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- Read more about Gout drug can help treat Heart Attack Patients
A cheap, widely available drug used to treat gout could help heart attack survivors live longer and healthier lives, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist in Australia has found. The study led by Dr Sanjay Patel from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) shows that an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat gout and combat arthritis also improves the heart health of people who have suffered a heart attack or other major heart event. The researchers said they have proved that the widely available drug is both safe and profoundly effective in reducing local cardiac inflammation.
- Read more about 1 bn people at risk of blindness by 2050
Nearly one billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored, said researchers.
- Read more about Dearth of doctors ails Odisha health sector, quacks rule roost
An acute shortage of doctors plagues Odisha, with quacks ruling the roost in rural areas and the urban health sector at the mercy of paramedics and pharmacists.

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- Read more about Ebola again detected in Scottish nurse
The ebola virus has again been detected in a Scottish nurse who first contracted it in December 2014, a media report said.
- Read more about Watch out ! Antioxidants doubles the rate of metastasis
Antioxidants double the rate of metastasis, the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another, in malignant melanoma, the most perilous type of skin cancer, warns a new study.
- Read more about Vaginal bacteria that can protect women from HIV
Researchers have identified a type of vaginal bacteria that can protect women from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as other sexually transmitted infections.
- Read more about Scientists sequence Tulsi Genome for Medicinal Properties
A team of researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, has succeeded in sequencing the genome of Tulsi, a step which will help identify the genes responsible for production of compounds with potential medicinal benefits. The team which included researchers from NCBS, inStem and CCAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms), all members of the Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster, used five different types of Tulsi, (Ocimum tenuflorium subtype Rama, O. tenuflorium subtype Krishna, O. gratissimum, O. saccharicum and O. kilmund) to collect the genomic data.
- Read more about Sun Pharma settles patent litigation with Actavis Group
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced that Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Ranbaxy), a wholly-owned subsidiary, along with its partners, Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Cipher) and Galephar Pharmaceutical Research, Inc. (Galephar) have entered into a settlement agreement with Actavis Group (Actavis) that dismisses the patent litigation suit relating to Actavis’ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of Absorica (isotretinoin capsules). Absorica is the registered trademark of Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc.
- Read more about New App Developed to Concealed Food Safety Checks
Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that help food inspectors inconspicuously collect data related to food safety observations in restaurants and supermarkets without any fuss. The study was published in the journal Food Protection Trends.
- Read more about Lead Exposure in Mothers can Affect Offsprings
Previous research has suggested that exposure to heavy metal toxicants can influence a person's global DNA methylation profile. A new study has revealed that mothers with high levels of lead in their blood not only affect the fetal cells of their unborn children, but also their grandchildren. The study appeared online in the Scientific Reports.