Days after the Union health ministry banned sero diagnostic test kits for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked the state drug controllers to recall the kits from the market with immediate effect. He has asked the officials to ensure that the unused stocks are returned back to the manufacturers.

In a major setback to India’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), V.M.

Having played a variety of roles in reel life, Bollywood actor Salman Khan got to play “agony uncle” in real life to the victim of the recent Guwahati molestation case, courtesy Alka Lamba who was rem

The committee of experts looking into the Parliamentary standing committee report which had highlighted popular medicines in India being sold without having undergone clinical trials, have missed thei

The government has decided to conduct a field trial with one billion plastic/polymer bank notes to check the possibility of introducing plastic notes in India. The trials will be conducted in five places, including Mysore, Kochi, Shimla, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar.

The government has decided to conduct a field trial with one billion plastic/polymer bank notes to check the possibility of introducing plastic notes in India.

In a bid to check the misuse of ultrasound machines, the Union health ministry has decided to do away with the provision that allows “automatic” registration of ultrasound clinic in case the appropria

In an attempt to curb brutal acid attacks, the government is all set to propose introduction of a new section in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that would impose a jail term of 10 years and fine up to `1

The National Commission of Women is all set to recommend closing down of the pubs in Assam by 10.30 pm.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) is considering to shrink the MBBS internship by six months and make one-year rural posting compulsory for the MBBS doctors.