Science & Health

US Pharma giant McKesson buys two cancer firms for $1 billion

The drug distribution company will acquire Vantage Oncology and Biologics Inc to strengthen its specialty healthcare business

Feb 26, 2016

Indian drug price regulator finds over 4,700 medicines violating parameters

4,724 medical units were found with prices more than the permissible limit.

Feb 26, 2016

Serving rural India is online healthcare's next big challenge: Practo

Shashank ND, founder and CEO of one of India's largest online health-tech companies, spoke to IBTimes India about pressing healthcare needs.

Feb 25, 2016

Mumbai to host three-day International Cancer Conference

Oncologists from 22 countries will participate in the conference, being organised by Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.

Feb 25, 2016

SpaceX bags NASA contract worth about $700 million for 5 International Space Station cargo missions

SpaceX has won a new contract to take cargo to ISS by NASA.

Feb 25, 2016

Space chimp chases Tim Peake around ISS

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly decided to inject some monkey business into his time on the space station by dressing up in a gorilla costume to torment his fellow ship mates. Kelly uploaded a video to his Twitter page on 23 February showing an unsuspecting astronaut, Britain’s own Tim Peake, checking a large white box. A few seconds later a costumed Kelly comes out and proceeds to chase Peake around the space station.

Feb 25, 2016

Fake MBBS row: Central Information Commission directs health ministry to take action

Taking note of the Medical Council of India's complaint, the CIC has asked the health ministry to immediately stop institutes from issuing fake MBBS degrees.

Feb 25, 2016

French robot uses ‘artificial taste’ to judge art

Strolling through the exhibition halls of Paris Quai Branly museum of indigenous art, a little robot in a bowler hat has learned to become a silent art critic. The Berenson robot, developed in France in 2011 and named after American art expert Bernard Berenson, is the brainchild of anthropologist Denis Vidal and robotics engineer Philippe Gaussier.

Feb 24, 2016

Rio Olympics will be safe despite Zika: WHO

The WHO director general has said Brazilian government is doing all it takes to ensure the safety of athletes andvisitors during the Olympic games

Feb 24, 2016

US reports 14 new cases of Zika possibly transmitted through intercourse

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that Zika virus in blood samples of two women were transmitted through sexual intercourse.

Feb 24, 2016

World's first fast-acting anti-rabies drug to be launched in India

Rabishield — the new drug — is 25 percent cheaper than existing rabies treatment, claimed Pune-based Serum Institute of India

Feb 24, 2016

Brazil attempts to stop Zika virus by sterilising mosquitoes with gamma rays

The International Atomic Energy Agency will help Brazil sterilise 12 million male mosquitoes via the Sterile Insect Process

Feb 23, 2016

Union health minister launches 'Use with Care' logo for better use of antibiotics

Thr International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, inaugurated in New Delhi Tuesday, aims to raise awareness on misuse of antibiotics

Feb 23, 2016

New visa rules in UK may lead to job cuts for Indian doctors

The United Kingdom's proposed visa regime changes, expected to be introduced later this year, are aimed to give priority to UK and European doctors for skilled jobs.

Feb 23, 2016

USFDA designates Novartis' AML treatment as breakthrough therapy

The FDA's nod for Novrartis' acute myeloid leukaemia treatment is expected to help the Swiss company cope with competition from the likes of Roche.

Feb 22, 2016