200 students take ill after consuming iron tablets
Nearly 200 students administered iron tablets by the Delhi government complained of stomach ache, vomiting, nausea and restlessness on Wednesday. […]
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Surrogate mothers exploited, made to live in secrecy: study
While surrogacy hit the headlines recently, thanks to actor Shahrukh Khan, a survey by the Centre for Social Research has […]
Supreme Court sets aside notification for medical entrance
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the Medical Council of Indias (MCI) notification for holding common entance tests for MBBS, […]
Lifestyle diseases more common among poor than rich in India
The poor in India dont suffer from fewer lifestyle diseases than the rich ” they just dont know it. […]
SMS-based medical prescription facility in pipeline
In order to compensate shortage of doctors, the state government is soon going to introduce SMS-based medicine prescription. The activity […]
Cipla, Alembic move court on new drug pricing
Pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to challenge the Centres populist move to slash prices of essential medicines through the new […]
Abbott Laboratories upbeat about Indian pharma market
Pharma giant Abbott Laboratories said it is committed to the Indian market and has a clear strategy for the country: […]
Involve Launch Telemedicine Solution For Belize Children’s Hospital
Involve has announced a pioneering partnership with an intensive care paediatric Children’s Hospital in Belize, Central America. The initiative will […]
Short-Term Growth, But Long-Term Concerns For Health Information Exchange
While record numbers of hospitals and doctors participate in electronic health information exchange efforts, which enable medical histories to follow […]
App To Monitor Blood Pressure Scoops Top Prize At First BMJ Hack Day
A simple smartphone app that makes it easier for GPs to help patients with long terms conditions that require regular […]
Health Ministry to check if Pharma FDI policy mars public health
The health ministry will hold an inter-ministerial meeting on Monday to ensure that the existing foreign direct investment policy in […]
New bill proposes central licensing for some critical drugs
Licences for manufacturing drugs under 17 critical categories will be given only by the Centre and not by states, a […]
Indias first New Drug, SynriamTM, developed by Ranbaxy wins Innovation Award
India’s largest pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has been conferred with the Innovation Excellence Platinum Award at the ASSOCHAM […]
