The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it ordered immediate action against the sale of a Nestle dairy product after a laboratory analysis determined that a sample of Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener obtained from Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit) was unsafe....
are needed to strengthen case detection, particularly in remote and difficult-to-reach areas, as reported figures may not fully reflect the actual prevalence of the disease....
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the dispatch of a consignment of 24 metric tonnes of frozen food products from Sonipat in Haryana to Canada, according to a statement issued by the Commerce Ministry on Friday....
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 4,000, with 4,018 deaths reported among 8,300 confirmed cases across seven provinces, the latest figures released Friday by Congolese health authorities showed....
At least 24 personnel who have come to Gujarat for preparations for the 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' (National Unity Day) parade have tested positive for dengue at the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital in the past two days, while several others remain under observation after developing fever and body ache, a senior hospital official said ...
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has directed the Ashoknagar district administration to immediately improve ultrasound services and facilities for pregnant women at the district hospital following complaints about inconvenience faced by patients....
Two newborns who developed life-threatening complications shortly after birth have recovered following prolonged treatment at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, including a premature baby born at 26 weeks weighing just 1 kg and another full-term newborn diagnosed with a multidrug-resistant bacterial infection....
Tripura on Thursday launched a month-long breast cancer awareness campaign to promote breast health, early detection, awareness of risk factors and continuity of care, health officials said....
The Karnataka government has flagged a wide disparity between the institutional procurement cost and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of high-cost medicines, cancer drugs, antibiotics, medical devices and hospital consumables, with some products found to be sold at MRPs more than 50 t...
The proposed Tura Medical College in Meghalaya continues to face a major faculty shortage, with only 37 teaching staff currently mapped against the 97 required by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for an annual intake of 50 MBBS students, officials said on Thursday....
