Science & Health

Size of Indian medical devices industry pegged at $8.6B by 2020: Report

The Indian medical devices industry would grow faster than the global growth by 2020, a report by Deloitte and HealthCare Foundation of India noted.

Mar 21, 2016

Researchers develop new sensitive test to detect antibodies for cancer, HIV

Reserchers claim that this DNA-based method is 1,000 times as sensitive as current diagnostic techniques.

Mar 21, 2016

Online course on Zika virus launched for health care workers

The course aims to educate health care workers about the signs, symptoms and impact of the Zika virus.

Mar 21, 2016

Fire rages at Mumbai's largest dumping ground Deonar for the third day

The fire at the oldest and largest dumping ground in Mumbai broke out Saturday.

Mar 21, 2016

World Tuberculosis Day: Indian Govt launches unique TB drug in partnership with Johnson & Johnson

The health ministry will also set up 500 machines to screen Tuberculosis besides launching a social media campaign on TB awareness.

Mar 21, 2016

Drug Ban: Delhi High Court adjourns hearing till March 28

The Delhi High Court has directed the union health ministry to provide the experts committee report to all the pharma companies and petitioners.

Mar 21, 2016

US court asks Johnson & Johnson to pay $500 million in hip implants case

The jury after a two-month trial reportedly declared the hip implants were defectively designed and J&J has failed to warn the public about their risks.

Mar 19, 2016

SC urges Govt to respond to plea on more AIDS centres across country

The PIL sought direction from the apex court to put an end to the harassment and untouchability of the HIV-infected patients by the public.

Mar 19, 2016

Govt scraps repeat drug tests on animals

The Union Health Ministry has amended the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945, to scrap repeat tests on animals for drugs.

Mar 19, 2016

WHO suspends Indian drug maker's TB supplies to poor countries

The World Health Organisation said the tuberculosis drug manufactured by Mumbai based Svizera Laboratories were not up to the mark in terms of manufacturing standards and quality.

Mar 19, 2016

Syrian govt blocking medical aid in besieged areas: UN

The United Nations Adviser said the issue of supplying the medical aid in Syria is the most difficult task in humanitarian access work.

Mar 18, 2016

World Sleep Day: 1 of 5 patients in India suffers from sleep disorder

Changing lifestyles and long-working hours have made people in India sleep deprived, a poll conducted by Curofy highlighted.

Mar 18, 2016

Infosys Foundation donates Rs 8 crore to Asia Heart for robotic surgery

Asia Heart Foundation aims at conducting over 1,500 surgeries by training 97 surgeons over the next seven years.

Mar 18, 2016

Antibiotics, anti-diabetic drugs likely to be banned as Govt reviews more medicines

The Drug Controller General of India has sent a new list of 1,200 fixed dose combination drugs to the panel that earlier banned 350 medicines.

Mar 18, 2016

Practo debuts in Latin America; launches Brazil operations

Practo also has plans to expand to Rio de Janeiro and other cities in Brazil by the end of the year.

Mar 18, 2016