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Date: March 5, 2019 In a move to promote low-cost generic medicines, the government plans to color code such drugs to enable consumers to differentiate between generic medicines and other drugs and take an informed decision while purchasing them from chemists. Apart from color coding, the government is also considering use of symbols to […]
This morning, Health Canada announced the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations (see news release here and RIAS here). These amendments represent the first substantive revision to the Regulations since their introduction in 1987, and a significant departure from the existing framework. The amended Regulations will come into force on July 1, 2020 […]
How insurance companies farm out their dirty work to doctors and patients. “Doctor, could you please redo my insulin prescription? The one you gave me is wrong.” My patient’s frustration was obvious over the phone. She was standing at the pharmacy, unable to get her diabetes medication. We had gone through this just the week […]
Cases of thyroid cancer are on the rise in the United States, and experts want you to know how people at high risk for the disease can detect it early. According to the American Cancer Society, 54,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States in 2018. And three out of four of these […]
Regularly eating foods like bacon and sausages may raise the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers. A review of studies found women who ate high levels of processed meat had a 9% increased risk of the cancer compared with those who ate little of it. The study backs up previous findings of the World […]
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free. Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls. Where words come out from the depth of truth, where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection. Where the clear stream of reason has not […]
Caffeine is the world’s most commonly consumed psychoactive substance. It functions as a central nervous system stimulant, meaning it affects neural activity in the brain and increases alertness while reducing fatigue. If the body becomes dependent on caffeine, eliminating it from the diet can cause withdrawal symptoms that typically begin 12–24 hours after stopping […]
Experts believe the move will have little impact given limited production of generic drugs and authority of doctors in prescribing medicines. The government has made it mandatory for all chemists to display generic medicines prominently as a part of a larger push to make health care affordable. A decision in this regard was taken […]
Today, this industry alone amounts to the US $6.5 trillion globally. Even though healthcare has emerged as one of the most powerful industry, affording it has become difficult. With the advancements in technology and research, the healthcare industry across the world has seen an exponential rise in its expenses over the past years. Today, […]
When Katy Seppi first got her period, the pain was so debilitating that she frequently missed school. “I also had really heavy periods,” she says. “In high school, my mom taught me to use two super tampons at once so I could go to school. My dad once had to take me to the hospital […]
