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Cancer care should focus on patients rather than commerce: Lancet

According to the Comment, industry's control of the research agenda has created a system that is predominantly focused on new cancer medicines at the expense of investigating new approaches to surgery

Can Aspartame cause cancer? WHO committee says no, reaffirms daily intake

The FDA has also stated that even if the sweetener had been labelled as 'possibly carcinogenic', it would not necessarily mean it causes cancer

Aspartame 'possibly' carcinogenic, yet safe at common use levels, says WHO

Citing the results of two new assessments of the health impact of the popular artificial sweetener, the WHO said that it has "limited evidence" that aspartame can cause cancer in humans

Gaming Disorder: PUBG-like game addiction makes 15-year-old scream in sleep

Video game addiction landed a 15-year-old boy at a disability institution for counselling and treatment. Know more about Internet Gaming Disorders (ISD), its symptoms and prevention

Schedule M of Drugs and Cosmetics Act to be made must for all pharma units

Govt wants units to move towards GMP through self regulation

Global spending on Covid predicted to touch $500 bn by 2027: Dr Reddy's

Global spending on Covid-19 is expected to touch $500 billion by 2027, pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories has said in its latest annual report

Wockhardt charting a recovery riding on a promising new antibiotic

While global trials are on, doctors have started using one of company's antibiotics against superbugs to save lives

Immunotherapy for lung cancer patients improves long-term survival: Study

For non-small cell lung cancer patients who are ineligible for standard of care platinum-based chemotherapy due to worries about their capacity to survive the treatment, the trial results

Health-tech Mojocare closure: Rising gaps seen in corporate governance

Sources in the know said that after the financial irregularities came to fore, investors realised that the business model of Mojocare was not viable

Improving India's health care landscape

Healthcare financing, a mix of government and private sources, is one of the most critical components of a strong and resilient health system

Biosimilar Humira likely to boost US revenues for Biocon Biologics

Analysts, however, feel that together with upcoming Aspart (insulin) and vaccines, Hulio will help drive BBL's revenues from the current $1 billion to around $1.65 billion by FY25

Analyse utilisation ratio of medical equipment by July 31: AIIMS to depts

The AIIMS administration on Monday asked its various departments to analyse the utilisation ratio of all medical and diagnostic equipment in their inventory by July 31 this year

AstraZeneca's cancer drug shows more potential over chemotherapy: Study

The results potentially validate Astra's decision to pay as much as $6 billion for the right to develop the medicine with Daiichi Sankyo Co. and its bet to revive growth a decade ago

Intermittent fasting helps protect the brain from diseases like Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is an increasingly urgent global issue. The World Health Organization predicts that the number of people with the condition will triple by 2050

30-40% un-met demand for allied health professionals: NATHEALTH-BCG study

Shortage is projected to worsen as demand has already tripled in the past decade and is could rise further

Aspartame: What is this sweetener that may be 'possibly carcinogenic'

The WHO is reportedly going to make a decision on the artificial sweetener, that is used in more than 6,000 food and drinks including Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, in July

WHO's cancer agency identifies aspartame sweetener as possible carcinogen

JECFA, the WHO committee on additives, is also reviewing aspartame use this year

Race to develop weight-loss pills has some drugmakers falling behind

Novo and Lilly's experimental obesity pills helped people lose about 15% of body weight, similar to weight-loss shots on the market already, according to findings presented

Nagaland gets first HIV-1 viral load lab in Naga Hospital Authority Kohima

Nagaland, which has more than 12,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) on Monday got its first HIV-1 viral load laboratory

Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital explored if providing weekly plant-based snacks to families seeking food assistance