Chinese medicine `no help to get pregnant`
Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by British fertility experts Wednesday.

Artemis to conduct human trials for cancer medicine in India
Gurgaon-based Artemis Health Institute Saturday said it has been short-listed by the US-based pharmaceutical firm Genelux to conduct human trials for a new virus-based medicine used in cancer treatment.

Brit MPs demand ban on homeopathic medicines
British parliamentarians have called for a ban on homeopathic treatment, which costs the country four million pounds-a-year despite the fact that they have no scientific basis.

Europeans spend billions on fake medicines: Survey
W Europeans spend an estimated 10.5bn euros (USD 14.3bn) a year on illicitly sourced medicines, many of them counterfeit.

DGHS signs MoU with IGNOU for programme in dialysis medicine
Keeping in mind the growing requirement of doctors trained in handling dialysis, the DG of Health Services has joined hands with IGNOU to offer a post-doctoral certificate programme in dialysis medicine from July this year.

Herbal medicines can be potentially lethal
Herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs, can prove potentially lethal, experts have warned.

AMU orders fresh entrance exam for PG in Faculty of Medicine
Entrance examination for PG in Faculty of Medicine at Aligarh Muslim University will be conducted once again in the wake of allegations of irregularities in the earlier test held on January 24.

Fake medicines seized in Asia, 30 arrested: Interpol
Police have seized 20 million counterfeit or illegal medical products in cross-border operations in South East Asia, arrested 30 people and closed down more than 100 pharmacies and illicit drug outlets, Interpol has said.

Kerala to promote Ayurveda as sports medicine
Kerala Government has worked out a scheme to explore the potential of Ayruveda and other indigenous healing systems as sports medicine.

A Heart-to-Heart with Your Heart
From a vulnerable newborn to a frail elderly, every age is defenseless when it comes to heart. An alarming revelation suggests that when it comes to heart disease, twenty can be the new forty.