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 —…
Sun Pharma Dropped In Market After Us Lawsuit
Share prices of some leading domestic pharmaceutical companies, led by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, fell 4-9 per cent on Monday, after being named in a price-fixing lawsuit in the US. The…
WHO: Drug Resistance Among in Top 10 Global Health Threats
India needs to curb the overdose of antibiotic drugs as it causes Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). As per the latest reports, India’s bacterial disease burden is the highest in the World.…
Cancer Painkiller Buprenorphine tablets seized by Excise Team
46 years old man named Gulab has been arrested for carrying 503 ampoules of buprenorphine and 140 Nitrazepam tablets. Excise officials said that possession of more than one gram of…
Syringes Sale-Purchase Ban: Treatment far worse than the disease
New Delhi/ Bhatinda/ Ferozepur : Syringe manufacturers and public health epidemiologists have viewed Punjab administrations’ orders banning sale and purchase of syringes in medical stores and chemists’ shops without doctor’s…
India may soon get treatment for Hepatitis C
WASHINGTON – A latest breakthrough treatment for the deadly Hepatitis C virus could soon be available in India as 11 Indian firms have been given licenses by its American manufacturer…
More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions
New Delhi : More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. In response to a Right…
