Medicine
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2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum from 23-25 January; Shripad Naik to inaugurate
India | January 21, 2019 7:57 ISTThe organizers of the forum are the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, under the Ministry of AYUSH.
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Delhi High Court sets aside Centre's ban on anti-inflammatory medicine 'Ace Proxyvon'
India | January 07, 2019 23:22 ISTThe Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the Centre's notification banning the manufacturing and sale of Wockhardt's anti-inflammatory medicine 'Ace Proxyvon', used in painful rheumatic conditions.
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Why should to-be-mothers avoid consuming Ibuprofen?
Health | February 02, 2018 15:54 ISTIbuprofen crosses the placental barrier, with the foetus exposed to the same concentration of the drug as the mother.
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Heartburn pills don’t increase dementia risk, contrary to popular belief- Study
Health | November 22, 2017 13:11 ISTA recent study has found no link between heartburn pills and dementia, disregarding popular belief.
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Three Americans win Nobel Medicine Prize for discovering internal biological clock that governs wake-sleep cycles
Science | October 03, 2017 15:27 ISTProblems with our body clock have also been linked to such disorders as sleep problems, depression, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
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3 American scientists win Nobel in Medicine for decoding body clock
Science | October 02, 2017 20:58 ISTThe discovery will help doctors understand the mechanism behind sleep patterns, hormone release, blood pressure and body temperature
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AMRIT pharmacies helping people to save crores
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‘Substandard’: Drug regulator issues ‘alert’ for Combiflam, D Cold Total, Oflox 100
April 21, 2017 11:23 ISTCDSCO has found popular painkiller Combiflam and common cold medicine D Cold Total, manufactured and sold by Sanofi India and Reckitt Benckister Healthcare India, respectively, to be substandard.
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Here are 6 amazing ways to use onion as medicine!
Lifestyle | April 03, 2017 16:12 ISTWe all have heard about the culinary utility of onions. But there’s more to this wonderful veggie other than being a ‘taste enhancer’.
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This country has approved the medicinal use of Marijuana!
Lifestyle | March 30, 2017 10:22 ISTThe Argentine Senate on Wednesday has brought some changes in the law allowing the medicinal use of Marijuana. It had already obtained the green light from the Chamber of Deputies in November 2016.
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Thyroid medicine may reduce risk of birth complications, claims study
Lifestyle | November 10, 2016 11:25 ISTThe number of pregnant women given a common drug to boost thyroid hormone levels may lead to a reduced number of still-births, early caesarean sections and low-weight babies, according to a new study. Lead author
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Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine for work on autophagy
World | October 03, 2016 16:02 ISTJapanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the mechanisms of autophagy.
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Glenmark Pharma receives USFDA approval for Xylocaine skin ointment
Lifestyle | September 12, 2016 13:32 ISTGlenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday received final approval from the US health regulator USFDA for its generic version of AstraZeneca's Xylocaine ointment. The approval given by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
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Drug for anxiety may increase birth defects risk: Study
Lifestyle | May 19, 2016 22:26 ISTA recent study has warned that the drug used to treat anxiety, epilepsy, pain and other mental health disorders may increase the risk of major birth defects.
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This is how little 'origami robot' capsule can heal stomach wound
Lifestyle | May 14, 2016 10:12 ISTNew York: Imagine a robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound. In experiments involving a simulation of
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Infertility medicine issue: Probe report 'against' Ramdev
India | January 31, 2016 20:28 ISTDehradun: The inquiry committee, set up by Uttarakhand government to examine the controversial infertility medicine produced by Ramdev's pharmacy, has submitted its report which is "not in favour" of the Yoga Guru.The state government had
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Obama launches 'cancer moonshot' task force
World | January 29, 2016 6:44 ISTWASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday establishing a first-of-its-kind federal task force in the country to carry out what was called a "cancer moonshot" to end the dreadful disease.The panel, led
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Medicines from India destroyed in Madhesi violence in Nepal
World | November 20, 2015 22:18 ISTKathmandu: Indian-origin Madhesi protesters in Nepal today torched an ambulance and a truck carrying medicines worth over Rs two million imported from India near the border as sporadic violence returned to the Himalayan nation amid
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Homeopathy medicines don't show contents, PIL seeks cancelling of doctors' licence
India | November 03, 2015 18:31 ISTNew Delhi: A PIL seeking cancellation of licence issued to all homeopathy practitioners was today taken up by the Delhi High Court which sought the city government's response on what action has been taken by
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Photo essay: 79-year-old 'Medicine Baba' collects medicine from rich and gives to poor!
India | July 24, 2015 21:28 ISTNew Delhi: It is not necessary to be a billionaire like Bill Gates or Mukesh Ambani, to help the poor and needy. Sheer willingness and determination is all it takes to bring happiness in the
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