World’s first Oral vaccine for Hepatitis –B by AIIMS
New Delhi|HL
All India Institute of Medical Sciences have discovered a platform for an oral vaccine on Hepatitis B.
The researchers at the AIIMS have developed a 16 nano metre ,nano-particles layer loaded with antigen protein...
Weight Loss may easier with Gastric balloon pill
New York|HL
In a study it is found that swallowing a pill can help in losing weight. It is a gastric balloon that can be swallowed like a pill rather than implanted surgically
Gastric balloon also...
Delhi will soon get AIIMS like hospital for Ayurveda in next 3 months
New Delhi|HL
Capital of country Delhi, will soon get a AIIMS like Ayurveda hospital as said by Union AYUSH minister Shripad Yesso Naik.
The hospitals will be opened in the time period of next...
24/7 ‘VCare’ medical helpline for former personnel of Army
Kolkata|HL
24/7 helpline ‘VCare’1904 is opened for Ex-seviceman of army in Kolkata today.
Ex-servicemen in West Bengal can now dial 1904 to get any medical help or even for buying provisions from the canteen.
Former...
Government to develop Medical devices parks on PPP model
New Delhi|HL
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Annanth Kumar said “the government has decided to establish 3 bulk drugs and medical devices parks across the country.”
The parks will be established on the public private...
Indian women get a raw deal as far as heart care is concerned
Mumbai|HL
In a study shocking gender bias in the treatment of heart diseases, the leading cause of deaths across India, has been exposed by a new pan-India study.
Women heart patients in India not only seem...
Kidney racket bust in Country’s capital
New Delhi|HL
The Delhi Police arrested 5 people on Friday after busted a kidney trade racket at Apollo Hospital in Delhi.
There were two hospital employees also involved in the racket. Police received a phone call...
Sanofi India board elects Aditya Narayan as Chairman
New Delhi|HL
Aditiya Narayan joined as Chairman in Drug firm Sanofi India today as its board has elected the company's independent director.
He will hold the "office as long as he is an independent director of...
Scientists discover new class of small-molecule drug of pain reliver
New York|HL
Researchers from Duke University have discovered a potential new class of small-molecule drugs that simultaneously block key targets in the treatment of pain.
The findings could lead to the development of a...
NACO-2000 people contracted HIV after blood transfusion
New Delhi|HL
More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday.
In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based...
