Delhi LG launches 66th State Level TB Seal Sale Campaign
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today launched the 66th State Level TB Seal Sale Campaign of the Delhi Tuberculosis Association at Raj Niwas. He appealed to the citizens of Delhi…
HC restrains Glenmark from doing anti-diabetes drugs business
Delhi High Court today restrained Indian firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, saying it has infringed patent of the American drug major Merck…
Health Minister launch 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush
AMN / Union Health Minister J P Nadda today launched the second phase of Mission Indradhanush to achieve full immunisation of children below two years. However, the week-long programme will…
12.5% food items contain unapproved pesticides
The government has found residues of pesticides in vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from various retail and wholesale outlets across the country. According to the report released…
AIIMS initiates action against 5 doctors for dengue death
AMN / All India Institute of Medical Science, AIIMS has initiated disciplinary action against five doctors after an internal probe panel held them guilty of lapses in treatment of a…
Tobacco products: Bigger pictorial health warning from April 1, 2017
Pictorial health warning on packages of tobacco products will become bigger from April 1 next year. A notification to this effect issued by the Health Ministry yesterday, said, that all…
India’s National Health Profile released
AMN / Union Health Ministry today released the National Health Profile, which provides comprehensive information related to health sector. The NHP focuses on key information regarding the nation’s overall health…
Govt to set up Medical Tourism Board on World Tourism Day
AMN / Central government will set up Medical Tourism and Wellness Board on the occasion of World Tourism Day September 27th. At a Radio progamme, Minister of State for Tourism…
Health Minister directs hospitals not to turn away dengue patients
AMN / Union Health Minister J P Nadda has directed all hospitals under the central government that no patient suffering from fever or suspected to have dengue should be denied…
US bans imports from another Indian drug manufacturer
AMN / US Food and Drug Administration has banned imports from another India-based drug manufacturing plant over quality control concerns. The FDA’s import alert on Mumbai-based Polydrug Laboratories Pvt Ltd’s…