DTAB turns down govt proposal to empower chemists to supply alternative cheaper drugs with same ingredients

Mumbai : The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) of the Union health ministry has turned down a proposal by the ministry to amend Rule 65 of the Drugs & Cosmetics…

Illegal sale of drugs: 3 T2 stores issued FDA notices

Mumbai : Three chemist store operating inside Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport were served showcause notices for rampant sale of sedatives and drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction or impotency…

More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions

New Delhi : More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. In response to a Right…

Survey of dr. Sagar Mundada

PG Resident doctor,Deptt. of Psychiatry, Grant medical collage Mumbai Dr. Sagar Mundada has surveyed over 200 patients. During his OPD in the first week of june and asked questions about…

Kidney Racket Busted In Delhi’s ApolloHospital, 5 Persons Arrested

registered at Sarita Vihar police station and the accused are being interrogated to find out the role of hospital staff. Praveen Kumar (New Delhi) The Delhi Police has busted a…

Indian woman delivers world’s heaviest baby in Karnataka

New Delhi In a first, a 19-year-old woman from Karnataka has given birth to a baby girl weighting 6.8 kilos-perhaps the heaviest girl ever born in the world. The woman…

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA’s final nod for fungal treatment drug

Drug firm ZydusCadila has received final approval from the US health regulator to market Voriconazole tablets, used to treat fungal infections, in the American market.The ZydusCadila has received final approval…

Potassium bromate, potassium iodate in bread- This is how they can affect your health!

New Delhi Raising new health concerns, a new study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that 84% of bread and bakery samples collected from the national capital…

MANGO, BANANA AND PAPAYA RIPEN OUT OF CALCIUM CARBIDE (MASALA) ACTUALLY HARMING YOUR HEALTH. DELHI HIGH COURT

Delhi Special Correspondent – The Delhi based NGO Society Standing for all Youth Mass Awareness (SSAYMA) has filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. W.P.(C) 3946/2016 before Delhi High Court for…

DRUG CONTROLLER OF UTRAKHAND DISCLOSES TRUTH

New Delhi May 17, 2016, Drug Controller of Utrakhand had issued warning notice dated May 06 2016 to all manufacturers to come personally with original approval copy issued up till…