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Painkiller Saridon and skin cream Panderm are among the roughly 6,000 brands whose manufacture, sale and distribution have been immediately banned. (Representational Image | Pixabay)

Saridon, 327 other combination drugs banned to avoid health risk

The ban follows recommendation of DTAB which said in a report that taking the 328 FDCs would be a health risk.

13 Sep 2018 3:01 PM

The association also also hit out at controls on in-shop advertising saying it will remove differentiation between retailers selling legal tobacco products and fly-by-night retailers selling smuggled tobacco products.

Retailers oppose tobacco curbs

We are also asking it to issue notification to states to stop harassing retailers.

18 Jul 2018 5:35 AM

All people who die from suspected or probable Ebola should be buried in a safe way, to prevent the infection spreading. (Photo: AP)

WHO's Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months

The plan also sets out targets for the disease response, including that 100 percent of new cases should come from known contacts.

30 May 2018 9:22 AM

Clashes erupted along the Gaza-Israel border as thousands of protesters gathered for a third consecutive Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Clashes erupt on Israel-Gaza border on third Friday of protests: reports

Limited clashes between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli soldiers began in at least two places along the border.

13 Apr 2018 4:18 PM

Philip Morris and ITC did not respond to requests for comment. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Delhi government tells Philip Morris to remove all ads

Tobacco advertising using brand names or promotional slogans is illegal under the country's Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act.

24 Jul 2017 10:48 AM

The AAP government on Saturday launched the 'Free Surgery Scheme' under which free treatment would be provided to patients at private hospitals if they do not get a date for surgery at government hospitals within one month. (Photo: PTI)

AAP's free surgery scheme a deception to divert attention from corruption: BJP

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said the AAP government had announced to increase its health budget by 50 per cent.

09 Jul 2017 2:15 PM

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government had also recommended right to safe and legal abortion to all women in India, irrespective of their marital status. (Representational Image)

Pregnancy Act amendments on hold

The PMO has instead asked the ministry to strengthen the existing MTP and Pre Conception-Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.

26 May 2017 6:04 AM

The employee of the month gets a letter of appreciation from the Union health secretary. (Representational image)

Punctual health ministry employees to get awards

Significantly, arrival in the office after 9.30 am and departure from office before 5 pm will be reckoned as half day casual leave.

08 May 2017 12:40 AM

The health ministry has therefore recommended doing away of tax exemption of all bidi manufacturing units and they be licensed to ensure enforcement of both tax and labour welfare laws. (Photo: AFP)

Health ministry for imposition of tobacco tax

Each year, about 10 lakh Indians die from tobacco-related diseases.

11 Apr 2017 5:21 AM

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, and the Drug Controller General of India deal with regulatory controls.

Two ministries in turf war over control of pharma watchdog

Chemicals and fertilisers ministry seeks to take over the health ministry’s major revenue generating wing.

27 Mar 2017 1:53 AM

The shift from paper mode to digital mode will happen in a phased manner in hospitals across the country.

Soon, doctors to access your case files online

Health ministry plans to link hospitals across India; invites bids to develop software.

05 Mar 2017 6:40 AM

The survey found that there was considerable decline in the TFR in each of the 30 states in India with the maximum decline observed in UP.

Major drop in infant death rate in all states

Sex ratio at birth (females per 1,000 males) improved from 914 to 919 at the national level over the last decade.

01 Mar 2017 12:45 AM

Okay to be attracted to members of same sex, says Health Ministry

The section on reproduction also took everyone by surprise, listing masturbation as one of the safest sexual practices.

22 Feb 2017 2:49 PM

Union Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference at the party office in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Health boost in Budget, it’s now up to the states...

This growth in health allocations is the highest ever growth in nominal terms in the last 15 years.

21 Feb 2017 12:50 AM

An estimated 2 lakh cases of measles are reported every year with 48,000 children dying due to the killer infection, which affects “the congnitive development”.

Bid to clear air on measles vaccine

Centre ropes in religious leaders to fight ‘mischief mongers’

18 Feb 2017 7:17 AM

Reiterating that all employees are required to mark their arrival and departure in Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS) installed in the ministry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar-linked attendance: Health ministry cracks whip

Significantly, arrival in the office after 9.30 am and departure from office before 5 pm will be reckoned as half day casual leave.

08 Feb 2017 1:14 AM

NEET 2017 to be counted as first attempt: CBSE

Significantly, data pertaining to applications already rejected will be erased so that rejected applications can be filed afresh.

04 Feb 2017 5:07 AM

Union Health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda (Photo: Screengrab)

Health ministry warns about shortage of cash

According to government officials ministry has sought more than $1.2 billion in additional money

30 Jan 2017 8:58 PM

If a person has had idli, the app will tell how many calories have been consumed (Photo: Pixabay)

New app to inform about nutritional value of Indian food

The app is being developed using the data from Indian Food Composition Tables-2017.

27 Jan 2017 4:55 PM

The nationwide programme provides fixed day "assured, comprehensive and quality" antenatal care to pregnant women on the ninth day of every month. (Photo: Pixabay)

2016: A busy year for health ministry

A study on the older population of the country was also launched to understand their problems better

31 Dec 2016 10:44 AM

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