VC funding in health IT sector reaches $3 bn in 2016 savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 1:53 PM ISTVenture capital funding in healthcare IT sector has reached $3 billion globally in the first half of 2016, says a report by global communications and...
Donald Trump health care plan would make 18 million uninsured: Study savita thakur thakur9 July 2016 9:05 AM ISTWashington : Donald Trump's health care plan would make 18 million people uninsured, but also lower premiums significantly for policies purchased...
Patanjali ads unsubstantiated, misleading: Advertising Standards Council of India savita thakur thakur5 July 2016 1:10 PM ISTNew Delhi : Advertising watchdog ASCI has once again pulled up yoga guru Baba Ramdev promoted Patanjali Ayurved for running "misleading" ad campaigns...
Government should ensure total ban on FDI in tobacco, demands Crusade Against Tobacco savita thakur thakur4 July 2016 9:39 AM ISTNew Delhi : The government needs to urgently plug all loopholes in the FDI policy on tobacco and have a comprehensive ban on it, ensuring that no...
Consumer Forum asks insurance company to Rs 1.7 lakh to woman savita thakur thakur1 July 2016 1:58 PM ISTThe district consumer forum has directed an insurance company to pay close to Rs two lakh to a woman suffering from brain tumour, after she was denied...
CID should probe Rs 297 crore drug purchase scam : Munde Geeta Sharma Sharma29 Jun 2016 12:45 PM ISTMaharashtra: NCP MLC and leader of Opposition, Legislative Council, Dhananjay Mund has asked for a CID probe into the Rs 297 Cr. worth drug purchase...
Govt puts cap on prices of 42 essential drugs savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 2:01 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government has decided to put a cap on prices of 42 essential medicines used in treatment of various critical and life-threatening...
WHO to launch emergency yellow fever vaccination in Angola, Congo savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:06 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) said that it will launch emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns along the border between Angola and...
Cabinet withdraws Drugs and Cosmetic (Amendment) Bill, 2013 savita thakur thakur24 Jun 2016 2:36 PM ISTNew Delhi : The union cabinet decided to withdraw the Drugs and Cosmetic (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 29,...
Govt to re-work UPA's drug regulatory bill savita thakur thakur23 Jun 2016 1:59 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government decided to withdraw a UPA bill from Parliament aimed at strengthening the drug regulatory system and replace it with a new...
Govt invites entries for NPPA logo savita thakur thakur23 Jun 2016 1:58 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Department of Pharmaceuticals plans to differentiate drugs under price control and make it easier for patients to identify them by...
Govt allows FDI up to 74 percent in brownfield pharma under automatic route savita thakur thakur21 Jun 2016 5:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government allowed up to 74 per cent foreign direct investment in the existing pharmaceutical companies through automatic route, with...