SC rejects patent protection for Novartis cancer drug
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed Swiss pharmaceutical chain Novartis AG’s petition seeking patent protection for its anti-cancer drug, Glivec…
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Mandela’s treatment continues at hospital
byJohannesburg, April 1 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela continued to receive treatment in hospital four days after re-admission due to the recurrence…
SC to decide pharma patent, take up marines case
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce an important judgment Monday on a Swiss pharma firm’s plea asserting its patent over…
Scientists developing blood-cleansing technology
byWashington: US scientists are developing a blood-cleansing technology to treat life-threatening blood infections in critically-injured soldiers and patients. The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired…
Cut salt intake, exercise to avoid high BP
byShruti Jain was a busy working mother juggling children, work and household chores with aplomb, until she suddenly collapsed in office one day. Diagnosed…
Manipur’s HIV-affected women suffer for husband’s sins (Feature)
byImphal, March 31 (IANS) For Rachel, 34, the journey from being an abandoned child to a widow, whose emaciated body battles HIV and cancer,…
‘Mandela now breathing without difficulty’
byJohannesburg, March 31 (IANS) Nelson Mandela was breathing without difficulty, South Africa’s presidency said Saturday, as he spent third day in the hospital due…
Chewing gum can make you chubby
byLondon, March 30 (IANS) A new study has found chewing gum could make people fat since its minty taste makes sugary food more tempting….
Laparoscopic surgery for diabetes control catching up
byHyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Laparoscopic ileal interposition surgery or the small intestinal switch for the control of type 2 diabetes is catching up with…
This Andhra village has lessons to teach
byGangadevipalli (Andhra Pradesh): If India lives in its villages, then the model it perhaps must follow is Gangadevipalli, a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district…