Diabetes is one of the most common health issues that people all over the world are encountering. Speaking of India, the country sees 10% of the total population suffering from diabetes. But, the shocking fact here is that almost one in every two Indians living with diabetes is unaware of…
India is home to 1/4th of the world’s tuberculosis burden, which has given the country an opportunity to make huge strides in public health by becoming a global leader in tuberculosis research. Taking this initiative, a vaccine trial was launched on 15th of July 2019 by the Indian Council of…
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose goes beyond its limit. The body produces insulin to help the glucose from the food get into your cells so that it can be used for energy. But sometimes, the body doesn’t make enough insulin, which keeps the glucose within…
Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, which kills the patients within hours, if left untreated. If patients are diagnosed in time, and treated with antibiotics and other measures at an early stage, they can recover and get back to their normal lives, but if not, they may have…
We all have been prescribed one or the other medication by a doctor. It could be an oral medicine, a syrup, an injection, or a vaccine. Whatever it is, all we do is get to the pharmacist, give him the prescription, buy the medicine, and gulp it down as prescribed….
With extreme pressure on the clinical industry to reduce costs while exhibiting greater value, the Indian pharmaceutical industry needs to optimize drug development and delivery models, driven by data and new-age technology; and this can only be done by improving R&D efficiency. But, to do so, there is a need…
Diet plays a huge role to determine a person’s health; we all know that. But, do you know that diet can also impact sleep quality? Yes, it’s true! Research has indicated that just one day of eating food low in fiber, but high in unhealthy saturated fat and sugar, can…
The drug development process is a long, expensive, and failure-prone process that requires cutting-edge skills. It takes around 8-12 years on an average for a new drug to be developed, going through a course of rigorous trials, which if cleared can be approved for human use. Only as many as…
As you may know by now, the new drugs and clinical trials rules for 2019 are out, which are expected to promote clinical research in the country through a transparent process of yielding faster approvals. These changed rules will impact long term growth of CROs in India. As per the new…
