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China to import Indian anti-cancer drugs to give markets 'greater access'; pharma trade will enhance health of countries, says Beijing

China said it has initiated specific measures for the import of Indian pharmaceuticals, especially anti-cancer drugs, to provide the Chinese market “greater access” to them, days after a Chinese movie on a leukaemia patient highlighted the need to pave the way for the import of cheap Indian medicines.

Indian-origin scientist develops new drug to treat blood cancer

A new drug for blood cancer that may provide better treatment alone or combined with chemotherapy has been developed by a team led by an Indian-origin scientist.

The Maneka Gandhi column: We've pretended that Mad Cow Disease does not exist in India, it's time we acknowledge its fatality

Hundreds of our cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats have these symptoms. But our vets are not trained to recognize these symptoms as BSE. There are no proper veterinary hospitals in rural India (two rooms without light and water, in Pilibhit), no labs to test the brain even for rabies. No wonder we say our cattle are healthy.