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Implementation of Clinical Establishment Act: Quack Docs, Fake Labs

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...

Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs: A Festering Wound

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...

Medical Devices: Shooting From the Hip

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...

When Positive Thinking Isn’t Positive

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 ...

Oxytocin: Waking up to the “Cuddle Hormone”

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 ...

Toilets: Hygiene Begins at Home

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...

Tobacco Consumption: Going Up in Smoke

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 ...

Legalising Marijuana: Hash Tag

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...

Doctors in Distress: High Court to the Rescue

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...

Government tightens noose on Gelatin capsules

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...

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