Obesity drug may be added to WHO list of essential medicines
Obesity is a global concern and the WHO maybe forced add obesity drugs to its essential medicine list
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Indian man infected with first ever case of killer plant fungus
A man in India is the world's first documented case of a plant fungal infection.
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Eight-fold increased risk of heart attack in patients with undetected coronary condition
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have found asymptomatic people with undetected obstructive coronary atherosclerosis increase their risk for a heart
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India fully exempts import tax for drugs treating rare diseases
India has granted a complete customs duty exemption for the personal use of medicines to treat rare diseases, including Merc & Co’s Keytruda
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Jain Irrigation merges with Israel’s Rivulis to cut consolidated debt
India's Jain Irrigation merged its international irrigation business with Israel-based Rivulis Pte. through a cash and stock transaction to reduce consolidated debt, according
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Indian billionaires to buy Lotus Surgicals for INR 3.8 billion
Indian billionaire Azim Premji's private equity and venture capitalist arm, Premji Invest, and Tube Investments, together will acquire Lotus Surgicals for INR 3.8
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FDA clears Emergent’s nasal spray for opioid overuse to sell at pharmacies
US-based Emergent BioSolutions announced that FDA had approved its nasal spray Narcan as an over-the-counter emergency treatment for opioid overuse.
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India inks pact with Huwel Lifesciences to make rapid real-time PCR reagents
ndia’s Technology Development Board has signed a pact with Huwel Lifesciences for the validation and commercialisation of rapid real-time PCR reagents for storage
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India caps trade margins on 42 anti-cancer medicines
India has put a cap on the trade margin of 42 selected non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines, including ribociclib, which is used to treat breast