In 10 years, you might be able to buy a cancer vaccine

Mumbai native Dr Protul Shrikant's accidental discovery has led to a clinical trial for a cancer vaccine at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. After news of the trial was......

'50 percent of children's studies prone to bias'

Clinical studies on children have become a regular feature in medical journals, but a new review of such trials has found that about half of them, especially the industry-funded ones, appear to be......

Inder Verma wins lifetime award

The American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research at its 15th annual meeting at the Lion's Club in San Diego, California, presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Inder Verma,......

UK: NRI awarded prize for TB research

Leading NRI physician Ajit Lalvani has won the Scientific Prize of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease for his research into the functioning of vaccines against the......

Cadila gets USFDA nod for new diabetes molecule

Cadila Healthcare said on Thursday it has received approval from the US health regulator to carry out clinical trials of its new drug molecule, ZYGK1, aimed at treating diabetes.Approval was given......

Clinical trials: Biometric ID might be a must

The central government is planning to mandate biometric identification for clinical trial volunteers in the country to bring in global standards and to weed out unethical practices in the industry,......

India can be a global pharma hub: Experts

India has the potential to emerge as a global innovation hub and the US's collabortion with Indian pharma and health companies will not only help the two countries, but also entire world, eminent......

Glenmark may beat rivals in chemical entity sale

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, India's 11th biggest drug maker by sales, may beat bigger rivals, including Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's and Nicholas Piramal, in selling an original drug, or novel chemical......