Govt panel calls for lifting ban on retailing oxytocin
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved a proposal to amend the health ministry notification banning the retail sale of oxytocin in order “to ensure availability for human use”.…
Vote in favour of Fortis-IHH deal, says proxy advisory firm
Proxy advisory firm ISS has recommended that Fortis Healthcare shareholders vote in favour of resolutions pertaining to the hospital chain’s proposed deal with Malaysian group IHH. ISS said the deal…
Lasik Financing
LASIK, short for Laser-Assisted Sitting Keratomileusis, is a type of refractive surgical procedure that improves the cornea of the eye in order to fix myopia, hyperopia, and also astigmatism. It…
Chinese biotech Ascletis rallies in HK debut, in test of new market rules
HONG KONG: Shares in Chinese biotech company Ascletis Pharma Inc rose as much as 6.4 percent on their debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in the first such listing in…
Maha FDA will soon talk with cosmetic brands to keep a check on Fake cosmetics
Fake cosmetics are selling freely in the Indian market and the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to take the initiative to keep a check on the fake cosmetics.…
343 FDCs should continue banned as they expose Patients To health risks
An expert panel team appointed by the government has recommended the continuation of the ban on 343 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs. The expert sub-committee of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board…
Should Delhiites go for screening en masse for Lung Cancer?
New Delhi: Dr Arvind Kumar, undeniably the best lung cancer surgeon in India, today presented a very scary picture of incidences of lung cancer and painted it as an epidemic…
Apollo Hospitals announce free cardiac surgeries for underprivileged children
New Delhi: In a gesture of humanitarian outreach, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, the visionary Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals announced an initiative under which 100 underprivileged children would benefit from free…
Safe Point expresses cautious optimism on national plan for safe injections
New Delhi: Hope floated for the advocates of National Swachha Injection Abhiyan with the launch of National Viral Hepatitis Control Program by the Government of India. But they have expressed…
CBD Oil in Ireland – A boom in Healthy Healing
Cannabidiol(CBD) oil Ireland gaining popularity because of its benefits for a plethora of health problems — from epilepsy to pain, anxiety to sleep difficulties, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and migraine. CBD…
