The number of pregnant women given a common drug to boost thyroid hormone levels may lead to a reduced number of still-births, early caesarean sections and low-weight babies, according to a new study. Lead author
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the mechanisms of autophagy.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday received final approval from the US health regulator USFDA for its generic version of AstraZeneca's Xylocaine ointment. The approval given by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
A recent study has warned that the drug used to treat anxiety, epilepsy, pain and other mental health disorders may increase the risk of major birth defects.
New York: Imagine a robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound. In experiments involving a simulation of
Dehradun: The inquiry committee, set up by Uttarakhand government to examine the controversial infertility medicine produced by Ramdev's pharmacy, has submitted its report which is "not in favour" of the Yoga Guru.The state government had
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday establishing a first-of-its-kind federal task force in the country to carry out what was called a "cancer moonshot" to end the dreadful disease.The panel, led
Kathmandu: Indian-origin Madhesi protesters in Nepal today torched an ambulance and a truck carrying medicines worth over Rs two million imported from India near the border as sporadic violence returned to the Himalayan nation amid
New Delhi: A PIL seeking cancellation of licence issued to all homeopathy practitioners was today taken up by the Delhi High Court which sought the city government's response on what action has been taken by
New Delhi: It is not necessary to be a billionaire like Bill Gates or Mukesh Ambani, to help the poor and needy. Sheer willingness and determination is all it takes to bring happiness in the
New Delhi: A latest funded study on Indian population shows the drug used to overcome diabetic issues can cause serious side effects.Further it says that the drug triggers deficiency of vitamin B12 leading to neuropathy
Stockholm: Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof won the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discoveries on how proteins and other materials are transported within cells.The Nobel committee
Kanpur, July 24 : The gruesome murder of a 42-year-old government doctor here has taken a bizarre turn with the woman accused of the crime now being suspected of having couriered the victim's severed private
Bhubaneswar, Jun 26: Medical Council of India (MCI) has accepted Odisha government's proposal of increasing number of MBBS course seats from 150 to 250 in SCB Medical College in Cuttack from this academic year."At least
London, June 19: If you happen to be one of those who prefer staying asleep up till late on the weekend, you could be actually doing a great service to your health, suggests an Australian
Stockholm, Oct 8 : British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine today for the discovery that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into
Mumbai: Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna was admitted to the city's Lilavati hospital this evening due to weakness, a week after being released from there, sources close to him said.“He is in the hospital,” a hospital
New Delhi, Mar 23: The dreaded H1N1 virus (swine flu) is back with 129 cases and 12 deaths reported in the last 20 days from four states, official sources said . Six of them have
London, Aug 20: India seamer S Sreesanth conceded that they are getting a taste of their own medicine after the team once again found itself at the receiving end against England, here on Friday. "We
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