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The Zika Virus: An Emergency Management Panel Discussion

The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it

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Why Nutrition Matters

Eat fruits for breakfast every weekday. With your schedule, remembering to eat fruit through the day may become a challenge.

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US Industry Body Says India Agreed To Not Issue 'Compulsory' Drug Licences

India has given private assurances that it will not grant licences allowing local firms to override patents and make cheap copies of drugs by big Western drugmakers, a US business advocacy group said

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Pharma Crusader Takes Drug Regulators To Court

Dinesh Thakur made his name, and almost $48 million as a whistleblower award from the United States, when US regulators fined Ranbaxy $500 million for violating federal drug safety laws

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AIIMS To Add 100 Beds For Burn And Plastic Surgery Patients

An estimated 7 million people suffer burn injuries in India annually and nearly 10 per cent of these are life threatening and require hospitalisation

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US Firm Eli Lilly Introduces Once-A-Week Diabetes Drug Trulicity In India

India, with the world’s second largest diabetic population, was one of Lilly’s first few targeted markets for this biological drug soon after its launch in the US

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Budget Again Disappoints On Larger Schemes For Healthcare Sector

The Union Budget 2016-17 has again disappointed the healthcare sector on the larger schemes such as National Health Mission and universal coverage

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Healthcare: A Collective National Agenda

India accounts for 21 per cent of the world’s burden of disease and the healthcare supply chain across funding, talent, infrastructure remains in short supply

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