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Sun Pharma: Global Is Local

Avishek Banerjee

Healthcare Pharma

‘We are meticulously nurturing the specialty business and have built a portfolio of about 10 specialty products’

Max India To Sell Hospital Assets To Rival Radiant And KKR

In a so-called reverse merger, Radiant will buy out the other JV partner, South Africa-based hospital operator Life Healthcare, and merge its own assets into Max Healthcare

EnSoftek Appoints Dr. Piyush Juneja as Ayurmegha Strategic Advisor

EnSoftek recently announced that Ayurmegha has appointed Dr. Piyush Juneja, as a Strategic Advisor helping it to grow its foot print across various segments of Ayurveda market

IHH Healthcare Halts Open Offer For Fortis After Supreme Court Ruling

Cash-strapped Fortis accepted IHH'S investment offer in July after an extended bidding war for control of the company which operates about 30 private hospitals in India

Fortis Healthcare Plunges; Report Says Supreme Court Puts Sale On Hold

Cash-strapped Fortis, which operates about 30 private hospitals in India, accepted an investment offer from IHH in July after an extended bidding war for control of the company

Unilever To Merge With GSK Consumer, Adds Iconic Horlicks Nutrition Business To Its Portfolio

The deal, announced today, marks a further step by drugmaker GSK to streamline its business and follows a competitive auction in which Unilever saw off rival Nestle, as well as earlier interest from Coca-Cola

Sun Pharma Tumbles After Report Of Probe

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Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to reopen an insider trading case against Sun, media sources reported

HIV: Does It Continue To Be A Major Global Public Health Issue Still?

Dr. Om Shrivastav

The infection, in the vast majority, is transmitted sexually. In a small percentage, it is also transmitted by blood and blood products and from an infected mother to child during delivery

GSK Says Looking At A Merger For Its Consumer Healthcare Unit

GSK did not clarify who the unit could be merged with or provide further details

Lupin Second-Quarter Profit Dives As U.S. Sales, Higher Expenses Weigh

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Lupin's sales in North America, which accounts for nearly a third of total sales, dropped 8.3 percent to 12.49 billion rupees ($169.06 million). Income from operations rose marginally to 38.91 billion rupees

Heart Disease Affects Men And Women Differently, Know Why?

Dr. Nihar Mehta

There are differences in the presentation, occurrence, course, and treatment of several cardiovascular diseases between the genders. This change sometimes protects women and at other times enhances it the susceptibility of women to heart disease.

What It Means When A Heart Skips A Beat?

Dr. Nihar Mehta