FSSAI: FDA ‘Courts’ like setup is wrong
The state FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been instructed by the chief executive officer of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) to change the court like set…
Contaminated vaccine raises the threat of ‘Dead’ Polio Strain’s Spread
A serious threat to public health as some batches of oral polio vaccine has found contaminated with polio type-2 virus, produced by the Ghaziabad-based Biomed. This virus can return the…
Blockchain Technology will help NITI Aayog, Oracle To Fight against Fake Drugs In India
NITI Aayog partnered with Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma Sciences to run a real drug supply chain using blockchain decentralized ledger and IoT software. The Indian pharmaceutical industry is…
Now it is Aster DM Healthcare’s plenty in Kerala.
New Delhi/Trivandrum: Now it is Dr Azad Moopen’s plenty in Kerala. The son of the soil has ‘flooded’ his state with cash to help raise homes pulled down by ruthless…
As Wages of being Youngest, India must prepare for upcoming Millions of Elders
New Delhi: Gushing over India being youngest nation in the world? Fair enough. But have we weighed the wages of it? It will be daunting. India must brace up for…
UN touts anti-tobacco progress, decries industry meddling
GENEVA: The U.N. health agency says roughly 90 percent or more of countries behind a deal to reduce harmful tobacco consumption have slapped taxes on tobacco products, banned smoking in…
Young cancer survivors at higher risk of poor mental health: Study
Sydney: Those who have survived cancer at young age are at a higher risk of suffering from poor mental health, a new study has found. Young cancer survivors who struggle…
US, Japanese pair win Nobel prize for cancer research
The scientists made landmark discoveries on how to manipulate the immune system to fight cancer American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or…
Standardisation of Indian medical devices process started!!
Soon, Our country designed medical devices will come with the ‘Indian standard’ benchmarked and nearly 1,000 products are currently being benchmarked. VK Paul, NITI Aayog member said that the process…
Nationwide Pharmacy Strike Call by AIOCD flops, many shops kept open
To protest against the introduction of e-pharmacy, All India Organization of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) called the day long pharma bandh or nationwide 24-hour pharmacy shutdown had a mixed impact…
