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What Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverages And Their Health Effects?
Health Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Understanding what these beverages are and their potential health effects is essential for making informed dietary choices.
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"Was Unintentional": Doctor Apologises To Samantha Ruth Prabhu Amid Alternative Medicine Row
The Liver Doc has now written a lengthy post addressing the two doctors mentioned by Samantha in her response, labelling them as 'frauds' and 'businessmen.'
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WHO Issues Alert Over Contaminated Cough Syrup Seized In Pakistan
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical units.
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India Bans Anti-Cold Drug For Children Below 4 After Syrup Deaths Claim
The drugs regulator in India has banned the use of an anti-cold drug combination in children aged below four and ordered that drugs should be labelled accordingly, in the wake of the deaths of at least 141 children globally linked to cough syrups.
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On Plea Alleging Re-Use Of Expired Medicines, Supreme Court's Reply
The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with an order passed by the Delhi High Court on a plea raising the issue of alleged re-use of expired medicines by erasing original manufacturing details and re-stamping them, saying it was a "correct ord
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Sisters' Medicines May Have "Contributed" In Sushant Rajput's Death: Cops
Days after the CBI opposed an FIR in the Bombay High Court filed against Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters on Rhea Chakraborty's complaint, labeling it as "vitiated and bad in law", the Mumbai Police on Monday told the court the complaint "disclosed commission of offence".
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Food Labels May Influence Consumers' Consumption, Says Study
According to a recent study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, food labels can lead to changes in consumers' intake of nutrients, calories, and fat.
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New Low-Cost Portable Device To Detect Fake Pills
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a low-cost, portable device to authenticate medicines and supplements in order to prevent incorrectly labelled or fake pills from reaching consumers.
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Supreme Court Seeks Review of Drug Pricing Policy
The Supreme Court labelled the formula by which prices of essential medicines are currently being fixed in India as "unreasonable and irrational", the lawyer said.
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Drug with "For Animal Treatment" Label Injected to Patients in Jodhpur
As many as 300 patients in a government hospital here have been administered antibiotic injections with vials carrying "For Animal Treatment Only" label, prompting authorities to order a probe into the matter.
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Tamil Nadu's deadly drug scam unearthed
If you are in Chennai, there is a good chance that the medicine you buy from your local drug store might have expired, even though the label says otherwise.
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What Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverages And Their Health Effects?
Health Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Understanding what these beverages are and their potential health effects is essential for making informed dietary choices.
-
"Was Unintentional": Doctor Apologises To Samantha Ruth Prabhu Amid Alternative Medicine Row
The Liver Doc has now written a lengthy post addressing the two doctors mentioned by Samantha in her response, labelling them as 'frauds' and 'businessmen.'
-
WHO Issues Alert Over Contaminated Cough Syrup Seized In Pakistan
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical units.
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India Bans Anti-Cold Drug For Children Below 4 After Syrup Deaths Claim
The drugs regulator in India has banned the use of an anti-cold drug combination in children aged below four and ordered that drugs should be labelled accordingly, in the wake of the deaths of at least 141 children globally linked to cough syrups.
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On Plea Alleging Re-Use Of Expired Medicines, Supreme Court's Reply
The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with an order passed by the Delhi High Court on a plea raising the issue of alleged re-use of expired medicines by erasing original manufacturing details and re-stamping them, saying it was a "correct ord
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Sisters' Medicines May Have "Contributed" In Sushant Rajput's Death: Cops
Days after the CBI opposed an FIR in the Bombay High Court filed against Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters on Rhea Chakraborty's complaint, labeling it as "vitiated and bad in law", the Mumbai Police on Monday told the court the complaint "disclosed commission of offence".
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Food Labels May Influence Consumers' Consumption, Says Study
According to a recent study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, food labels can lead to changes in consumers' intake of nutrients, calories, and fat.
-
New Low-Cost Portable Device To Detect Fake Pills
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a low-cost, portable device to authenticate medicines and supplements in order to prevent incorrectly labelled or fake pills from reaching consumers.
-
Supreme Court Seeks Review of Drug Pricing Policy
The Supreme Court labelled the formula by which prices of essential medicines are currently being fixed in India as "unreasonable and irrational", the lawyer said.
-
Drug with "For Animal Treatment" Label Injected to Patients in Jodhpur
As many as 300 patients in a government hospital here have been administered antibiotic injections with vials carrying "For Animal Treatment Only" label, prompting authorities to order a probe into the matter.
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Tamil Nadu's deadly drug scam unearthed
If you are in Chennai, there is a good chance that the medicine you buy from your local drug store might have expired, even though the label says otherwise.
