All you need to know about Dengue and Chikungunya

Vector-borne diseases dengue and Chikungunya are wreaking havoc on public health in India, especially the national capital.  Dengue cases have reached alarming proportions in states like West......

US: Professor gets $575,000 grant for research

A North Dakota State University professor who is seeking to develop environmentally benign ways to synthesise chirals, molecules that cannot be superimposed in their mirror images, has received a......

'Excessive painkillers might lead to hypertension'

Regular use of common painkillers might lead to high blood pressure and hypertension, according to a new study. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, has found that......

Have post workout soreness? read this

A new study has revealed that caffeine can help reduce the post-workout soreness that discourages some people from exercising.A team of Georgia researchers found that moderate doses of caffeine......

US Fed pause lifts Sensex by 255 points

  Benchmark share indices ended 1% higher on Friday after the US Federal Reserve's decision to maintain status quo on key policy rates eased concerns over foreign fund outflows while hopes......

Why price control for drugs is wrong

A World Bank study on the subject found that just out-of-pocket medical costs push 2.2 per cent of the population below the poverty line every year, a major countervailing force to economic growth......

IOL Chemicals to hire 400

Ludhiana-based IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited has said it will add 400 more employees to its existing workforce of 900 by this year end. Despite the global economic slowdown, this is a......

NPPA revises prices of 440 medicines

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised prices of 440 medicines. Around 300 medicines have seen price cuts, while the others have seen a hike, sources said. The extent of the......

Sports Shorts: Five-time Olympic champion Franklin retires at 23

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Missy Framklin holds a world record in the 200m backstroke event. Photograph: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Missy Franklin, the......