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Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia: {Taj Life Sciences}

Eating disorder hospital admissions rise sharply Hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by more than a third (37%) across all age groups over the last two years, figures show. Experts described the figures as “worrying” and urged the government to promote early intervention. There were 19,040 admissions for eating…

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…

Men with testicular cancer: Their Side effects, Diagnosis and Treatment Chemotherapy for men with testicular cancer could be made ‘shorter, kinder and cheaper’ with a new type of therapy. Researchers testing a combination of three drugs found a single three-week cycle was just as effective as the standard six weeks…

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…

Despite lower price of generic imatinib, overall costs for chronic myeloid leukemia remain high ORLANDO ? The price of generic imatinib has decreased substantially in the United States over the past 2 years, according to a speaker at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition. The decline comes after steep increases in…

The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media to Rescue Millions of lives were saved in the 2010s as new ways of tackling global health problems made their debut. But there is a problem with the decade’s greatest medical moments. Most medical advances originate in rich countries,…

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…