The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Thursday said it has increased prices of 62 drugs, which are mainly based on indigenously manufactured insulin, giving a filip to domestic firms.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the right answer.
Signs such as blurred vision, dizziness, unusual hunger, nausea, dry mouth, shooting pains and loss of taste etc should be taken very seriously.
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The situation is severe in North India as most of the logistics operation was manned by migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The problem with manpower is not only in courier and delivery services, but also at a shop level.
Leaving the house on an empty stomach increases the risk of potentially deadly heart disease, says a new research.
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Three students of Indian descent Narendra Tallapragada, Preya Shah were among the ten winners of the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest pre-college science competition.
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The medicines whose prices have been reduced belong to therapeutic categories, like dexametozone, betamethazone, ampicillin and ranitidine. The prices of some multi-vitamins and antibiotics would rise a bit.
The finding is based on the discovery of black tea's ingredients that mimic the action of the hormone insulin, which is deficient in people with diabetes.
And what it is doing to your body, asks nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
India's largest biotechnology company Biocon is planning to tap the potential of biosimilars (generics or copycat versions of biotech drugs going off patent) in the regulated markets of the US and Europe, besides taking Insugen, its own version of insulin, to the global markets in a big way.
Next meeting of the Council will be on June 18, when it will take up lottery taxes and e-way bill.
Biotech major Biocon Limited announced on Wednesday a licensing agreement with multinational healthcare corporation Bayer HealthCare for exclusive marketing and trademark rights for INSUGEN, a recombinant human insulin, for the Chinese market.
Eyeing diabetics and health conscious people, Taj Mahal Agro Industries Pvt Ltd recently launched a low glycemic rice brand - Moolgiri.
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Biocon Ltd on Wednesday said it has signed a product licensing agreement with Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical and drug delivery company for Bentley's intranasal spray formulation for administering insulin.
Nobex, after running out of money last year, had filed for bankruptcy.
'The group having rice flour and wheat flour showed an increase in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and the group that took the jackfruit flour had a significant decrease in HbA1c.' 'Our results showed a decrease in fasting blood glucose (FBG) and postprandial glucose (PPG) after the green jackfruit flour meal.'
Leading bio-technology company Biocon Ltd on Monday said its research development partner, Nobex Corporation, has filed for bankruptcy in the US.
'If the government has not listened to scientists, it must.' 'It's obvious that this is a science-driven campaign (fight), a science-driven situation.' 'We cannot afford to ignore the science.'
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon, Chanda Kochar, executive director of ICICI Bank and Vidya Chhabria, chairman of Jumbo Group
Leading biotech firm, Biocon Ltd, on Tuesday said it would invest $10 million (about Rs 45 crore) in the next 12 months to expand its facilities.
A new study says passive smokers may be at higher risk of diabetes.
The right amount of sodium intake, medication and water consumption can help manage your kidneys.
Apart from keeping our weight in check, a daily detox routine can also help in keeping our bodies disease-free, says Ameve Sharma.
