Indian Alzheimer’s Researcher Honoured

Sep. 29 | Mahaveer Golechha, a 26-year-old AIIMS researcher, who hails from a small town in Rajasthan was one of the 25 recipients of this award at the 5th drug discovery conference on neurodegeneration held inCalifornia,USA. An alumnus of BITS, Pilani Golechha...

Smoking Impacts Memory

Sep. 29 | According a study by researchers at Northumbria University suggested that people who smoke lose some of their everyday memory. However, it was also found that kicking the habit can restore the ability to recollect information restored to almost the same...

Depression May Enhance Risk of Stroke

Sep. 29 | Depression may go hand in hand with a number of other physical health problems, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Now the latest evidence suggests that depression may also increase the risk of stroke. Reporting in the Journal of the American...

Eloxatin Market Exclusivity In United States

Sep. 29 | French drugmaker Sanofi scored an important victory in a patent dispute with Sun Pharmaceuticals that will keep generic copies of its Eloxatin colon cancer drug off theUnited Statesmarket until August 2012. A ruling by the U.S. District Court for the...

Dr Reddy’s Eyes Russian Drug Manufacturer

Sep. 29 | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is open to buying more over-the-counter drug brands in Russia, as well as acquiring a Russian drug manufacturer in response to pharmaceutical policy changes. This will reduce the proportion of prescription products,...

Genetic Contributions Of Mental Illness

Sep. 29 | In a study, a team of over 250 researchers from more than 20 countries have discovered that common genetic variations contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The study of more than 50,000 adults ages 18 and older provides...

New Blood Test To Diagnose Heart Attacks

Sep. 29 | The Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine researchers have reported a possible new blood test to help diagnose heart attacks. In the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, researchers report that a large protein known as cardiac...

Millennium Development Goals On Child And Maternal Mortality

Sep. 28 | The analysis report published in The Lancet revealed that worldwide only nine out of 137 developing countries are on track to achieve both Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 to improve women’s and children’s health, with the remaining...

Fruits and Vegetables Having White Flesh Can Cut Down Stroke Risk

Sep. 28 | According to a study, Fruits and vegetables whose edible sections are white may lower the risk of stroke more than other fruits and vegetables. Every 25 grams per day of white fruits and vegetables consumed led to a 9 percent decrease in the risk of stroke,...

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Spreading In Europe

Sep. 28 | Most of the people who are travelers would not know from where they got the deteriorating health condition that is diagnosed as drug-resistant tuberculosis.India is considered to be the hotspot along with northwest London and for the person who have lived...