DCGI directs SLAs to implement safety label changes on cholesterol-lowering …pharmabiz.comThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the state drugs controllers to implement the safety label changes by the manufacturers marketing the c…
Liver transplant service celebrates its 20th year
The national service that provides life-saving liver transplants to people across Scotland has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Ontario doctors question long wait for hepatitis C drug Incivek
Physicians wonder why Ontario’s health ministry is taking so long to approve a promising hepatitis C drug approved by the feds and available in seven other provinces
Nose cells let paralysed dogs walk
Scientists reverse paralysis in dogs using nose cells
Revolutionary transplant operation could benefit paralysed patients, say scientists
Dogs that had lost the use of their back legs as a result of spinal injuries were able to walk again after a revolutionary transplant operation that might also benefit paralysed patients, scientists said.
44 lakh Indians don't know they are diabetic – Times of India
Times of India44 lakh Indians don't know they are diabeticTimes of IndiaPARIS: Nearly 44 lakh Indians in their most productive years — aged 20 to 79 years — aren't aware that they are diabetic, a disease that exposes them to heart attack, s…
Australian clubs line up to lure David Beckham – Times of India
Australian clubs line up to lure David BeckhamTimes of IndiaThe Sydney Morning Herald reported that Melbourne Heart and Adelaide United were also in the race along with an unnamed side that has already made a secret bid. "Beckham would be a massiv…
From pure joy to absolute tragedy in just seven days – Irish Independent
IBNLiveFrom pure joy to absolute tragedy in just seven daysIrish IndependentThe notice said that she was to be removed from a funeral home in Mervue in Galway and brought to a funeral home in Ballybay, Co Monaghan, to "await burial in India"….
Study assesses diabetes as TB risk factor – Indian Express
Study assesses diabetes as TB risk factorIndian ExpressThe new findings, which make a case for diabetes tests in all TB patients, were published in the October edition of PLoS One journal and were among the key poster presentations made at the 43rd Uni…
Organ donors to use national register – ABC Online
Organ donors to use national registerABC OnlineThe New South Wales Roads and Maritime Service will stop taking requests for organ donation from today, as current donors are switched over to the national register. People wishing to register as an organ …