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Why analysts have turned cautious on Cipla

Why analysts have turned cautious on Cipla

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

Analysts have turned cautious on Cipla, as the recently issued form 483 by the US FDA with eight observations to its Pithampur (Indore) plant is expected to delay the launch of the company's key generic - Advair - in the US. The Indore plant contributes around 5 per cent of Cipla's revenues, as per analysts' estimates. While the respiratory product, which is used to treat asthma, had cleared the pre-approval inspection of the regulator at the Indore unit; the final approval could be unlikely until the company clears the recent US FDA observations, analysts say.

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

September 13 is the last date to apply for the Common Admission Test 2023. I always recommend to do the registration early on.
Go through the form carefully and be sure about all the data that you are intending to fill in, advises Aashish Sood.

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments.

'It was an outstanding vegetarian meal'

'It was an outstanding vegetarian meal'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

'I was amazed at how tasty it was.' 'They did a good job with millets and lentils, which Mr Modi liked.'

Does Protein Powder Harm Kidneys?

Does Protein Powder Harm Kidneys?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

'Digesting protein is hard work for the metabolic system. The more natural the protein is, the easier it is to digest,' explains Dr Karthiyayani Mahadevan.

Nick Kyrgios positive for COVID ahead of Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios positive for COVID ahead of Australian Open

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

Nick Kyrgios said he pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic after testing positive for COVID-19

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali over a week ago, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Noida demolition: Doctors warn against health hazards

Noida demolition: Doctors warn against health hazards

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

As the nearly 100-metre-tall Supertech twin towers were razed to the ground on Sunday, doctors said people living nearby, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases, should take extra care and avoid the area for a few days if possible.

10 Tips To Improve Lung Capacity

10 Tips To Improve Lung Capacity

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Within 12 to 24 hours of stopping smoking, carbon monoxide levels in your blood will drop, and your lung function will improve in a month, notes Dr Pujan Parikh.

Fog, cold wave grip north India; air, rail traffic hit; 4 killed in UP

Fog, cold wave grip north India; air, rail traffic hit; 4 killed in UP

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

Around 29 trains have been delayed by two to five hours due to foggy weather, a railway official said.

Air: The silent killer

Air: The silent killer

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

Rediff Labs has taken the exposure of air pollution, burden due to air pollution and then disease due to air pollution in order to explain how India is affected by it and comparing it to global numbers.

Punjab Kings join initiative to provide oxygen concentrators

Punjab Kings join initiative to provide oxygen concentrators

Rediff.com25 May 2021

IPL side Punjab Kings have joined forces with private entity Round Table India (RTI) and crowd funding platform ketto.org to help provide oxygen concentrators to COVID-19-affected patients.

Warne's death due to natural causes: Thai police

Warne's death due to natural causes: Thai police

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Australian cricket great Shane Warne's death on an island in Thailand last week was due to natural causes, Thai police said on Monday, citing the results of an autopsy.

5 hours before TV ups kids' risk of asthma

5 hours before TV ups kids' risk of asthma

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

Scientists at the Catholic University in Rome say that watching television for such long periods increases the danger by more than half as compared to children who watch television for one hour.

68-yr-old man who recovered from COVID-19 dies in Mumbai

68-yr-old man who recovered from COVID-19 dies in Mumbai

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

This is the third death reported from Mumbai in connection with the coronavirus.

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Shane Warne offered gifts of his old cricket clothing and ate the traditional Australian snack of Vegemite on toast in the final hours before his death on Friday, an associate of the cricketing great said.

Smarting under statement withdrawal, Ramdev poses 25 questions to IMA

Smarting under statement withdrawal, Ramdev poses 25 questions to IMA

Rediff.com25 May 2021

In an 'open letter' posted on his Twitter handle, Ramdev posed 25 questions to IMA, which had objected to his video clip running down allopathy treatment for COVID-19.

Vaccination: Delhi guard, Kolkata nurse admitted to hospital

Vaccination: Delhi guard, Kolkata nurse admitted to hospital

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

One 'severe' and 51 'minor' cases of AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) were reported among healthcare workers who were administered the coronavirus vaccine in Delhi on the first day of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, official figures showed.

How to detoxify your body after Diwali

How to detoxify your body after Diwali

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

"For a few weeks eat lots of salad with carrots, radish, cucumber and tomatoes in it."

Docs advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi in view of pollution

Docs advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi in view of pollution

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Gandhi may shift to either Goa or Chennai for a few days, sources said.

Sonia Gandhi goes to Goa on medical advice

Sonia Gandhi goes to Goa on medical advice

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Her move comes after doctors advised her to get away from the heavy pollution in the national capital in view of her chronic chest infection, party insiders said.

Ramdev withdraws 'allopathy' remarks after furore

Ramdev withdraws 'allopathy' remarks after furore

Rediff.com24 May 2021

However, he also said traditional ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy have also controlled and provided permanent solution to several complex diseases like blood pressure, thyroid, sugar, arthritis, hepatitis and asthma.

Kolkata nurse fainted after taking Covid vaccine, stable

Kolkata nurse fainted after taking Covid vaccine, stable

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

The nurse was on Saturday admitted to hospital as she complained of uneasiness and fainted shortly after taking the shot, during the nationwide vaccination programme.

Malaika shows you how to do the PERFECT cobra pose

Malaika shows you how to do the PERFECT cobra pose

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

Malaika Arora practicing yoga is the fitness motivation you need to start your day.

Froome has 'no issue' with exemption leak in WADA hack

Froome has 'no issue' with exemption leak in WADA hack

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Triple Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he has "no issue" with his private medical records being leaked in a cyber attack by Russian hackers on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

210 new COVID-19 cases take Maha tally to 1,574; 13 deaths reported

210 new COVID-19 cases take Maha tally to 1,574; 13 deaths reported

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

In Mumbai city alone 1,008 patients have been detected as per the state health department, of which 64 died.

Can you twist your body like Sonal Chauhan?

Can you twist your body like Sonal Chauhan?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

The actor got in a great workout in the New Year.

Cycling: Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight

Cycling: Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

Chris Froome's credibility as triple Tour de France champion has only been boosted by the hacking of his private medical information, according to a South African physiologist who carried out tests on the Briton last year.

Ex-NSG chief who led 26/11 counter-terror op dies of Covid

Ex-NSG chief who led 26/11 counter-terror op dies of Covid

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Dutt, along with about 200 'black cats' commandos, had boarded an IL-76 aircraft of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC) to fly the first batch of the counter-terrorist strike force to Mumbai soon after the western metropolis reported multiple shootouts and public killings in the night of November 26, 2008.

Fear of COVID-19 always in mind: Hospital staffer

Fear of COVID-19 always in mind: Hospital staffer

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Dhondiba Sangle, who has spent 16 years working at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Aurangabad says he never felt any kind of fear while serving the patients in the past. However, the situation is no more the same for him. He says that he is constantly under fear while working in the hospital wards, where COVID-19 patients have been undergoing treatment.

Trump says COVID-19 infections in African-Americans higher

Trump says COVID-19 infections in African-Americans higher

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Trump says he is very concerned about the terrible numbers of infected African-Americans.

India's first COVID-19 death confirmed in Karnataka

India's first COVID-19 death confirmed in Karnataka

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

The 76-year-old, who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, had died on Tuesday night.

Swine flu: How to protect yourself and be safe

Swine flu: How to protect yourself and be safe

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

If you are pregnant or obese you are at higher risk of swine flu.

Covid: First Indian to get Trump cocktail discharged from hospital

Covid: First Indian to get Trump cocktail discharged from hospital

Rediff.com26 May 2021

Mohabbat Singh was administered a cocktail of Casirivimab and Imdevimab at the Medanta Hospital as part of the "single dose infusion-based treatment" on Tuesday and then kept under observation.

#MeToo: Men! Listen with humility

#MeToo: Men! Listen with humility

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

'In this moment, many women are incandescent with anger at the injustice of it all, and are done with being patient. They want to breathe.' 'They've decided to set fire to this toxic oxygen, and to make it as uncomfortable for men as it is for women,' says Mitali Saran.

Apples, fish are necessary during pregnancy: study

Apples, fish are necessary during pregnancy: study

Rediff.com21 May 2007

Children of mothers who ate the most apples were less likely to ever have wheezed or have doctor-confirmed asthma at the age of 5 years.

Pregnant? Eat apples and fish

Pregnant? Eat apples and fish

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Apple and fish intake during pregnancy may reduce asthma or allergies in young children.

'No preparedness planning, no accountability, no action plan'

'No preparedness planning, no accountability, no action plan'

Rediff.com8 May 2021

'This government did not have any plan for safety stocks of essential medicines.'

SHOCKING! McCullum tested positive for banned substance during 2016 IPL

SHOCKING! McCullum tested positive for banned substance during 2016 IPL

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

The former New Zealand captain insists that it is not a 'failed drug test' as he had procured a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) certificate to 'clear his name'.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala rejigs portfolio in Q2; ups stake in Lupin, Tata Motors

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala rejigs portfolio in Q2; ups stake in Lupin, Tata Motors

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

The duo bought additional shares in pharmaceutical companies Lupin and Jubilant Life Sciences, along with Agro Tech Foods and NCC during Q2FY21