Illogical formula

Lopsided drug trial compensation plan marginalises the unemployed and homemakers

Clinical trials: compensation may be given only if injury directly relates to trials

Health authority says final decision on the matter may take time

CAG finds lapses in dental education

Slams health ministry for granting permission to dental colleges with inadequate infrastructure and faculty

Curing the ills of pharma FDI

Foreign investment in existing pharma companies will be allowed with riders

Indo-US deal undermines food safety

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

Science & Technology - Briefs

Big promises to curb hypertension, but no funds

India does not have sufficient funds or plan to eradicate non-communicable diseases

Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB

A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control

Polio vaccine compulsory for those travelling to select countries

India is in no mood to risk the polio free status it achieved earlier this year

Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka

Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015

Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality

Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better

Australia pulls out Indian gutka ad

Kamla Pasand had boundary line advertisements in India-Australia matches

Cap on trans fats

No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report

Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

Diabetes drug ban spells trouble for patients, doctors

Experts say pioglitazone difficult to substitute and health ministry has imposed ban without a back up plan

Allocate 3 per cent of GDP to healthcare, says Indian Medical Association

Recommendations for Union Budget 2013-14 include wooing private sector; public health experts sceptical

Superbug prompts antibiotics policy

Standard treatment guidelines will determine drug prescription

Budget brings no relief to health sector

FM does not mention Universal Health Coverage, combines rural and urban health missions while making allocations

IN SHORT

In short

National plan on non-communicable diseases

No labelling for GM food

New food safety regulation ignores it despite a four-year-old law

After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims

Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required