‘NO’ to full body scanners at airport
The nuclear safety regulator has objected to the move to install full-body scanners at airports, citing exposure to harmful radiation […]
Research
SRM gets US patent for herbal drug to treat diabetes
Tamil Nadu- based SRM University would be launching the new herbal drug for treatment of Type-2 diabetes in six months time
Iron-based anti-anaemia scheme to be damp squib
Unless the intake of fluoride through food and water is reduced, tackling anaemia by providing iron folic acid tablets is a futile exercise, an expert says
Healthcare Industry May Reach $155 Billion by 2017
Specialty sectors like cardiology, neurology and joint replacements are likely to attract most investment in bigger cities Chennai: The healthcare […]
World Allergy Conference Concludes in Hyderabad
Spanned four days, the conference offered an enlightening range of educational sessions for physicians and allied health care professionals Hyderabad: The […]
Need Policy Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The Chennai Declaration wants India to take urgent initiatives to formulate an effective national policy to control the rising trend […]
Pharma R&D Internal RoR Falls Again
A new report from Deloitte and Thomson Reuters -‘Measuring the return from pharmaceutical innovation 2012 predicts the rate is showing […]
HIV Infected More Prone to Opportunistic Infections
People with advanced HIV infection are vulnerable to infections and malignancies that are called ‘opportunistic infections’ because they take advantage of […]
Indigenous Optra Scan to Revolutionise Cancer Diagnostics
The special purpose ultramodern scanner would scan the pathology slides for converting it in digital form, making cancer diagnosis less expensive and speedy
Software for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy Developed
The solution will help prevent and cure diabetic retinopathy which has been increasingly spreading across the country Kolkata: IIT, Kharagpur has […]
Diabetes Therapeutics Market to Reach $1.49 Billion by 2016: Frost & Sullivan
With diabetes in India reaching epidemic proportions, the related therapeutics market is expected to grow at a double digit rate […]
CSIR move to develop low-cost TB drugs
Its Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) initiative to develop an anti-TB molecule would soon go for first phase clinical trial
India to set up Nanoscience Institute in Chandigarh
It would focus on the product or device oriented development to speed up technology commercialisation
