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- Read more about 3,000 generic medicine stores to open: Jaitley
The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
- Read more about Prolonged stress may cause memory loss
US researchers have found there is a relationship between prolonged stress and memory loss.The results of the study showed that those who were repeatedly exposed to stress had a trouble with spatial memory.
- Read more about Vitamin D deficiency linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Low levels of vitamin D in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer identified at the time of surgery, new research has found.
- Read more about Chinese research shows abortion drug can cure breast cancer
An abortion drug, Mifepristone (MIF) can possibly have an anti-tumour effect in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the media reported on Tuesday.

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- Read more about New cancer drug candidate may treat Alzheimer's disease
Opening a new window of opportunity for treating dementia, researchers have found that a drug compound created to treat cancer can restore memory in mice with Alzheimer's like disease.
- Read more about New app helps in early diagnosis of cancer
Offering hope to millions of cancer patients around the world, the Scottish government has launched a new app that helps doctors diagnose the disease using information about symptoms, signs and images of what to look out for, a media report said.
- Read more about 3-D printed biomedical device to rapidly detect anaemia
US researchers have developed an inexpensive prototype of a biomedical device that can detect anaemia simply by running a blood sample from a finger prick under a smartphone.
- Read more about Oral bacteria may be linked to esophageal cancer: Study
Gum diseases are linked to many health problems. A type of bacterial species responsible for gum disease may also be a cause of esophageal cancer, finds a new study.
- Read more about AstraZeneca enters licensing agreement with China Medical System Holdings
AstraZeneca announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with China Medical System Holdings Ltd (CMS) for the commercialisation rights in China to its calcium channel blocker, Plendil (felodipine). Plendil was first approved in China in 1995 for the treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure and in 2015 achieved Product Sales of $189 million.
- Read more about Baxalta announces submission of supplemental BLAs to expand use of ADYNOVATE
Baxalta Incorporated announced that it has submitted supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the use of ADYNOVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), PEGylated] to treat children under the age of 12 with hemophilia A and for use in surgical settings.