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  • A team of US researchers has found that hormone therapy, when taken within six years of menopause, may slow the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis the primary underlying pathway that leads to heart disease and stroke.

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  • Pfizer Inc. announced that the merger agreement between Pfizer and Allergan plc has been terminated by mutual agreement of the companies. The decision was driven by the actions announced by the U.S. Department of Treasury on April 4, 2016, which the companies concluded qualified as an “Adverse Tax Law Change” under the merger agreement.

  • A single dose of oxytocin nasal spray, known to cut food intake, can lower impulsive behaviour in overweight and obese men, say researchers.Oxytocin nasal spray is a synthetic version of the hormone oxytocin which is important for controlling food intake and weight.

  • People with type 1 diabetes are three times more prone to the risk of developing epilepsy later in life, finds a new research.The findings revealed that in patients with type 1 diabetes, the risk of developing epilepsy a neurological disorder was significantly higher than that in patients without the disease.

  • The AYUSH healthcare system is the key to a healthy population, union minister Shripad Naik said on Friday."The goal of achieving a healthy population can be met through AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) system," the minister of state for AYUSH and health and family welfare said.

  • The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the commerce and health ministries over reports that India has reassured the US-India Business Council to take a restrained approach in handing out licences to produce cheaper versions of drugs patented with the American firms.

  • The British Medical Journal (BMJ) in its latest issue has called for radical reforms of the Medical Council of India (MCI) which, it said, failed to oversee quality and integrity in health services in the country.

  • AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the conditional approval of Pandemic Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (P/LAIV). P/LAIV is indicated for the prevention of influenza in an officially declared pandemic in children and adolescents from 12 months to less than 18 years of age.

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