Jubilant gets USFDA nod for generic levofloxacin tablets

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 15:39

The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market generic version of Levaquin tablets in strengths of 250 mg and 500 mg in the American market, the firm said in a statement.

Nintendo chief who built gaming empire dies at 85

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:27

Yamauchi was just 22 when he took over the family business from his ailing grandfather and he went on to head the firm for over half a century.

Lupin to market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine in India

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 12:21

Drug major Lupin Thursday said it has inked an in-licensing agreement with pharma company MSD, under which the company will market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine under a different brand name in India.

Diarrhoea and Pneumonia: The biggest killer diseases of kids!

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 17:20

Given its current performance level, India is unlikely to meet the just stipulated benchmark on mitigation of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea among infants in the country.

Morrissey may retire from music

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:29

Morrissey, who is currently battling a catalogue of ailments including pneumonia , a bleeding ulcer and a throat condition has hinted that he is retiring from music following weeks of illness.

India has highest child mortality rate in the world

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 10:03

With almost 19,000 children under five years of age dying every day across the world, India tops the list of countries with the highest number of 15.55 lakh such deaths in 2011, according to a UN agency.

George Michael feels lucky to be alive after dodging pneumonia bullet

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 16:26

George Michael has said that he “dodged a bullet,” and is lucky to be alive after falling sick with pneumonia in Vienna in November.

Giant baby panda dies of pneumonia at Japan zoo

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 16:25

A giant baby panda, the first ever to be born at Japan`s oldest zoo in 24 years through natural breeding, died today of pneumonia.

Diarrhoea, pneumonia kill over six lakh kids in India: UNICEF

Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2012, 16:20

Scaling up simple interventions to control diarrhoea and pneumonia can save more than two million children in poor and developing countries, including India where over six lakh kids under five years die every year due to the two preventable diseases, a UNICEF report said Friday.

AIIMS facing risk of spread of infection

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 19:03

AIIMS is facing risk of spread of infection from use of `contaminated` equipment to its ICUs where critical patients are kept, an RTI query has revealed.

Pneumonia behind death of 18% of kids under 5 globally

Last Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:15

Pneumonia and preterm birth complications are the most common causes of death among children under 5.

Pneumonia claims a child every 20 seconds: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 23:30

Pneumonia is one of the leading killers of children in India with as many as 3,70,000 children under five falling prey to it every year, making India the country with highest number of deaths due to the ailment in the world, according to a study.