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Johnson and Johnson: SC Closes Case for Faulty Hip Implants

The court said that the Centre has taken steps...

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72 People Infected With Zika Virus in Rajasthan, Health Min Asks States to Intensify Vector Control

The Zika virus causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis and...

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Explainer: How Bad Is the ‘Polio Vaccine Contamination’ Controversy?

The Wire Analysis 03/10/2018

The alarm is warranted – the virus was found...

The panel had also suggested that the company pay compensation of around Rs 20 lakh to the affected patients.. Credit: Reuters/File Photo

Faulty Hip Implants Case: Government Asks ‘Victims’ to Approach State or Central Panels

The move came after a panel said in its...

Pregnant woman, in Anand town, resting. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

Modi Government Gears up for Oxytocin Retail-Ban to Avoid Stock-Outs

The Wire Staff 07/08/2018

With the Centre set to restrict the manufacture and...

Oxytocin is a controversial hormonal drug which is given via intramuscular injection and used widely in the area of dairy, agriculture and horticulture. Credit: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade

PMO Keen on Regulating Oxytocin, a Hormone Misused on Cattle

Anoo Bhuyan 03/07/2018

The hormone is used to excessively milk cattle, but...

Kozhikode: Animal Husbandry department and forest officials collect bats from a well of a house after the outbreak of 'Nipah' virus, near Perambra in Kozhikode on Monday. The Nipah virus has so far claimed three lives in Kerala while one person is undergoing treatment and 8 others are under observation in Kozhikode district. Credit: PTI

Samples of Fruit-Eating Bats to Be Tested for Nipah Virus

The WHO has named Nipah as one of the...