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…
Gujarat 8th worse in child, maternal nutrition
AHMEDABAD: Back in March 2016, the Unicef Rapid Survey on Children covering India had warned Gujarat that around 10.1% children in the state were grossly underweight and 41.6% showed stunted…
44 health & wellness sub-centres will be set up in Nilgiris, says Union minister
Udhagamandalam: Union minister of state Pon. Radhakrishnan inaugurated a Health and Wellness Centre, a first-of-its-kind in the hill district, at Jagathala village near Coonoor on Sunday. Pointing out that India…
NMC on its toes as swine flu, dengue cases soar
Nashik: The alarming increase in the number of swine flu and dengue cases has created quite a flutter in the civic administration which is appealing to citizens to take necessary…
Board of Governors (BoG) replaced Medical Council Of India(MCI)
Indian government dissolved the Medical Council of India (MCI) with the Board of Governors (BoG) by bringing an ordinance. Medical Council of India is the apex body working to regulate…
Cholesterol, not love, breaks these young hearts
AHMEDABAD: They are pushing late thirties, but their hearts might well be a decade older. They may seem thin and lean — not fitting the typical profile of a person…
ITC: Horlicks, Complan valuations too high to buy
BENGALURU: ITC pulled out of the race to buy Horlicks and Complan because it considered the valuations of these brands too high and something which did not fit into its…
Doctors warned against mistaking H1N1 symptoms for common cold
AHMEDABAD: As the number of swine flu cases in Gujarat surges, state health authorities have now warned private general practitioners against writing off fever, sore throats and running noses as…
MSIL, Zydus Hospitals tie up for health centre
Ahmedabad: To provide quality healthcare at affordable prices, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has tied-up with Zydus Hospitals to set up a modern polyclinic (health centre) facility at Becharaji near…
Ayurvedic docs, pharma agency booked for medicine adulteration
Nagpur: A racket of adulterating ayurvedic medicine was busted and police registered offences of fraud against some ayurvedic doctors and a pharmaceutical agency on Tuesday at Jaripatka and Pratap Nagar…
