Science & Health

Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner plan to send tiny spacecrafts to the stars

Alpha Centauri mission: Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner plan to send tiny spacecrafts to the stars

Apr 13, 2016

Depression, anxiety costs world economy $1 trillion ever year: WHO

The World Health Organisation said currently 10 percent of the world's population is affected, and mental disorders account for 30 percent of the global non-fatal disease burden.

Apr 13, 2016

Most abortions reported among under-20, urban women in India: Govt survey

Among all pregnancies reported, 77 percent in rural and 74 percent in urban areas ended with a live birth.

Apr 13, 2016

US health officials seek emergency Zika funding

The U.S. health authorities said Zika virus is turning out to be scarier than they thought.

Apr 12, 2016

Pharma sales growth tumble in March over govt drug ban, price control

The government's decision to bring certain drugs under price control affected sales, market research firm AIOCD AWACS noted.

Apr 12, 2016

World could be polio-free within a year, says WHO

The World Health Organization said Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where some polio cases were reported.

Apr 12, 2016

Lupin to market new inhaler Loftair in India

Lupin has entered into a co-marketing agreement with Novartis Healthcare to promote the inhaler drug.

Apr 11, 2016

Maharashtra FDA seizes cigarettes worth Rs. 300 crore over pictorial warning violations

The drug regulator asked the cigarette companies to follow the new pictorial warning norms within 90 days.

Apr 11, 2016

Married patients may have higher chances of surviving cancer: Study

University of San Diego study suggests married cancer patients benefit from economic and social support they get from spouses.

Apr 11, 2016

Sun Pharma looking to enter $400 million US market after regulatory nod to its anti-inflammatory eye drug

Sun Pharma has received USFDA approval for BromSite, and the drug is likely to enter US market in the second half of 2016.

Apr 11, 2016

Britain to hire 400 Indian doctors to address healthcare crisis

The workload on doctors increased by 16 percent over the last seven years in the U.K.

Apr 11, 2016

Elon Musk hails SpaceX rocket landing as ‘step towards the stars’

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hailed the breakthrough landing of its rocket booster at sea on 8 April, during a post-launch news conference at the Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on a cargo run for the International Space Station and its reusable main-stage booster landed itself on an ocean platform in a dramatic spaceflight first.

Apr 9, 2016

USFDA bans antibiotic for pigs over cancer risk to humans

The USFDA banned the pig drug, which may leave carcinogenic residues in humans who consume pork

Apr 9, 2016

India's Ipca Labs shares crash 10.6% after Global Fund stops buying its anti-malaria drug

The Global Fund decided not to buy anti-malarial drug from Ipca following USFDA observations on manufacturing lapses

Apr 9, 2016

SpaceX lands reusable rocket on ocean platform for first time

SpaceX landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on 8 April, in the latest of entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space exploration ventures. The Falcon 9 launch was successful and the Dragon cargo ship was propelled to the International Space Station, where it is expected to arrive in two days. Footage from the “chase plane” shows the rocket safely landing on the ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ drone pad.

Apr 9, 2016