Rampant Quackery in Rural India: Unqualified ‘Doctors’ Amass Fortunes Amid Lax Enforcement
New Delhi– In the vast expanses of rural India, where government healthcare infrastructure falls short, millions rely on unqualified practitioners—commonly known as quacks—for primary medical care. These individuals, often lacking…
Coldrif syrup deaths: Medical store owner and pharmacist arrested
Chhindwara: Police action has intensified in Chhindwara regarding the deaths of children from the toxic cough syrup Coldrif. Kundipura police arrested Ashirwad Medical Store operator Anil Mishra and pharmacist Ashok Mishra…
Cipla, Natco Pharma, Hetero Labs among Indian firms chosen to supply key generic drugs in China
New Delhi: Indian pharma firms operating in China have made some headway into the Chinese market winning bids to supply bulk generic drugs, specially the widely prescribed Dapagliflozin which is…
Seven state-of the-art common infra facilities to come up at Ujjain Medical Devices Park
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) is developing seven state-of-the-art common infrastructure facilities at the Medical Devices Park in Ujjain to strengthen technology advancement and research for existing and…
Kala Amb firm linked to drug racket sealed by NCB
Chandigarh: In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of psychotropic substances, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh unit, on Sunday sealed Kala Amb-based Vellinton Healthcare, following a day-long raid that…
IIT Madras Researchers develop Affordable, Minimally Invasive Glucose Monitoring Device for Diabetes Patients
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have developed and patented a cost-effective, user-friendly, and minimally invasive glucose monitoring device for diabetes patients. They have reimagined the device…
Rising Tide of Spurious Drugs in India: Recent Cases Highlight Nationwide Crackdown Amid Quality Concerns
New Delhi– As India grapples with persistent challenges in its pharmaceutical sector, recent incidents of spurious and substandard drugs have sparked alarm across multiple states. According to government data, between…
AGTF arrests man accused of smuggling drugs into USA by concealing them in granite lamps
Jaipur: In a major operation, the Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has arrested a criminal with a 20,000 rupee reward on his head, linked to an international drug trafficking network…
DCA raids expose steroid trade in Hyd gyms
Hyderabad: A drive for a ‘perfect body’ is pushing many fitness enthusiasts into dangerous territory. In recent weeks, Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) officials have launched a major crackdown on…
1 in 9 persons tested found positive for infectious disease in ICMR study
New Delhi: Pathogens were found in 11.1 % of the 4.5 lakh patients tested by the network of labs under the Indian Council of Medical Research as part of efforts…
