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Panel suggests selling allergy drugs OTC

An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended that three popular allergy drugs are safe enough to be used without a prescription. The FDA does not have to follow the advice of its advisory committee, though it usually does. There is no deadline for making a decision. // "Drugs are prescription for a reason. They have the ability to do both good and harm. C...

Chinese PLA Names Bogus Army Medical Bodies Selling Fake Drugs

China's armed forces health department today published a list of 16 bogus military medical institutions advertising fake medicines as the government intensified efforts to crack down on drugs fraud.// "These bogus military institutions advertised fake drugs in newspapers, magazines and on websites, posing a serious threat to public health and to the image of the People's Liberation Ar...

Weight loss given a thrust with e-counselling

Those who are following a web based weight loss programme can be doubly benefited, if this is accompanied with behavioural counselling//. This is the finding of a research study appearing in the August 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine conducted by researchers at The Miriam Hospital and University of North Carolina. "As consumers continue to seek information on the web, it's e...

Six Held For Selling Fake Question Papers

Six persons were arrested for allegedly selling fake question papers of the Combined Pre-Medical Test (CPMT), which was held at 137 centres across// 17 districts in the state today, police said. Five persons were arrested in Allahabad and another person was held here for selling CPMT question papers, which later turned out to be fake, they said. Vice Chancellor of K G Dent...

Doctors Warn on Pregnancy Counselling

The Government's proposed new pregnancy counselling Medicare item number may well breach women's privacy, AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, warned today//. Available only to women who are uncertain about whether to continue with their pregnancy, the item would allow identification of women who talk to their GP about termination, Dr Haikerwal said. "This item number would...

Three Compounders Receive Warning against Selling Inhaled Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned three pharmacy compounders to stop selling unapproved inhaled drugs, on Thursday.// The FDA sent warning letters to Reliant Pharmacy Services, RoTech Healthcare, and CCS Medical instructing these companies to halt the manufacture and distribution of several thousands of doses of compounded inhalation drugs which treat conditions like asth...

Revised Pregnancy Counselling Item Still Flawed

AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today the AMA still has serious concerns about the revised new pregnancy counselling Medicare item//, but is relieved that the new version is less likely to pose privacy concerns than the original. The Government previously said the new Medicare item number – due to come into effect from 1 November 2006 - would be available for counselling patie...

Did Eli Lilly Turn Wily With Regard to Their Best-selling Schizophrenia Drug?

Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company, is in a tight spot, defending its position against the law suits from mentally ill patients//, about the company’s best-selling schizophrenia drug, Zyprexa. The company is being blamed for undermining the health risks of the drug, which is being linked to obesity and high blood sugar. On the basis of many supporting documents and internal commu...

Armed Forces Introduce Yoga, Counselling to Counter Stress

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Concerned over a spurt in suicides in the armed forces - 21 this year alone - the defence ministry has taken// a series of counter measures including counselling and yoga classes to help soldiers cope with stress, parliament was informed Wednesday. "Training capsules on relaxation exercises including yoga and meditation have been introduced," even as officers...

IMA Accuses US Companies for Selling Recycled Prosthesis in India

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has accused US multi-national companies of selling recycled prosthesis in India at cheaper prices . "It is shocking but true that US companies are selling recycled prosthesis in India," IMA president Ajay Kumar said here. Kumar alleged that US companies are selling knee and hip prosthesis at $4,000 each in India but in US it is sold...