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- Read more about IPC launches android mobile application for ADR reporting
Shri B P Sharma, Secretary Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Chairman, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Government of India launched an Android Mobile Applications for Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) reporting facility to the stakeholders of Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI). The mobile application for ADR reporting was specifically designed to facilitate the needs of the IPC, to ensure hassle free ADR reporting for the stakeholders. The mobile application is expected to provide a platform for the private healthcare professionals to report ADRs to safeguard and enhance public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs.
- Read more about Alzheimer's Disease treatment with New Experimental Drug
An experimental drug from the US-based Eli Lilly and Company discovered to protect Alzheimer's-inflicted mice from memory deterioration, despite a high-glycemic-index (GI) diet meant to boost blood sugar levels. The experimental drug mimics the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin.
- Read more about Two enzymes may be used to treat a painful form of arthritis
Upto 3% of the global population suffering from Ankylosing spondylitis and two other debilitating conditions. Ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of arthritis is an incurable immune disease affecting the spine, joints and tendons, and can be difficult to diagnose.
- Read more about Test may measure genetic risk of Prostate Cancer in Men
A new research suggests that a simple blood or urine test could soon identify men with an elevated, genetically-inherited risk for the disease. The study is available online and will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer Discovery.
- Read more about Eat Pickles, Kimchi, Sauerkraut regularly could help you feel less anxious
A team of researchers from University of Maryland found that Young adults who eat more fermented foods have fewer social anxiety symptoms. The study is published in the Psychiatry Research journal.
- Read more about Andhra Pradesh government launches ‘e-Aushadini’ app
The Andhra Pradesh government has launched a new software application ‘e-Aushadini’ to manage stocks of various drugs in government hospitals. The main aim of 'e-Aushadini' is to ascertain the needs of various district drug warehouses such that all the required materials/drugs are constantly available to be supplied to the user district drug warehouses without delay.
- Read more about 1mg.com acquires Homeobuy.com; Major Expansion Plans on the Cards
(NewsVoir); Aggressively moving towards its expansion plans, 1mg.com - India’s leading m-health platform that has also been operating the largest e-Pharmacy marketplace in the country, announced today that it has decided to expand the scope of its platform and is entering the alternate medicine space (AYUSH categories) through the acquisition of www. Homeobuy.com. Homeobuy is a web platform for homeopathy medicines. With this acquisition, 1mg will re-brand the website to www. 1mgAyush.com and make Homeopathic & Ayurvedic medicines available to customers in New Delhi.

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- Read more about India-EU joint research on 'Diagnostics and interventions in chronic non-communicable diseases'
India and the European Union will soon begin research on health with focus on 'Diagnostics and interventions in chronic non-communicable diseases'. Main aim behind this collaboration is to support high quality research and development of tools and technologies for the diagnostics of chronic non-communicable diseases; research and innovation within interventions for chronic non-communicable diseases; and mechanisms in chronic non-communicable diseases. This will strengthen scientific, technology and business collaborations between Europe and India.
- Read more about Researchers found therapeutic effects of Triphala on complex diseases
Savitribai Phule Pune University’s department of Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences and Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology have proved that Triphala, a widely used ayurvedic formulations, effective against a wide range of diseases like cardiovascular diseases, asthma, arthritis, diabetes and cancer. The team of scientists Uma Chandran, Neelay Mehendale, Girish Tillu and Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan used a technique known as poly-pharmacology. Triphala formulation as a whole contains 174 bioactives.
- Read more about Sandoz launches Glatopa in US market
Sandoz, a Novartis company, has launched Glatopa in US markets. Glatopa is the first generic version of Teva's Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) 20 mg/ml one-time-daily multiple sclerosis therapy. It is used in treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).