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FSSAI directs food businesses to replace rusted knives, warns of action for non-compliance New Delhi, June 18 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday said ...

Armed groups in Congo hinder Ebola response: UN United Nations, June 18 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Violent armed groups, some briefly detaining aid workers, are obstructing the Ebola response in the eastern Democratic ...

Cough syrups to be sold only through licensed pharmacies: Govt New Delhi, June 16 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Fifth Amendment), removing an exemption that allowed ...

Nurse's suicide sparks protest in Rajasthan, govt assures job to kin Jaipur, June 13 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The suicide of a 25-year-old contractual nursing staff member, Deepak Kharwal, in Jaipur after the ...

US tightens licensing requirements for certain medical device exports to N. Korea Washington, June 13 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The US Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring "specific authorisation" ...

Ebola cases in Congo rise to 689, death toll reaches 139 Kinshasa, June 13 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has ...

Kerala CM flags 'uncertain future' of medics working in UAE, seeks PM Modi’s intervention Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assistance ...

Australian study identifies early blood marker for lung cancer risk Melbourne, June 6 (IANS/GURPUNEET SIDHU) A newly identified "blood signature" may predict lung cancer risk more than five years before ...

Nadda slams Kharge, cites major health gains in NFHS-6 under Modi govt New Delhi, June 6 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday strongly countered Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's ...

Union Health Secretary unveils app for tobacco-free educational institutions New Delhi, May 29 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Reaffirming the Central government’s fight against tobacco and nicotine addiction, Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary ...