New Delhi: Noting the fact that the reduction in GST rates (18% to 5%, 12% to 0%, 12% to 5%) has benefited consumers, but it has severely impacted the financial position of small traders, the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.5 lakh chemists and distributors across the country, has appealed […]
New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functioning under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted approval to MSN Laboratories to conduct a Phase IV clinical trial of Tofacitinib Oral Solution 1 mg/ml. However, the nod is subject to the condition that the dosing regimen shall be stratified across at least two distinct […]
New Delhi: Through a recent Gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified a ban on the import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of several classes of antimicrobials for animal use, including 15 antibiotics such as carbapenems, ceftobiprole, ceftaroline, glycopeptides and oxazolidinones, 18 antivirals such as favipiravir, molnupiravir, oseltamivir, ribavirin and zanamivir and […]
Researchers have found in a new study that higher triglyceride-glucose body mass index (TyG-BMI) was associated with increased miscarriage rates in both fresh and frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles, along with reduced live birth rates in FET and cumulative live birth outcomes. TyG-BMI may serve as a practical marker to identify patients at higher metabolic […]
Chronic or gestational hypertension complicates 7% of pregnancies, half of which will reach 37 weeks’ gestation. Observational data suggest that early term birth (at 37 to 38 weeks) may reduce maternal complications (e.g., preeclampsia), Caesareans, stillbirth and costs of maternal fetal surveillance; however, early term birth may increase neonatal morbidity. There are no high-quality data […]
People who have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may suffer worse symptoms if they live in areas with higher levels of air pollution, according to a multi-national study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands . Patients with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts and stops during the night, and […]
According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced pain than those who received usual medical care only, generally prescribed medications or physical therapy. Chronic low back pain is the leading cause of disability […]
Researchers have identified in a new study that mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are a valuable and acceptable treatment for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension, offering significant improvements in sleep-related quality of life and blood pressure. Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is currently the gold standard treatment, this study demonstrates that […]
The FDA has approved Palsonify™ (paltusotine) for adults with acromegaly who did not respond adequately to surgery or are not candidates for surgical treatment. PALSONIFY, a selectively-targeted somatostatin receptor type 2 nonpeptide (SST2) agonist, is now the first once-daily, oral treatment approved for adults with acromegaly. “With the FDA approval of our lead therapy Palsonify, […]
More than 4 million people worldwide have end-stage kidney disease that requires hemodialysis, a treatment in which a machine filters waste from the blood. Hemodialysis is a precursor to kidney transplant. To prepare for it, patients typically undergo surgery to connect an artery and a vein in the arm, creating an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) that […]