US to Retire Chimps from Research
The US National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday it is reducing the number of chimpanzees it uses in biomedical […]
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Healthcare Data Analytics : Ushering in the Data Revolution
by Paddy Padmanabhan, SVP Healthcare Analytics, Symphony Analytics (a division of Symphony Teleca Corp) Is the Healthcare sector ready for […]
Medical Council punishes doctor for unethical and unprofessional practices
Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has temporarily suspended Rakesh Kumar Bhatnagar, a pathologist working in Delhi. Dr. Bhatnagar admitted his […]
Scientists At A*STAR’s Genome Institute Of Singapore Unify, Optimise And Simplify Sequencing Analytics Of Diseases
Scientists at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a revolutionary method to quickly cut through noise and generate […]
Step Genetic Engineering Technology
A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, […]
Computer Models More Accurate Than Animal Trials
Expert systems estimate drug uptake in humans (bioavailability) more precisely than animal experiments In drug discovery today new drugs are […]
Narayana Health Introduces Day Care Breast Surgery
Narayana Health (Narayana Hrudayalaya), one of the leading and fastest growing multi-speciality healthcare chains in India has introduced Day Care […]
Pfizer sells Viagra on its website in a drug industry first
Pfizer is testing the online-sales waters with a new program to sell Viagra directly to consumers. It’s a natural choice: […]
Funding boost for GSK’s open innovation research into diseases affecting the developing world
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announced a funding injection of up to £5m from the Wellcome Trust to support its open approach […]
Online Mapping System Helps Fight Malaria
The first online mapping tool to track insecticide resistance in mosquitoes that cause malaria was launched today. The interactive website, […]
EU introduces a black symbol to identify medicines undergoing additional monitoring
An inverted triangle will shortly appear on the inside leaflet of certain medicinal products on the EU market, following a […]
Merck files appeal against Delhi high court’s interim order
US pharmaceutical major Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) has filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging its single […]
Study reveals that chemotherapy works in an unexpected way
It’s generally thought that anticancer chemotherapies work like antibiotics do, by directly killing off what’s harmful. But new research published […]
