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
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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