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HYDERABAD: The government has issued orders imposing a temporary 60-day ban on the sale, stock, distribution, manufacture and use of Paraquat and its formulations across the state. According to orders issued by the Agriculture and Cooperation department on Tuesday, the move comes after the state government on Monday adopted a resolution in the Assembly urging the Central government to impose a complete ban on the sale and use of Paraquat dichloride. Citing feedback and reports from various sou ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Karnataka government has come out with a draft policy to tackle students' digital usage through a school-based framework that puts mental well-being and cyber safety on the top. Who framed the policy The state department of health and family welfare joined hands with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to formulate the policy. The policy points out: "With nearly one in four adolescents showing signs of problematic internet use, the policy recogni ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): In view of the prevailing severe air pollution and consistently high Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in Delhi, the Government of NCT of Delhi has decided to discontinue physical classes for students from Nursery to Class V with immediate effect and until further orders. As per the directions issued by the Directorate of Education, all Government, Government-Aided and Unaided Private Recognised Schools in Delhi shall conduct classes for students of Nursery to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Physical classes in Delhi schools will be discontinued for students from Nursery to Class V from Tuesday in view of the prevailing severe air pollution and consistently high Air Quality Index (AQI) levels, an Education Department official said. For other students, the schools have been advised to switch to hybrid mode. As per the directions issued by the Directorate of Education, all government, government-aided and unaided private recognised schools in in th ...Read More >
DCA officials in coordination with local police conducting surprise inspections at 20 gyms across Hyderabad on Friday. The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has launched a drive to stop the illegal sale and misuse of steroids and cardiac stimulants in gyms. The crackdown follows the recent seizure of 66 vials of 'Termiva' and 'Termin' injections, both containing Mephentermine Sulphate (30 mg/ml), which were being stocked and sold illegally to gym-goers for bodybuilding and endurance ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA), on Saturday, October 25, warned retail and wholesale pharmacies against the illegal sale of mephentermine injections to gyms and fitness center. The DCA maintained that certain gyms and fitness centers illegally procured and sold anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiac stimulants like mephentermine Injection to gym-goers, who are reportedly misusing them for bodybuilding purposes. "The abuse of prescription medicines such as anabolic ...Read More >
Mumbai: After reviewing studies conducted over 34 years, a group of Indian neonatologists concluded that shorter antibiotic courses could be as effective as traditional longer courses for serious infections such as sepsis among newborns. The review was published in an indexed and peer-reviewed UK journal, 'Lancet Clinical Medicine'. The main finding was that a seven-day antibiotic course, instead of the traditionally recommended 10-14 days, was sufficient in most newborn babies with proven blood ...Read More >
New Delhi -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a health advisory warning against the use and distribution of three cough syrups believed to be responsible for the deaths of several children in India over the last month. The drugs were identified as specific batches of Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife, the WHO said in a statement, manufactured by three Indian companies: Sresan Pharmaceutical, Rednex Pharmaceuticals, and Shape Pharma. The oral liquid drugs were found to cont ...Read More >
Chhindwara (MP), Oct 6 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh police have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of 14 children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a "toxic" cough syrup, officials said. Dr Praveen Soni from Chhindwara has been arrested for alleged negligence in connection with the child deaths, while a case has been registered against the Coldrif cough syrup manufacturing company, the officials said on Sunday. The body of the last ...Read More >
Jaipur: The pharmaceutical company at the centre of a recent cough syrup scare in Rajasthan allegedly has a history of regulatory compliance issues, which have resurfaced following the death of a five-year-old boy in Sikar district after consuming one of their medicines.The company, Kaysons Pharma, was previously debarred by the state health department for two years due to non-compliance of drug supply contracts. Department officials said the decision stemmed from the company's failure to delive ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) There is no strong scientific evidence to prove that paracetamol is linked to autism, said health experts on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump linked the painkiller to the neurodevelopmental condition. Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a condition characterised by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction. Speaking at a White House event on Monday, Trump called on mothers-to-be to "tough it out" rather than ta ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) The Indian Medical Association (IMA)'s Maharashtra chapter has warned of a strike on September 18 if the state government does not withdraw its fresh notification on registration of homeopathic doctors who have completed certificate course in modern pharmacology. Earlier this year, the state government directed the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to register homeopaths who had completed the one-year Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP), allowing such practitio ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major agricultural reform aimed at doubling cotton production in the country, the government is planning to legalise the controversial herbicide-tolerant (Ht) Bt cotton (HtBt cotton). The expert committee on HtBt cotton seeds has given a positive recommendation for its commercial cultivation to the top biosafety regulatory body, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), after analysing three years of biosafety data. Environmentalists are concerned that the approval may ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: A two-month-old baby boy died on Sunday in Kakkur, Kozhikode, after receiving local anaesthesia for a circumcision procedure at a cooperative clinic. The incident has prompted a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the child's death, while the Child Rights Commission has also taken suo motu cognizance of the case. The deceased is Emil Adam, the son of Imthiyaz and Shadiya, residents of Poovanath near Muthuvad School in Pallippoyil, Chelannur. According to initial r ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 7 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao clarified on Monday that the expert report states the COVID-19 vaccine is not a direct cause of all sudden deaths occurring in Hassan and other districts in the state. He said that all sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital will henceforth be reported, which will provide more data for research on heart attacks. Also Read | 16th National Census: India Gears Up for First-Ever Digital Census in 2027 With ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 3 (PTI) Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Thursday opposed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's remarks linking covid-19 vaccines with a spate of heart attack deaths in the state's Hassan district, saying such claims are "'factually incorrect" and "misleading". Siddaramaiah has suggested that the recent heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. He had also claimed the vaccines were 'hastily' approved. In a social media post, Shaw said ...Read More >
Patna: Teachers at govt schools in the state can now exchange their transferred schools with each other. A group of at least two and up to 10 teachers from the same category can form a group and mutually transfer between those schools. Additional chief secretary of the department, S Siddharth, issued a letter to all district education officers on Thursday regarding this.All teachers of the same group, such as regularly appointed teachers, special teachers from the special teacher category and sc ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A government doctor at the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) in Thiruvananthapuram has been suspended following a shocking case of medical negligence involving a 59-year-old woman. The patient, Asoor Beevi from Beemapally, had visited the hospital for an eye injection as part of ongoing treatment for vision problems linked to high blood pressure. However, Assistant Professor Dr. S.S. Sujesh mistakenly administered the injection to the wrong eye, says reports. The er ...Read More >
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