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Why has the Centre barred certain cold medicines for children under four?

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Union health and family welfare ministry has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed-dose combinations containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylep... Read More


Govt eases medical device rules, speeds access to EU-approved products

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The government has relaxed licensing requirements for medical device makers that outsource sterilization, removing the need for a separate "loan licence" when the third-party fac... Read More


Centre flags semaglutide rules in India's weight-loss journey

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- India is establishing official quality benchmarks for semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, according to two gove... Read More


No new H1N1 strain in circulation, vaccines remain effective: ICMR

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has told the government that the recent surge in influenza cases is being driven by a circulating H1N1 strain, with no ne... Read More


Nadda reviews H1N1 readiness as Delhi cases rise

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Friday reviewed the country's preparedness for H1N1 influenza, with a particular focus on Delhi, where cases have risen sharply this year. Acco... Read More


CDSCO orders action against unapproved enclomiphene drugs

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all state and Union territory drug controllers to ensure that medicines containing enclomiphene and its combi... Read More


Strict hair transplant guardrails to snip 'salon-clinic' risks

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- India is cracking down on mushrooming salon-like hair transplant clinics after botched procedures, serious medical complications and fatalities raised concerns over patient safet... Read More


India issues strict curbs, oversight on stem cell therapy for critical limb ischemia and chronic wounds

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- India has issued guidelines to restrict the use of stem cell therapy for microvascular conditions, barring its routine clinical administration, and permitting it strictly within ... Read More


Govt turns the screws on cosmetology sector, firms up standards to regulate $2.1 billion market

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Given growing complaints, the Union health and family welfare ministry has firmed up standards for the $2.1 billion cosmetology market, according to data from India Brand Equity ... Read More


Union health minister JP Nadda admitted to AIIMS after uneasiness, under observation

NEW DELHI, Aug. 14 -- Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, after experiencing uneasiness... Read More