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Alkermes plc announced the initiation of ENLIGHTEN-Early, a supportive study in the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program for ALKS 3831, an investigational, novel, once-daily, oral atypical antipsychotic drug candidate designed to be a broad-spectrum treatment for schizophrenia.
The government of Punjab will establish two 50-bed Ayush hospitals in the state, Health Minister Brahm Mohindra said. Standardized services of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy would also be provided to patients indoors and outdoors in these hospitals, he added.
Puerto Rico stated that the Zika 2016 epidemic is over, saying that transmission of the virus that can cause birth defects when exposed to pregnant women has fallen
The central government is firm in its plan to introduce an electronic platform to regulate the sale of drugs despite opposition from chemists.
Government of Assam and Tata Trusts, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide comprehensive cancer care and ensure affordable quality treatment for cancer patients in the state. Assam is one of the states that has the highest per capita cancer burden in India. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed under the presence of Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Assam along with R. Venkataramanan, Managing Trustee, Tata Trusts.
Tobacco and other tobacco use kill more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, also warning of the environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste.
Almost 40% of Ayurveda products, including Baba Ramdev's Patanjali articles, were found inferior by Haridwar's Ayurveda and Unani's Office, a revealed Right to Information (RTI) response.Out of the 82 samples collected between 2013 and 2016, 32 failed the quality test.
The Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS has classified microbeads as unsafe for use in cosmetic products, the government reported to the National Green Court. The petition was made in response to a plea filed by Ashwini Kumar, a Delhi lawyer, who sought a total ban on the use of microspheres in the manufacture, import and sale of various cosmetics or personal care products.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told a bank headed by Judge Jawad Rahim that BIS published a document on May 16 Classification of raw materials and cosmetic supplements, Part 2 List of raw materials generally not recognized as safe for its Use in cosmetics By incorporating non biodegradable polymer microbeads into the prohibited list.
It is stated that this draft notification was not issued by the Ministry of Health but was issued by a different department which is BIS. After this information, the affidavit containing the draft notification was submitted to the approval of the General Controller Of Drugs of India, an affidavit by the Health Ministry said.
Kumar has claimed that microspheres escape filtration and wastewater treatment processes and end up in rivers, which ultimately lead to the ocean where they contribute to the huge amount of plastic soup in the environment. Attorney Sumeer Sodhi, who appears before the petitioner, said that the voluntary step of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ban cosmetics microspheres would be a monumental step to reduce the water pollution.
The voluntary step of the Ministry of Health would be a monumental step towards reducing water pollution from plastic (marine and other) and would put India on the list of one of the few countries that have taken a step In this direction. The same has happened of course in promoting the cause raised by the applicant, he said.
The NGT had previously directed the Center to test cosmetic products containing microspheres after a request to prohibit their use in soil that are extremely hazardous to aquatic life and the environment. He said it is the governments duty to ensure that no dangerous product is allowed to be manufactured or sold to the public and directed to the Central Drug Organization to analyze the products in a laboratory and report in four weeks.
In an opening speech to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tata Memorial Hospital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited new companies to focus on more research for innovative medical devices.
Africa faces problems in the health sector, including the shortage of doctors, nurses and the lack of health infrastructure developed, said Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal.
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