Mumbai: India exports drugs worth more than 15 billion dollars every year, a majority of which are US-bound. Questions are being raised about the standards and quality, after Ranbaxy's whopping 500 million dollar settlement with the US government. The generic drugs in question were manufactured at Ranbaxy's plants in Paonta Sahib and Dewas in India. They include acne drug Sotret, epilepsy and nerve-pain drug Gabapentin and antibiotic Ciprofloxacin. Possibly a...
02:26 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Mumbai: An unexpected discovery at a New York medical college reveals that Vitamin C can kill drug resistant forms of tuberculosis. This comes as a huge relief for India as the country grapples with the world's fifth highest TB deaths. The discovery has the potential to change the way tuberculosis, a deadly disease infecting 8.7 million people across the world, is treated. In laboratory studies, scientists at the Albert Einstein...
10:44 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Mumbai: It's World No Tobacco Day on Friday and CNN-IBN finds out if the government's recent moves to curb health hazards has worked or not. Tobacco is addictive, causes cancer and is killing nearly 8 lakh Indians every year. What's more alarming is that a tenth of all cigarette smokers of the world are in India and that figure is set to rise. In a bid to curb people from...
10:03 AM, May 31, 2013
From July, more than 300 essential medicines will cost 20 to 25 per cent less, as the new national pricing policy comes into effect. How will this affect us and why are some calling it an eyewash? ...
08:46 PM, May 17, 2013
The high cost of cancer care in India makes early diagnosis an obstacle for many women. So, what needs to be emphasised on is regular breast examination after 20 and go for a mammography every two years after the age of 50. ...
01:57 PM, May 17, 2013
The secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, DG Shah said that Novartis was merely posturing and it could not ignore the huge market that India provided to its products. ...
09:15 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Glivec. ...
07:52 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The world is battling an epidemic of drug resistant tuberculosis. A disease which was declared a global health emergency in 1993, continues to grow unchecked even today. ...
08:52 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Global fitness trainer Ramona Braganza, who has been Hollywood's go-to physical trainer for 25 years, was recently in India to launch a fitness programme for new mothers. CNN-IBN's Nikita got her to demonstrate some basic exercises which can easily be done at home. ...
11:17 AM, Mar 15, 2013
North India has borne the brunt of the swine flu virus this year. New Delhi has reported the maximum cases, with 1,150 cases in two months alone. Rajasthan has reported 549 cases but the highest number of casualties, with 115 swine flu deaths. Gujarat has reported 260 cases and 49 deaths, followed by Haryana which has 294 cases and 36 deaths. ...
07:32 PM, Mar 09, 2013
In a big development, the Union Home Ministry has come up with new guidelines which bars foreign gay and lesbian couples from seeking surrogacy services in India. Furthermore, only those couples who have been married for at least two years can apply for babies via surrogacy. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 07, 2013
The healthcare industry in India is currently worth 65 billion dollar and is poised to double to 125 billion dollars by 2015. With the Union Budget around the corner, Fortis Hospital is pitching hard for increased allocation and tax benefits for the industry. ...
10:13 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Swine Flu has resurfaced in the country with 456 cases and 91 deaths since the start of the year. ...
07:52 PM, Feb 08, 2013
In Fitness, pilates expert Yasmin Karachiwala, personal trainer of celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, shows some basic exercises that provide a complete workout to your body. ...
10:53 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Mumbai is one of the few cities to see a surge in organ donations. Not only do they save lives but they are also generating a lot of funds. Experts say the healthcare sector could get richer by Rs 5,000 crore. ...
09:32 AM, Jan 17, 2013
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