Pharma
Heart attack between 1 & 5 am deadliest
Study Reveals Brain Releases Hormones During Sleep Which Put Strain On The Organ Scientific studies have revealed that heart attacks are worst when they take place between 1 am and 5 am. Researchers say the size of the heart attack and the subsequent left-ventricular function is significantly different based on the time of the attack. A study on humans, published online in the reputed journal “Circulation Research”, says “the greatest amount of injury to the heart occurs when individuals have a heart attack between 1 am and 5 am”. Indian doctors agreed. Dr Ramakant Panda, cardiac surgeon at Asian Heart Institute, said, “There are different phases of sleep....
Read MoreNew Policy to Cost Pharma Cos Rs. 1,500 cr
Stockists, traders may collectivey lose over Rs. 2,500 crore, says study; Lobby group wants price control only on 348 drugs The proposed national drug pricing policy will cost drug makers close to Rs. 1,500 crore and stockists and traders collectively over Rs. 2,500 crore in revenue loss when it comes into effect, a study shows. GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals’ loss has been pegged at Rs. 137 crore and Ranbaxy Laboratories’ at Rs. 115 crore, according to the study by pharmaceutical market research company AWACS. Others such as Abbott India, Zydus Cadila and Sanofi Aventis are projected to lose over Rs. 50 crore each. Under the draft national pharmaceutical pricing...
Read MoreGovt admits huge drug price differential
The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2011 has 348 medicines which cover 489 formulations, including 16 fixed dose combinations. These drugs are considered to be adequate to meet the common contemporary health needs of the general population of the country, the health ministry said. “It would be the general obligation of the health administrators to ensure abundant availability of these drugs,” it said. The bench agreed to give three months time to the government and posted the PIL filed by All India Drug Action Network for further hearing in January. However, it clarified, “Obviously, nobody would like prices of essential medicines to escalate in the...
Read MorePrices of 348 essential drugs to be controlled
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday responded to the Supreme Court’s concern over spiralling prices of essential medicines and promised to make all-out efforts to put under strict price control regime all the 348 drugs included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2011. A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya had, in the last hearing, expressed concern over the shrinking list of medicines under the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) and had sought the Centre’s response on bringing NLEM medicines under price control regime. The government admitted that more than 300 drugs were under DPCO in the early 1980s which was subsequently...
Read MoreTurn A Screw To Change Your Glasses
Adjustable eyeglasses are set to revolutionise the world of vision care. Here’s a head-turning, new look at eyeglasses. No more rushing off to the optician for a new pair when the lens power changes. Simply readjust to the new power needs of your eyes by turning screws on the side. Much like you use and share binoculars, and adjust the focus by turning a screw in the middle, the adjustable eyeglasses will revolutionise vision care since the first pair of glasses were made in Italy more than 800 years ago. In case your eyeglasses break or you forget them at home, you will be able to buy a new pair from a neighbourhood store. Oxford, UK-based Adlens, the company...
Read More1 in 5 Indians have diabetes, high BP
One in every five Indian adults living in urban cities suffers not only from hypertension but also diabetes. In Maharashtra, more disturbingly, one in three persons is struck by the twin epidemic. These are some of the highlights of India’s largest clinic-based survey to assess the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. The findings of the study, called Screening India’s Twin Epidemic (SITE), were announced on Monday in Mumbai.
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