Science & Health

India suspends licences of 10 drug firms over product quality, safety issues

The licences were suspended after the anti-fungal infection drugs of the pharma companies were found unsafe.

May 11, 2016

72-year-old Punjab woman delivers first baby through IVF

The couple conceived 46 years after they got married.

May 10, 2016

US spent $73 billion more by choosing branded drugs over generics during 2012-14: Study

Maximum excessive expenditures were reported for cholesterol lowering and antipsychotic drugs.

May 10, 2016

Watch Mercury sail across the face of the sun

The Mercury transit took place on 9 May.

May 10, 2016

Zydus Pharma Inc recalls 9,504 bottles of antipsychotic tablets

India grants patent to Gilead's expensive hepatitis drug; activists slam the move

Gilead's hepatitis drug costs $1,000 per pill in U.S.

May 10, 2016

Majority of youth deaths in India caused by suicide: Lancet

Self-harm, road accidents and tuberculosis claimed the most number of young lives in India, the report said.

May 10, 2016

Govt proposes giving eight months maternity leave, health cards to women

The proposed health card aims to make regular health check-ups for women, including some vital tests, compulsory.

May 9, 2016

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Bird flu alert declared in Karnataka after 23,000 chickens die of H5N1: Report

Thousands of chickens dead at two poultry farms in Karnataka, officials to cull 1.5 lakh chickens over the next few days.

May 9, 2016

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $38 million for polio eradication

The Gates Foundation said it would provide the grants to a Japanese pharma firm to develop a low-cost vaccine.

May 9, 2016

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India's largest cigarette maker to print larger warnings on packs after SC ruling

ITC Ltd is a major stakeholder in India's $11-billion tobacco industry, accounting for over 80 percent of the cigarette production in the country.

May 9, 2016

UAE's billionaire doctor looks to acquire Delhi, Mumbai hospitals: Report

Shamsheer Vayalil said he would invest Rs. 1,000 crore in India's healthcare market.

May 9, 2016

Treating cancer at $1 per day is possible, believe experts

Multi-targeted anti-cancer therapy or metronomics reduces the treatment cost by using anti-diabetic, blood pressure drugs.

May 7, 2016

India mulls giving legal rights to surrogate mothers, children

India banned foreign-funded surrogacy in 2015, saying it was leading to exploitation of poor women.

May 7, 2016

KFC introduces edible nail polish in Hong Kong; calls it finger lickin good

The edible nail polishes taste like KFC's fried chicken, the fast food chain has claimed.

May 7, 2016

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

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Science & Health

India suspends licences of 10 drug firms over product quality, safety issues

72-year-old Punjab woman delivers first baby through IVF

US spent $73 billion more by choosing branded drugs over generics during 2012-14: Study

Watch Mercury sail across the face of the sun

India grants patent to Gilead's expensive hepatitis drug; activists slam the move

Majority of youth deaths in India caused by suicide: Lancet

Govt proposes giving eight months maternity leave, health cards to women

Bird flu alert declared in Karnataka after 23,000 chickens die of H5N1: Report

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $38 million for polio eradication

India's largest cigarette maker to print larger warnings on packs after SC ruling

UAE's billionaire doctor looks to acquire Delhi, Mumbai hospitals: Report

Treating cancer at $1 per day is possible, believe experts

India mulls giving legal rights to surrogate mothers, children

KFC introduces edible nail polish in Hong Kong; calls it finger lickin good

After SC jibe, doctors demand resignation of MCI members

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]