Allergan has issued a worldwide recall of its Biocell textured breast implants that have been associated with heightened risk of a rare form of cancer. The company’s decision comes after an announcement made by the U.S. medical regulator, the Food and Drug…

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of drug major Cipla, received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for Pregabalin capsules, the company announced this Monday. The drug has been approved for the following dosages: 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg,…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday formally labelled the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo an international health emergency. Goma, a city with an international airport located in north-eastern Congo on the Rwandan border, reported its first Ebola case this week. Since August…

A new gene directly linked to schizophrenia has been identified by Indian and Australian scientists in a collaborative effort after 18 years of research. The genomes of over 3,000 people were searched, and it was established by a team of Indian researchers…

The global bond sector has enjoyed its highest weekly investor inflow in the past four years, with investors sidestepping equity funds in support of fixed income amidst concerns that the international economy is slowing and central banks will have to lower their…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it is likely to acquire privately held Exonics Therapeutics for a payment of $245 million and possible milestone payments of around $750 million. Exonics Therapeutics creates gene-editing therapies to nurse patients suffering from severe genetic neuromuscular conditions. The…

Double the number of black men are estimated to die with prostate cancer than white men, and the disparity is largely escalated by those who have access to high-quality treatment, a new study has revealed. A study of more than 306,000 nonmetastatic…

Special glasses that protect the eyes from the blue light emitted by smartphones could help tech-obsessed youths sleep better at night, researchers said. Dutch researchers analyzing the screen time effects on the teenager sleep pattern found that those who are glued to…

The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a terrific position, with 27 new confirmed cases in one day — a record for the present outbreak. The outbreak is the second deadliest in history and is quite difficult…

Hyderabad: The biopharmaceutical market witnessed a big boost on 28th April, 2019 with the city-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) signing an agreement with India Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ghaziabad to help the regulatory process…