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FICCI writes to Health Ministry on show-cause notices to e-pharmacy compan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Union Ministry of Health is mulling shutting down digital pharmacies due to some concerns like misuse of data, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and predatory pricing of medicines. In the latest development in this regard, FICCI has written a letter to the Drugs Controller General of Ind
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Study shows how T cells therapy in solid tumours can be improved
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a preclinical study that focuses on a novel strategy that uses a "one-two punch" to assist T cells in attacking solid tumours. The results, which were reported in the Proceedings of the Nati
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Pak economic meltdown results in shortage of life-saving medicines
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a statement issued here on Thursday, the PMA said that it had already warned the government that the failure to open letters of credit (LC) for the import of raw materials would result in an acute shortage of medicine.
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Sanofi cuts insulin prices by up to 78 pc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sanofi plans to take a 78 per cent list-price reduction on Lantus, the company's most widely used insulin in the US, and a 70 per cent cut on its Apidra product starting in January 2024, the company said.
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Study: Losing productive type of pancreatic cell contribute to development
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the pancreas, various types of beta cells produce insulin, which aids in blood sugar regulation. According to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may contribute to the development of diabetes.
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High sugar and fat diet can cause liver disease: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has found a correlation between high-fat, high-sugar Western diets and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the main cause of chronic liver disease.
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Study: Physical activity helps to improve quality of life in Parkinson's d
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The quality of life and the intensity of movement-related symptoms can both be enhanced by physical activity in Parkinson's disease patients. According to the initial Cochrane evaluation of the available research, any form of organised exercise is preferable than none.
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Abduction, forced conversion of Hindu girls continues in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A resident of Malhi village of Sindh's Tharparkar district, Ishwar Bheel, said that his 20-year-old daughter Guddi Bheel was kidnapped by Sikhander Bajeer of Tando Adam Naukot of Mirpur-Khason on March 8 while returning from the hospital where she had gone to collect fever medicines for her
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Dim lights before bedtime to reduce risk of gestational diabetes, says stu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pregnant women should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens (computer monitors and smartphones) a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
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Merck Foundation CEO: Our vision is to transform patient care landscape in
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lilongwe [Malawi]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers from 50 countries in 36 critical and underserved sp
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Study reveals pandemic stress had more impact on pregnant women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new study, COVID-19-related stress had a larger impact on the mental health of pregnant women during the pandemic than on those who were not.
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Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 800,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight.
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