ASM International: A Landmark New Chapter in Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)

Visakhapatnam: In a landmark development for the medical technology and materials science sectors, ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, has inaugurated its Vizag Chapter at Andhra…

Award-winning UP doc held by Hry team for ‘sex determination tests’

Shamli:  A 45-year-old doctor, who had recently received UP govt’s ‘women’s empowerment award’, was caught red-handed conducting illegal prenatal sex determination tests at a hospital in Shamli. The female doctor…

India Takes Centre-Stage In Clinical Trials For HIV/AIDS Drug

Bengaluru:  India has taken centre-stage in clinical trials for HIV/AIDS drug as there are several ongoing clinical trials in India focused on advancing HIV treatment. These trials are investigating new…

Fake Doctors Exploit Social Media To Offer Unqualified Medical Advice In Telangana

Hyderabad:  As many as 35 individuals posing as doctors and offering treatment and advice related to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and infertility on social media are now under investigation by Telangana…

Over 2 Lakh Narcotic Pills Sold Without Records In 18 Months

Chamba: A joint operation in Chamba district has exposed the illegal sale of approximately 2 lakh addictive and narcotic pills without proper documentation over the past 18 months. The operation involved…

‘Spurious’ Drugs In Delhi Hospitals: Panel Gives Clean Chit

New Delhi:  Nearly a year after Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the procurement and supply of allegedly “spurious” and “substandard” drugs in Delhi’s government hospitals…

Levothyroxine Linked To Old Age — Bone Loss

Washington:  New research suggests that a thyroid medication often prescribed to older Americans may be linked to a common problem in old age — bone loss. Levothyroxine is a synthetic hormone…

Antibiotic Formulations Worth Rs. 1.33 Crore Seized From The Manufacturing Facility Of Jodas Expoim

Hyderabad:  Based on credible information, officials from the Drugs Control Administration conducted a raid on November 26th at the manufacturing facility of Jodas Expoim Pvt. Ltd., located at Plot No.…

Pharmacies Raided For Illegal Sale Of MTP Kits In Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: Members from the health department along with the drug control officials intensified their checks against the over-the-counter sale of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) kits after a pharmacy in…

Yadadri Bhongir Zone Police And TGANB Seized 120 Kgs Of Banned Ephedrine /Mephedrone Worth Rs 24 Crores

Hyderabad:  A clandestine drug manufacturing unit, Sri Yadadri Life Sciences Chemical Factory, was busted at Ramajipet village in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district and law enforcing agencies seized 120 kg of the banned…