HEALTH NEWS


IANS 29 November 2022
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the vaccines in use under the COVID vaccination programme are manufactured by third parties and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there is no material to suggest how the state can be fastened with strict liability for the tragic deaths...

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IANS 19 November 2022
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of US-based blood-testing company Theranos, has been sentenced to 135 months, or over 11 years, in prison.   She faced sentencing after being found guilty of defrauding investors and endangering patients.   According to media reports, she will...

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IANS 16 November 2022
Keeping in view the declining cases of COVID-19 in the country, the government on Wednesday removed mandatory requirement to wear masks in flights.   The ministry of civil aviation said that the decision has been taken following a review meeting on the issue with the ministry of...

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IANS 31 October 2022
India reports 1,326 new COVID cases, 8 deaths in past 24 hours 31-10-2022 11:10 In the last 24 hours, India reported 1,326 new Covid-19 cases and eight cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The new fatalities increased the overall death toll to 5,29,024. The active...

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Kathleen McGrory  and   Neil Bed (ProPublica) 21 October 2022
This story was originally published by ProPublica.   Henry Saenz remembers when he first learned what even the tiniest bit of asbestos could do to his body. He was working at a chemical plant where employees used the mineral to make chlorine, and his coworkers warned him about what...

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IANS 20 October 2022
The deaths of nearly 100 children in Indonesia have prompted the country to suspend sales of all syrup and liquid medication, the media reported.   It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in The Gambia was linked to the deaths of nearly 70 children, the BBC...

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Sarah Thanawala (The Leaflet) 17 October 2022
Although the primary responsibility is of the drug manufacturer, regulatory oversight should have sent alarm bells ringing for the drug regulator, according to experts who have urged a probe following the WHO’s suspicion that 66 children might have died in The Gambia, due to the distribution...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 October 2022
Last week, a jury in Washington state asked Monsanto, a unit of German Bayer AG, to pay around US$275mn (million) to six adults and seven children who blame their illnesses on exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at the Sky Valley School in Monroe County. Bayer, however, says it...

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IANS 11 October 2022
Real cancer incidence level in India is estimated to be 1.5 to three times higher than reported incidence as 51% patients take more than a week to conclude diagnosis while 46% take second opinion due to lack of confidence in initial diagnosis and suggested treatment, a report showed on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 October 2022
It took the death of 66 children from The Gambia for the Indian drug regulator to wake up from deep slumber and show some action against the tainted and blacklisted Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, based in Haryana. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), the four contaminated medicines...

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IANS 07 October 2022
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has sent the samples of the same batch of the four Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd-manufactured medicines, on which the WHO issued alert, for testing and further course of action will be decided after the results are received, the Union...

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IANS 06 October 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued an alert for four 'contaminated' India-made medicines, chiefly for paediatric use, identified in the west African nation of The Gambia and found to contain chemicals that are toxic and potentially fatal, after 66 child...

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Robin Fields (ProPublica) 03 October 2022
With a new coronavirus booster rolling out, a leading expert on vaccines explains how public health leaders have struggled to set expectations for the COVID-19 vaccine and convey clearly who benefits from each additional shot.   With the rollout this month of a new coronavirus...

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IANS 30 September 2022
India reports 3,947 new COVID cases, 18 deaths in past 24 hours 30-09-2022 10:55 India reported 3,947 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against 4,272 reported on the previous day, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday. In the same period, the...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 29 September 2022
This article highlights a trend in class-action litigation as identified by our Class-Action Tracker.    I scream, you scream, we all scream for … protein?   As the protein craze enters its ninth year, a wave of class-action lawsuits is challenging quantitative protein content...

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IANS 15 September 2022
The reconstituted National Medical Device Promotion Council (NMDPC) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals held its first meeting in New Delhi and was updated on the steps taken up by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation...

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IANS 12 September 2022
As per the National Health Accounts report released on Monday, the total health expenditure (THE) on the country has been estimated at Rs5,96,440 crore which translates into 3.16% of GDP and Rs4,470 per capita for the year 2018-19.   The total health expenditure constitutes current...

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IANS 07 September 2022
A Lancet study has raised major concerns over the rampant use of over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotics in India, saying that most of these drugs have not been approved by the central drug regulator that has resulted in severe antibiotic resistance in the country.   The research,...

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IANS 06 September 2022
The Supreme Court on Monday said the state and the Central governments cannot provide security to private hospitals and nursing homes, which operate like business enterprises, during the hearing of a plea seeking directions to provide security to doctors and healthcare workers, vulnerable to...

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Sarah Thanawala (The Leaflet) 02 September 2022
On 8 July 2022, the Draft Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 was released for public consultation by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Draft Bill is intended to replace the existing, pre-independence legislation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. It aims to...

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