Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
The dramatic increase in use of antibiotics by farmers over the past decade may be spreading antibiotic-resistant bugs from farm animals to the food chain.
In the wake of the recent deaths of children in Lucknow and Ghaziabad after they received a measles shot, the Union Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad has proposed to rope in an international laboratory to help investigate the reasons behind the deaths. Samples have already been sent to the …
JAYA JUMRANI Until Wednesday, the amber liquid present in an average Indian kitchen was associated with purity, nature and health benefits. Kids could only relate it to the kind images of Winnie the Pooh with his paw stuck in the pot. However, post-Wednesday things have changed, and this amber liquid …
As part of its proposal to inspect manufacturing facilities in countries from where drugs are imported, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has started discussions with the ministry to send drug inspectors to those countries to verify quality parameters. The immediate trigger seems to be the recent cancellation of …
In A breakthrough compared to the discovery of penicillin, British scientists claimed to have developed a new gene targeting drug that they say could herald a new era in cancer treatment. The pill, which rapidly shrinks the most deadly of skin tumours and has produced
India's leading brands of honey contain high levels of antibiotics. A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has brought to light that banned antibiotics including chloramphenicol, broad spectrum ciproflaxacin and enthromycin are found across leading brands sold in the market. These include, CSE claims, such noted …
In what may be a case of adopting double standard, India allows export of top quality, pure honey to US and Europe, but turn a blind eye to sale of antibiotic-laden honey in the domestic market. A survey of 12 popular honey brands including two imported products available in the …
A study by Centre for Science and Environment indicates that meat, milk, poultry may also be laced Sreejiraj Eluvangal NEW DELHI Our cities might be sitting on top of a volcano of antibiotic contamination of food items, according to a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). …
New Delhi, Sept 15: Leading Indian and foreign brands of honey have high levels of antibiotics, which could pose major health problems and increase resistance to certain drugs, a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed on Wednesday. The study included leading companies such as Dabur, Himalaya …
CSE study finds antibiotic contamination in honey Shillong: Nectar, a symbol of well-being and natural purity, is contaminated with high levels of antibiotics, and transformed into honey by bees is bad for your health. A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed this on Wednesday. …
Antibiotics can cause long-lasting changes in the bacteria living in the human gut. As changes in gut flora could increase the risk of some chronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, each course of antibiotics may represent a trade-off between short-term benefit and long-term risk. Les Dethlefsen and David Relman …
Tirupati, Sept 14: As many as 16 patients reacted badly to tuberculosis injections that were administered to them at the S.V.R.R. Government Hospital here and have become seriously ill. According to the victims, the paramedical staff at the hospital gave ceftrioxione injections to about 70 patients in the TB ward …
