Above: The Delhi government must report on the plan of action vis-a-vis mushrooming of fake path labs in the capital in two weeks’ time
NCR has only 207 NABL-accredited path labs but countless unau...
Above: Drugstores will now have clarity about FDCs/Photo: 1ohww.org
With the health ministry banning the manufacture, sale and distribution of 328 drugs, the endless battle between it and the manuf...
Above: Johnson & Johnson’s office in Mumbai
The controversy around hip implants manufactured by Johnson & Johnson has brought into focus loopholes in the medical devices industry and the ne...
A government poster on how to cure depression draws flak from the medical and scientific communities
~By India Legal Bureau
It is yet another case of swallowing obsolete developments and trends ...
Above: Oxytocin is used to help mothers bond with their babies
From triggering early puberty to boosting milk and vegetable production, oxytocin was being rampantly misused. The government has now ...
Above: Many people still find it more convenient and hygienic to defecate in the open rather than in the closet-like toilet. These habits have been formed over centuries and are hard to change overnig...
In a reassuring move, the Delhi government has warned of legal action against tobacco companies if they violate laws and advertise at outlets selling their products
~By Ramesh Menon
We all know ...
Allowing the use of this opiate for medical purposes is the need of the hour,provided it does not fall into the wrong hands and laws are well-implemented
~By Ramesh Menon
In a country where laws...
In order to resolve the manpower crisis in the healthcare sector, the government will need to greatly invest in modern facilities so that doctors and nurses are attracted to work in rural India
~B...
A government move to replace these with cellulose-based pills has stirred a debate over its motives and the affordability of such medicines in a poor country like India
~By Kamal Kumar Mahawar
There...