DiabetOmics setting up Rs 35 crore plant to make saliva-based diabetes diagnostic devices It relies on saliva and all that people need to do to monitor the ailment is to insert a small strip of sheet into the mouth to pick up a bit of the saliva and get the readings. Read More »

Nerve Block Technique Might Help Ease Chronic Back Pain A procedure that uses radio waves to treat chronic low back pain provided long-lasting relief to a small group of patients, researchers report. Called intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB), the procedure uses two water-cooled needles to blast radiofrequency energy at the nerve fibers within and around a spinal disc that’s begun to degenerate ... Read More »

Views on 100% FDI in Medical devices by Dr. GSK Velu, Trivitron BY DR. GSK VELU, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRIVITRON GROUP OF COMPANIES: New Delhi, Jan 03, 2015: “While 100‎% FDI in Medical Devices sector is a welcome in our opinion this was already in existence and many MNCs have 100% subsidiaries in India though predominantly with trading and distribution ... Read More »

Diabetes drug may prevent recurring strokes Pioglitazone, a drug used for type 2 diabetes, may prevent recurrent stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance but without diabetes. The results of the Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke (IRIS) trial, presented at the International Stroke Conference 2016 in Los Angeles and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest ... Read More »

Natco Pharma Bags Award For Invention Natco Pharma Limited has been awarded the first prize for the best invention category by the Exhibition Society of Andhra Pradesh. The governor, S S Barnala, gave away the prize carrying a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 30,000 to A K S Bhujanga Rao, the vice-president (R&D) of Natco Pharma, at a ... Read More »

Plant extract shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer A natural extract derived from India’s neem tree could potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in the journal Scientific Reports. Biomedical scientists at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) tested nimbolide, a compound found in neem leaves, against pancreatic cancer in ... Read More »

 Sun Pharma Q3 beats estimates, profit jumps 28%; revenue up 3.6% Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries   ‘ third quarter earnings surpassed analysts’ expectations on Friday with profit rising 28 percent sequentially (up 258.3 percent year-on-year) to Rs 1,416.6 crore. Bottomline on sequential basis was boosted by other income, lower tax cost and good operational performance while lower tax expenses ... Read More »

USFDA issues warning letter to Ipca Labs for 3 plants Drug firm Ipca Laboratories said it has received a warning letter from the health regulator USFDA for three of its facilities. The US regulator had earlier imposed an import ban for not adhering to the good manufacturing norms. “USFDA carried out inspections at Ipca’s laboratories our manufacturing units situated at ... Read More »