Roche to drop Herceptin ( anti-cancer drug) patent in India
Swiss drug major Roche has decided not to pursue its patent for anti-cancer drug Herceptin, the patent which had come […]
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HealthFore Technologies Unveils a New Web Face
HealthFore Technologies Limited, a global healthcare IT solutions and advisory services company has launched a new website, www.healthfore.com. The revamp […]
Incense Smoke Can Lead to Lung-Cell Inflammation
Burning incense, a popular cultural practice in Arabian Gulf countries and elsewhere, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation […]
Making Tumor-Targeting T cells in a Dish
A method for producing from stem cells a large quantity of human immune cells capable of killing tumor cells in […]
Glenmark Gets USFDA Nod for Alcohol Abstinence Drug
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals today said it has received US health regulator’s approval to market generic version of Forest Laboratories’ Campral Delayed […]
Drug Companies Seek PM Role in New Pricing Enforcement
Top domestic drug makers have urged the prime minister’s office to intervene in the manner the new drug pricing control […]
Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma Receives Gujar Mal Modi Award
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Late Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi, Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative […]
Researchers Uncover How SMIP004 Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
One major hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to survive under stressful conditions. A new study spearheaded by researchers […]
Ranbaxy Suffers Rs 524-crore Net Loss in June Quarter
Ranbaxy Labs on Wednesday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 524.24 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, […]
New Drug to Tackle TB Menace Tested
A new drug, found to be effective on mice, has shown promising signs in treating tuberculosis, reports international journal Nature. […]
Scientists discover new type of protein, may help in cancer and diabetes
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within […]
Roche’s Cancer Drug Patent Partly Revoked
India has partly revoked patents granted to Roche Holding AG for its breast cancer drug Herceptin, a spokesman for the […]
Communication Between Bacteria Helps Them Resist Antibiotics
New research from Western University unravels a novel means of communication that allows bacteria such as Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia) […]
