US approves new drug for Alzheimer
The drug is jointly developed by Japanese firm Eisai and US partner Biogen. AMN / WEB DESK In a major medical development, the US Food and Drug Administration FDA has…
India registers nearly 99% decline in cases of Kala-Azar disease..
BY SUDHIR KUMAR India registered a 98.7 percent decline in cases of Kala-Azar between 2007 and 2022. The cases in the country reduced from 44,533 in 2007 to 834 in…
US Food and Drug Administration allows retail pharmacies to sell abortion pills
AMN/ WEB DESK Retail pharmacies in the United States will be permitted to sell abortion pills, said health officials on Tuesday, a move that could significantly expand access to the…
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras crosses 9,000: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
AMN / Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today, said that the number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras has crossed 9,000 (Nine thousand) in the country. In a tweet,…
Govt Conducts joint inspection of drug manufacturing units across India
AMN / WEB DESK The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has started conducting joint inspections of identified Drug Manufacturing Units along with State Drugs Control Administration as per a…
India will completely eradicate Kala Azar disease: PM
In his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that India has eradicated diseases like Smallpox, Polio and ‘Guinea Worm’. He spoke about Kala…
Noted Journalists’ Book on Covid Launched by Top Bureaucrat in TN Govt
AMN/ Chennai A 400 page book on Covid 19 titled “No Time to Hide” – COVID 19, 2nd edition was launched today worldwide by Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary…
Health Minister chairs a high-level meeting to review COVID- 19 situation in India
Staff Reporter Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandviya today chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review the Covid-19 situation in the country. Minister of…
Cadila Pharma appoints Ashraf Allam as global COO
WEB DESK Cadila Pharmaceuticals has appointed Ashraf Allam as its global Chief Operating Officer (COO). Allam, who served as the CEO at the Public Investment Fund prior to joining Cadila…
Millets should find a respectable place in the food plate: Tomar
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar today said that along with wheat and rice, millets should also find a respectable…