Parkinson's disease.

May 2, 2016

World's 'first' Ayurvedic surgery conducted in Meerut, India

Doctors removed a 240-gram prostate from a man without the use of antibiotics.

May 2, 2016