Science & Health

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

After Uttarakhand, forest fire in Himachal Pradesh reaches residential school

Meanwhile, the forest fires in Uttarakhand are expected to be brought under control in the next two days, said the union environment minister.

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

Newly discovered planets may boost search for life beyond Earth

The Earth-sized planets are orbiting their parent star, located in the constellation Aquarius relatively close to Earth at 40 light years away.

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

US-based funds aiding cigarette smuggling in India, says ITC chairman

ITC chairman Yogesh Deveshwar said some Indian NGOs are acting at the behest of foreign funders.

Apr 30, 2016

Maharashtra doctors demand gun licenses from government for self protection

Fourty incidents of physical violence against doctors were reported this year, Maharashtra resident doctors association said

Apr 30, 2016

US reports its first Zika-related death

A 70-year-old Puerto Rican man died in February after developing auto-immune reaction to Zika infection.

Apr 30, 2016