Aurobindo Pharma gets final USFDA nod for gastro reflux drug NEW DELHI: Drug firm Aurobindo PharmaBSE -0.64 % has received final approval from the USFDA to manufacture and market pantoprazole sodium for injections, used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, in the American market. “The company has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Increased vitamin C in the diet could help protect against cataracts
Increased vitamin C in the diet could help protect against cataracts Higher dietary intake of vitamin C has been found to have a potentially preventative effect on cataract progression in the first twin study of cataracts to examine to what degree genetic and environmental factors influence their progression with age. Cataract is a common condition in which the lens of ... Read More »
Simple steps to save water
Simple steps to save water Central Government Water Committee Analysis BATHING…… By Shower consumes 100 litres. By Bucket 18 litres.. Saving 82 litres. FLUSHING after toilet By Flush is 20 litres By bucket is 6 litres Saving is 14 litres. WASHING CLOTHES In a running tap – 116 litres In a bucket .. 36 litres Saving is 80 ... Read More »
New Cancer Drugs Fund provides faster access to effective cancer treatments
New Cancer Drugs Fund provides faster access to effective cancer treatments New arrangements for the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), approved today by NICE’s Board, will see patients benefitting as promising new and innovative treatments are considered earlier. NICE will now be able to make decisions on cancer drugs faster than ever before. For the first time NICE will issue draft ... Read More »
How to identify stroke
How to identify stroke Stroke has a new indicator! Read and pass on…. Stroke has a new indicator They say if you email this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke – They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters….. S. T. R. ... Read More »
May Your Life Be Blessed..
May Your Life Be Blessed.. A beautiful story, do read… One day Maths teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. ... Read More »
Glass of Water Stress Story
Glass of Water Stress Story While psychologist was teaching stress management to the class. He raised a glass of water. Seeing this everyone expected that he is going to ask, “Half Empty Hal Full..!!” But instead he asked, “How Heavy is this Glass of Water?” Many called out the answer that it ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. Now ... Read More »
Saint-Gobain to expand flat glass capacity in India
Saint-Gobain to expand flat glass capacity in India French multinational corporation Saint-Gobain said that it will investaround€135 million (about Rs 975 crores) to expand its flat glass production capacity in the country by setting up a new production facility at its Sriperumbudur (Chennai) site. The expansion expected to be completed by 2018, will increase the capacity by around 1,000 tonne ... Read More »
McKesson to buy Canadian drug store chain Rexall Health for $2.2bn
McKesson to buy Canadian drug store chain Rexall Health for $2.2bn McKesson has agreed to acquire Canadian pharmacy drug store chain Rexall Health from Katz Group for C$3bn ($2.2bn). Rexall Health employs over 8,600 people in over 470 pharmacies throughout Canada. The company also operates Rexall Specialty Pharmacy, a division which offers clinical care and complex medication management services in ... Read More »
Manufacturing of Ethylene Oxide by Chlorohydrin Process
Manufacturing of Ethylene Oxide by Chlorohydrin Process Ethylene Oxide also called as epoxyethane, oxirane. It is cyclic ether, simplest epoxide with faintly sweet odor and colorless flammable gas at room temperature. Ethylene oxide is important to the production of detergents, thickeners, solvents, plastics, and various organic chemicals such as ethylene glycol, ethanolamines, simple and complex glycols, polyglycol ethers and other ... Read More »