Trial Starts In Uzbekistan Over 65 Chldren’s Deaths Blamed On India-Made Medicine

TASHKENT : A court in the Uzbek capital has opened the trial of 21 individuals over the deaths last year of 65 children blamed on an Indian-made cough syrup. The Supreme…

ETAILS Medanta, DLF To Launch 400-Bed Hospital In South Delhi

New Delhi : Global Health Limited will launch a 400-bed multi-super specialty hospital in Delhi in association with real estate developer DLF, the private healthcare provider said on Thursday. The super…

PCI Asks Admission Making Authorities To Strictly Verify 10+2 Documents During Admission

New Delhi : The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has asked all the admission making authorities to strictly verify the 10+2 documents of candidates before taking admission in any pharmacy courses…

Researchers Discover Method To Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance

Oklahoma : The World Health Organization has labeled antimicrobial resistance a global threat because most clinical antibiotics are no longer effective against certain pathogenic bacteria. The Center for Antibiotic Discovery…

NEWS DETAILS Legal Metrology Division Directs State Controllers To Ensure Compliance Of Rules 26 On Medical Devices

New Delhi : The Legal Metrology Division under the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has requested the Controllers of Legal Metrology in all states and Union Territories…

US FDA Warns Two Drugmakers Including Medgel From India Over DEG, EG Testing Lapses

Maryland : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reprimanded two drugmakers — Avlon Industries based in Melrose Park, Illinois, and Medgel based in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India — over…

Report On Honey Motivated To Malign Image Of Market Leader, Says Dabur

Ghaziabad : Dabur India Ltd. rejected the reports about the presence of cancer-causing substance in its honey and termed the claims as “motivated” and “baseless.” A high concentration of carcinogenic material…

MP: 40 People Fall Ill After Consuming ‘Bhang’

Agar (Madhya Pradesh) : As many as 40 people fell ill after they consumed ‘Bhang’, distributed during Lord Mahadev’s sawari (procession). The matter was reported on Monday late in the evening…

DCGI Asks Manufacturers Not To Submit Same Batch Of Cough Syrup To More Than One Lab

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the manufacturers not to submit the same batch of cough syrup to more than one laboratory at a time,…

FSSAI Cracks Down On Use Of Chemicals, Pesticides In Vegetables

NEW DELHI : The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all states and union territories to intensify surveillance of fresh produce due to mounting concerns over high concentrations…