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The enforcement by the drug regulator will not be easy given the shortage of drug inspectors {Taj Life Sciences} Generic Drug Division} Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to defeat the doctor-pharmaceutical company nexus and make medicines affordable by making it compulsory to prescribe drugs in the generic name. But, the…

Redefining Sexual Identity with Parkinson?s Disease : Individuals with Parkinson?s disease often experience sexual health issues that significantly impact their lives. A Michigan Medicine social worker offers help. Discussions about sexual health can be awkward, but for Daniela Wittmann, Ph.D., MSW, they go with the territory. As a social certified…

Scrap ‘quick-fix diets and tea-toxes’ this New Year If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says doctor. Diet pills, “Tea-Toxes” and appetite suppressant products are no quick fix, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products…

Women?s Poor health condition in India: There?s lack of awareness about women?s health in India, mostly due to the taboos and superstitions associated with female genital hygiene and menstruation. Every 8 minutes, an Indian woman dies due to cervical cancer. Statistics state that this is the second-most common cancer among…

Another Record Year for Generic Drug Approvals {Taj Life Sciences}: [Generic Competition] For each of the last five years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set generic drug approval records, but questions have lingered on whether these high approval numbers are translating into competition. FY 2019 figures show…

Identifying and Properly Treating Hepatitis C Are Keys to a Cure About 3% of the global population, or about 170 million people, are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to World Health Organization estimates. HCV causes liver inflammation and often results in the blood-borne infection hepatitis C. In…

For Better {Mental Health} Preserve Your Hearing [Taj Life Sciences] Hearing loss is the largest modifiable risk factor for developing dementia, exceeding that of smoking, high blood pressure, lack of exercise and social isolation. Every now and then I write a column as much to push myself to act as…

Fifteen years after it rose and went limp, the biotech sector saw a bull run of sorts In 2010, an unusual protest erupted over a still negotiated and secret free trade agreement between India and the European Union. Protesters were people living with HIV/AIDS and cancer. They saw a threat…

7 Women’s Health Topics We Need To Talk About In 2020 As the decade changes and we consider the state of women’s health in India and U.S remain same, and issues that generations of women haven’t been talking about, but need to. We requested outspoken doctors and health advocates to…