New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Contract manufacturing revenues in the pharmaceutical finished dose sector witnessed a significant slowdown over the past financial year, according to a report on Tuesday. Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing is…

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A small clinical trial of a late-liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite vaccine has shown to be safe and effective against the disease spread by mosquitoes and claims 608,000 lives globally. The trial, led by…

Colombo, Nov 26 (IANS) Southeast Asia, including India, sees over 482,000 diabetes-related deaths every year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, while calling for the need to boost the prevention and control measures…

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The popular glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists known to help in weight loss as well as manage blood sugar can also protect the kidneys, regardless of diabetes status, finds a study led by an…

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Biologic therapies are revolutionising severe asthma management, showcasing potential for remission, but cost and equitable access are the major barriers, according to a report on Tuesday. Biologic therapy, also…

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) The Unicef has decided to set up Early Child Development (ECD) clinics in all the districts of West Bengal in the coming days, an official said on Monday, adding that the UN body will approach the state government for…

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) In a bid to address the growing need for reliable and affordable medical assistive technology, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is developing standards for 214 critical medical devices, the Ministry of Consumer…

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is expected to add two new MRI machines to boost efficient and timely radiology diagnosis to patients. The two new machines, in addition to the seven existing MRI…

Jaipur, Nov 25 (IANS) As Dengue cases in Rajasthan touched 11,785 till November 24 this year, a state police personnel Mohanlal Pawar in Barmer lost his life to the vector-borne disease, said officials on Monday. Pawar had high fever for…

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The US scientists have decoded why obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by targeting the fat cells. The study, published in Cell Reports, may advance new treatments for type 2 diabetes and other chronic…