16 year old Indian American student invents low cost hearing aid savita thakur thakur13 April 2016 3:39 PM ISTHouston : A 16-year-old Indian-American boy has created a low-cost hearing aid costing USD 60 to help those who cannot afford expensive devices.Mukund...
DCGI asks whether to replace Gelatin Capsules with Vegetarian Capsules Geeta Sharma Sharma12 April 2016 4:11 PM ISTThe $ 1 billion capsule manufacturing industry has sat up in surprise on receiving India’s drug controller’s note to them about considering the...
Health Ministry to ban another 739 drugs of 6214 reviewed by Kokate Committee Geeta Sharma Sharma11 April 2016 6:27 PM ISTA fresh stock of 739 drugs may soon be facing a ban by the Union Health Ministry based on the Kokate Committee report . An interim stay has been...
Star Health crosses Rs 2,000 crore Gross Written Premium in 2015-16 Meghna A Singhania10 April 2016 2:03 PM ISTChennai: Private health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance has crossed Gross Written Premium (GWP) of Rs 2,000 crore in 2015-16, up by 36 per...
Google launches dedicated healthcare search in India Geeta Sharma Sharma9 April 2016 8:20 PM ISTWith one in twenty searches health related, Google has successfully installed a search engine for healthcare information in the US, and is now...
Philips to set up venture fund to help healthcare startups Geeta Sharma Sharma8 April 2016 2:32 PM ISTIndia: Philips, an Electronics and Healthcare major is feeling lured by the start up sector of India. It is aiming to enter it by backing healthcare...
FDA approves first leadless pacemaker by Medtronic to treat rhythm disorders savita thakur thakur7 April 2016 2:25 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection...
Government inks deal to develop drugs software to combat diabetes savita thakur thakur7 April 2016 11:55 AM ISTNew Delhi : In a major move to combat rising incidence of diabetes in the country, the government on Wednesday inked an agreement with a...
NPPA asks drug makers to furnish prices of 56 formulations savita thakur thakur6 April 2016 3:03 PM ISTNew Delhi : In an effort to fix the ceiling prices of 56 drug formulations, including those for epilepsy, diabetes and heart diseases, the government...
India sacks foreign funded consultants: Health programmes may suffer savita thakur thakur5 April 2016 12:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: India is firing dozens of foreign-funded health experts working inside the government, seen as part of a broader clampdown to reduce the...
SC seeks reply from health ministry on adulteration allegations against Ranbaxy savita thakur thakur5 April 2016 9:44 AM ISTNew Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought Health Ministry's response on allegations of adulteration of drugs manufactured by Ranbaxy...
Apollo Sugar to open 30 clinics in 5 new cities this fiscal savita thakur thakur4 April 2016 1:22 PM ISTNew Delhi : Apollo Sugar, a JV between healthcare major Apollo Hospitals and global drug major Sanofi, plans to open 30 clinics in five new cities in...
