Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Even as the Drugs and Cosmetics Act is not yet ready with a penal provision to punish entities for illegal clinical trials, the Centre has conceded before the Supreme Court that at least 80 people have lost their lives due to such trials in the last seven years. Pointing out …
Move comes in the wake of repeated slamming by the SC and the Parliamentary committee on health and family welfare The government is considering framing a separate policy for the approval of medicines, as well as clinical trials conducted in India - in a move that is expected to strengthen …
A US presidential commission has paved the way for testing an anthrax vaccine on children, prompting criticism that participants would be "guinea pigs". But the bioethical issues report said researchers would have to overcome many hurdles before conducting any trial. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must decide whether …
Panels calls for testing animals and adults first, with oldest teens tested first if no risks seen Children should enter clinical trials for anthrax vaccines or other bioterror treatments only if safety experiments pose "minimal risk" no worse than a checkup at the doctor's office, suggests a presidential medical ethics …
Your Antibiotic is Sick: Bacteria are defying the most powerful medicines of all time. Is India ready for a world without antibiotics? The patient is going into shock. His blood pressure is falling. Antibiotics don't seem to work. "Dr Sumit Ray sprinted to the intensive care unit in response to …
Houston: Researchers claim to have developed a potential new gene therapy technique for arthritis, paving way for a jab that could protect joints from wear and tear. Scientists led by Brendan Lee, professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine unravel the effects of a naturally occurring …
Researchers discovered the elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find Vitamin E found in vegetable oils, cereals, meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables, can help prevent cancer by inhibiting the activation of an enzyme that is essential for tumour cell survival, …
EU regulators are expected to announce Monday a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and pledge more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to accept alternatives. European Union banned animal testing of finished cosmetic products in 2004. A second …
Ladakh's high-altitude environment, which makes it so attractive to tourists, also leaves them prone to skin diseases, something local residents and temporary settlers have already been suffering from, a study has shown. The only dermatology department in the area, the one at the military hospital in Leh, conducted a year-long …
Health and Family Welfare Minister Aravinda Limbavali has invited pharmaceutical companies in Karnataka set up their plants across the State instead of focussing only on Bangalore. Releasing the Karnataka Pharmaceutical Policy, 2012, here on Wednesday the minister said that many foreign pharmaceutical companies were willing to set up their plants …
London: Scientists have developed a new type of breath test to diagnose stomach cancers — with an accuracy rate of over 90%. The new test works by detecting biomarkers — a chemical profile that is associated with specific stomach complaints or types of cancer — in the air people exhale. …
INDORE: While the Union government on Tuesday provided an updated list of 44 clinical trial victims compensated in between 2005 and 2012, experts have raised fingers over the institutional ethics committee of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) alleging it with inaction for not recommending a single victim for compensation …
Among peers and neighbours India is performing the worst when it comes to the health of its citizens. Whether it is life expectancy, mortality due to all causes, under-five mortality or mortality among men and women between 15 and 49 years, on most counts, India ranks way below China, Brazil …
Despite clinical trials coming under scrutiny, nothing much has changed on ground as many irregularities continue to exist. While the office of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is still struggling to accumulate data, compensation had been paid only in 50 per cent of the clinical trial death cases …
In a breakthrough, a two-year-old baby girl in the US born with HIV has been "functionally cured" for the first time, scientists have said. US researchers said they believe early intervention - in this case within 30 hours of birth - with three anti-viral drugs was key to the outcome. …
The first-ever case of an exceptionally rare genetic disorder involving sudden fever induced death of three infants in a family. There is no previous case of the disease in India. The study published in the latest issue of Journal of Medical Genetics marks a huge step forward in the diagnosis …
As participant-led health research increases, Effy Vayena and and John Tasioulas examine what ethical questions are raised, and what types of standards need to be developed for appropriate ethical oversight for participant-led research projects. Original Source
The Budget has done its bit to promote alternative therapy for curing your aches and pains. Traditional therapies like ayurveda, unani, siddha and homoepathy medicines may get a boost through an allocation, while the impetus given to medical research and science & technology will benefit pharma companies. The Budget proposed …
INDORE: Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Caste Commission chairman, Narayanprasad Kabirpanthi on Sunday heard nearly seven complaints related to atrocities on people from backward classes. While hearing the complaints of the victims of clinical trials, Kabirpanthi announced to constitute a bench of commission, which will hear case by case complaint of clinical …
Panels meant to ensure safety & rights of volunteers must be registered with DCGI Starting next week, all ethics panels that are meant to ensure the safety and rights of volunteers for clinical trials, must be registered with the Drug Controller General of India. The changes in the norms for …
