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From the Regulator Food-borne illness, a papaya alert

Food-borne illness, a papaya alert

Every day, Americans enjoy an abundant food supply that is among the safest in the world. The US Food and Drug Administration works to ensure that ...

Mission Pharma needs Central push, Chinese inspiration

Domestic drugmakers chart a growth path with one foot in generics and the other in emerging technologies

My Five “Shareability” key to a quality life: Zoomcar CEO

“Shareability” key to a quality life: Zoomcar CEO

Greg Moran, Co-Founder & CEO, Zoomcar 1. When it comes to fitness, there is no substitute for healthy eating. Instead of following special diets, ...

My Five: Water to flush toxins and music to calm the mind

Amit SharmaFounder and CEO, eExpedise Healthcare1 I have been a fitness enthusiast since my college days, an “early to bed and early to rise” person.

Small but ambitious: Alembic has a big American dream

The 112-year-old company may be a late entrant but it is focussing on its strengths

From the who Health alert on measles outbreak

Health alert on measles outbreak

Measles outbreaks continue to spread rapidly around the world, according to early reports provided to the World Health Organization (WHO), with ...

Coming up: Oxytocin case enters final lap

More than a year after the Government sought to ban the private production and promotion of Oxytocin, stakeholders expect a judgement on the case, ...

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USFDA initiativeColour labels to flag smoking impactThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to have new health warnings on ...

Will the Modi government focus on ease of getting medical care?

Emergency care without delay is what patients need the most

These are times that call for a convergence of food and pharmaceuticals

Nutrition experts stress the goodness of ‘food as medicine’

Egging on better production systems towards public health

In these times of zoonotic diseases, India must regulate the poultry industry and phase out intensive caged-farming

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One year of Ebola in CongoWHO for stronger global responseAugust 1 marked one year since the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Coming up: J&J compensation case

The next hearing on Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) faulty hip implants case is scheduled to come up at the Delhi High Court later next week. In its ...

Now, a method that gives muscle to back pain treatment

Check whether the pain is bone-based or muscle-based, advises QI Spine Clinic

From the WHO Population growth keeps tobacco use ‘stubbornly’ high

Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, ...

Medical devices sector takes a turn for the better

Patient compensation gains traction as J&J case draws the attention of policymakers

My Five Eat till you are not hungry, not till you are full: Prakriti Poddar

1 Watch what you eat. Regulating what you eat is more important than controlling how much you eat. When I looked to lose weight post pregnancies, I ...

A run & some ‘brain-breather’ activity

Vikrant GugnaniFounder and Managing Director, UCareA run & some ‘brain-breather’ activity

By Invitation Towards transparency on health product pricing

World Health Assembly has adopted a key resolution in this regard, a welcome move

Coming Up Invest in eliminating hepatitis

Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide, causing 1.4 million deaths a year, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of ...

From the WHO Hunger increases where economic growth lags

An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a ...

Lupin resets ‘audacious’ goalpost

Pharma major charts growth strategy that will be driven by specialised products

Capsules: Ebola outbreak in Congo

Ebola outbreak in Congo Public health emergency, says WHOThe World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared the ...

An innovation that breathes life into the baby

It’s not surprising that a hospital in naxal-affected Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, was among the early adopters of “Saans”, a locally developed innovation ...

Wanted: A policy for the ‘invisible’ rare diseases community

Earlier this month, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan chaired a high-level review meeting on non-communicable diseases. Also on the agenda was the ...

MY FIVE ‘Keep it consistent, with diet and sport’

1 I have reduced from 103 kg to 73 kg and 60 per cent of this happened in three months. But fitness is not a quick delta, it’s a lifestyle. So it’s ...

By Invitation Zero tolerance for violence against doctors is a must

On their part, doctors and hospitals must keep patients informed about processes, outcomes

CAPSULES Poor access to water, hygiene

UNICEF, WHO sound alertBillions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a ...

From the WHO Integrate epilepsy treatment into primary health services

Three quarters of people living with epilepsy in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need, increasing their risk of dying prematurely ...

Budgeting for health

Will the Union Budget on July 5 see the Centre make a greater commitment to healthcare in the country? Governments, in the past, have expressed their ...

It’s Code Red on the critical state of the nation’s health

The health emergencies getting reported from different parts of the country are a call to put health beyond politics

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Ayushman BharatMore States urged to join schemeUnion Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to the Chief Ministers of Delhi, ...