Zydus Wellness CFO Amit B Jain resigns Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 10:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Zydus Wellness said its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Amit B Jain has resigned from the company."Amit B Jain has tendered his resignation...
France fines Johnson and Johnson 29.6 million dollars over painkiller patch Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTPARIS: France's competition authority fined U.S. healthcare group Johnson & Johnson 25 million euros ($29.6 million) on Wednesday after it ruled...
Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 10:04 AM ISTWASHINGTON: U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the nation's first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that improves the sight of...
Genetics in personalised medicine is healthcare's current buzz word Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: The current buzz word in healthcare is "personalised medicine". Personalised medicine essentially works on the assumption that a disease...
Pharma giant Teva resists Israel PM on closure plan Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTJerusalem: Teva, the world's largest generic drug company, refused Tuesday to reconsider a decision to close its Jerusalem plant despite pressure from...
Healthcare insurance key for MSME workforce: Report Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTMumbai: The healthcare insurance industry needs to develop infrastructure and deliver affordable healthcare to the micro, small and medium enterprise...
China accounts for 66 percent of India's bulk drug imports in FY'17 Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: India's bulk drug imports from top five countries stood at Rs 18,372.54 crore in 2016-17 with China accounting for 66 percent, Parliament...
Aerie's glaucoma treatment gets early FDA approval Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTAerie Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its eyedrop, Rhopressa, as a treatment for glaucoma, two...
US employers say CVS-Aetna deal would affect health-benefits decisions: survey Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTNEW YORK: CVS Corp's proposed purchase of Aetna Inc will affect decision-making by a majority of large and mid-size U.S. corporations on employee...
Tiny stem cell companies close in on major heart disease goals Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTNEW YORK: The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes has given way to a long list of...
Indian firm gets drug controller nod for phase-I clinical trial of Zika vaccine Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Drugs Controller General (India) has granted permission to an Indian firm to conduct Phase-I clinical trial, in pursuance to its...
Cost standardization in health insurance need of hour: T S Vijayan Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: IRDAI chief T S Vijayan batted for cost standardisation in health insurance, saying the cost should be comparable at least locally or...
