End of ENDS is near; Ban on E-cigarette in India a fait accompli
New Delhi: The ban on E- cigarette is imminent in India. ICMR’s White Paper recommending ban has proved last nail in the coffin of ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems). In…
Transcend Trans Fats by 2022
New Delhi: Trans fat, a toxic compound used in foods, clogs arteries, causing heart attacks and death. Worldwide, more than half a million deaths occur due to intake of industrially…
WHO Surveys Show Significant Increase In Resistance To Common HIV Treatments
New Delhi: A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed alarming rise in resistance to crucial HIV drugs. The report states that HIV resistance against the two vital drugs —…
AFDLH Urge Health Ministry To Investigate Illegal Supply Of Malaria RDTs Samples To Manufacturers
The All Food And Drug Licence Holders Foundation (AFDLH), a pan-India body of distributors of Food and Drugs, has urged the Union Health Ministry to conduct investigation on illegal supply…
Acupuncture, the Accelerated Yoga, a Healing Power beyond Modern Medicine
New Delhi: Acupuncture, needle piercing painless and drugless therapy, has undeniably immense healing potential. It is not for nothing that WHO long ago and Indian government not long ago accorded…
Bombay HC restrains state FDA from taking coercive actions against e-cigarette manufacturer Godfrey Philips
The Bombay High Court has passed an interim order restraining the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maharashtra from taking coercive steps against e-cigarette manufacturer Godfrey Philips India Ltd. The e-cigarette manufacturer had moved…
Government Doctors Are Not Allowed Private Practice: Health Ministry
NEW DELHI: As per Central Health Service (CHS) Rules, 2014, persons appointed to CHS shall not be allowed private practice of any kind whatsoever including any consultation and laboratory practice,…
How Hepatitis B wiped out stigma of Alcoholism on my brother
New Delhi: My brother’s death from liver cirrhosis at a young age of 45 was an eye opener. There was a panicked flurry of tests for hepatitis B in my…
5 Trillion Swagger and Challenges of Making Health in India
New Delhi: As we bask post Union Budget under the swagger of becoming 5 trillion strong economy in the next 5 years of Modi 2.0, it is most opportune that…
WHO has added 12 new cancer medicines in its just released Updates
Genava/ New Delhi: World Health Organization (WHO) has updated global guidance for medicines and diagnostic tests. The global health agency has 12 new cancer medicines regarded as the best in…
