Mumbai Police Arrest Prime Accused In Rs 81 Lakh Fraud At Pune’s BJ Medical College

Mumbai: Borivali police have arrested the prime accused, Anil Ramchandra Tambat, in a case involving a scam worth approximately Rs 81 lakh related to MD course admissions at Pune’s BJ…

Second Study Finds Cancer Risk In Proactiv, Clearasil And Other Acne Creams

NEW YORK: A new analysis of acne creams and cleansers found dozens, including popular products such as Proactiv and Clearasil, contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. The findings…

Drug Capsules Being Sold As Blue Ford, Green Parrot And John Deere Will Be Banned

Sri Ganganagar: Pregabalin and Tapentadol salts, which are being misused as drugs in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh and Hanumangarh districts, are going to be included in the NDPS Act. The Rajasthan government…

Sustained Rise In Antimicrobial Resistance In India: ICMR Study

New Delhi: Two topmost pathogens responsible for causing bloodstream infections (BSIs), the most common hospital-acquired infection, have been found to be resistant to the antibiotic imipenem among ICU patients, an…

‘Bhang Golis’ In Telangana Paan Shops

HYDERABAD: A loophole in laws and their odourless state are helping peddlers flood Telangana ‘paan’ shops with ‘ganja chocolates’, dubbed ‘bhang golis’ by state excise officials. However, the excise department…

Tapentadol Addiction Cases Cross 100 This Yr: NIMHANS

Bengaluru: There has been a rise in ‘tapentadol’ drug addiction incidence in the city, with the number of cases seen at NIMHANS crossing 100 this year. Tydol tablets, a tapentadol drug,…

Iron Tablets Prime Target Of Illegal Med Producers

Hyderabad: The fast-selling iron tablets have been found to be the most abused by illegal manufacturers, followed by vitamin D, zinc, and folic acid tablets as per the raid data…

SHEOHAR: Raid On Illegal Nursing Home And Medical Shop, Medicines Worth Rs 5 Lakh Seized

SHEOHAR:  A raid was conducted at Ganesh Nursing Home in Sheohar. Illegally stocked medicines worth five lakhs were confiscated from there. The crackdown is on those running illegal nursing homes…

Fake Call Centers Selling Viagra, Duping People In Loan Fraud Busted, 36 Arrested

MUMBAI: The crime branch officials on Thursday night busted three fake call centres operating from Jogeshwari and Goregaon areas and arrested 36 people, including eight women, who duped Indian citizens convincing…

CDSCO Sends Complaint On Eyedrops To Treat Long Sightedness To State Body

NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has forwarded a complaint against Entod Pharmaceuticals for violating the Drugs and Magic Remedies (DMR) Act to the state drug regulatory authority…