Side-effect free No 2 Cold Medicine can cure children in a single dose, claims Chinese drug maker

Plans to Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill to accord legal status to Sewa-Rigpa system of medicine

Religare, Dr Lal's pathology, Auroprobe and Dang's are the four new laboratories in the private sector selected by the government to conduct RNA testing in New Delhi for the swine flu causing H1N1 influenza A virus.

Children with H1N1 should be promptly treated with with available antivirals like oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanmivir (Relenza) as there are no safety concerns with use of these drugs in children.

Photodynamic therapy is pain-free as it requires no cuts Photodynamic therapy, a pain-free technique for treating cancer, has been launched in Chandigarh, Punjab, India by the Netherlands-based pharmaceutical firm Brema Pharma International, recently.

Ralfinamide from Newron, which promises the least side-effects, is on way; Pfizer, AstraZeneca & Merck are exploring potential drugs to block the Nav1.7 channel.

Dearth of faculty a major problem in many pharmacy colleges, reveal PCI raids

  A fast-acting, inhalable form insulin Afresa to treat diabetes is currently on its way.

  An antivenom for scorpion sting is currently in the final phase of human studies in Mexico.

  Anti-cancer drug Tarceva can cause dangerous side-effects including skin reactions, eye problems and holes in the digestive tract, the US Food and Drug Administration warned consumers and healthcare professionals.