Learn to Appreciate Once upon a time, there was a man who was very helpful, kindhearted, and generous. He was a man who will help someone without asking anything to pay him back. He will help someone because he wants to and he loves to.  One day while walking into a dusty road, this man saw a purse, so he picked it ... Read More »

GSK closes North Carolina plant after Legionella bacteria found in cooling tower UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has closed its Zebulon drug manufacturing plant in North Carolina, US, after the discovery of bacteria related to Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. The Legionella bacteria were identified at the plant’s self-standing cooling tower during the company’s routine testing at the ... Read More »

Sanofi, Evotec to develop stem cell-based treatments for diabetes French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi has entered strategic research collaboration with German drug discovery firm Evotec for developing beta cell-modulating diabetes treatments, which may reduce or eliminate the need for insulin injections. The company noted that beta cells play a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetes, which currently affects 387 million ... Read More »

Shake off Your Problems A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice; He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries; He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it; More soil is poured. It shakes it off and ... Read More »

India foils UK company’s bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea for treating hair loss CSIR-TKDL unit also recently foiled an attempt by M/S Colgate-Palmolive Company to patent a mouthwash formula made from Indian herbs India has been successful in protecting its traditional knowledge by preventing an attempt made by Europe’s Leading Dermaceutical Laboratory-Pangaea Laboratories, to take patent ... Read More »

Unichem recalls one lot of hypertension drug in US The recall has been initiated as a precautionary measure due to the identification of a clopidogrel tablet found in a bottle of the product Drug firm Unichem Laboratories is recalling one lot of hydrochlorothiazide tablets, used to treat high blood pressure, in the US market due to the identification of another tablet ... Read More »

Say NO to all sorts of Exploitations in Life this is so Real……….   Put a frog in a vessel of water and start heating the water. As the temperature of the water rises, the frog is able to adjust its body temperature accordingly. The frog keeps on adjusting with increase in temperature…   Just when the water is about ... Read More »

Boehringer, Hanmi to develop third generation EGFR targeted therapy in lung cancer Boehringer Ingelheim has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical for the development and global commercialisation rights of HM61713, a new third generation EGFR targeted therapy to treat EGFR mutation positive lung cancer. HM61713 is a new 3rd generation, orally active, irreversible EGFR mutation ... Read More »

New drug capsule shells offer new choice: veg or non-veg Veg or non-veg? Not too far in the future, the person asking you that question might just be your neighbourhood chemist. For, a scientific committee advising the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) may take the next step on Saturday to letting drug manufacturers choose between capsule shells made of ... Read More »

Let’s get a LIFE, before life gets us Are we earning to pay builders and interior designers, caterers and decorators? Whom do we want to impress with our highly inflated house properties & fat weddings? Do you remember for more than two days what you ate at someone’s marriage? Why are we working like dogs in our prime years of ... Read More »