Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it will pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to 67 identified patients affected by the company's faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants.


J&J to pay 67 patients Rs 25 lakh compensation each


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The concentration level of antibiotics in rivers around the world exceed 'safe' levels by up to 300 times, says a study.


Antibiotics in most rivers found above 'safe' levels


People who regularly read with their kids are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and their children are less likely to be hyperactive and have attention problems, say researchers.


Reading with kids can make you a better parent


Biotech major Biocon on Wednesday said it would soon market in Canada its anti-breast cancer drug Ogivri, which it co-developed with the US-based Mylan, following approval by the Canadian health regulator.


Biocon to soon market breast cancer drug in Canada


Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered "immediate" return of garbage containers to Canada after Ottawa did not comply with a deadline to remove the waste it had sent six years ago, officials said on Wednesday.


Duterte orders immediate return of trash to Canada


Longevity along with wellness is a process of moving towards a higher equilibrium of physical, mental and emotional well-being to lead a long and fulfilled life, while preventing disease, says a new book by Sujata Kelkar Shetty, a trained biological scientist.


Longevity, welness the secret of a long life


Think twice before having a glass of milk. You may be drinking a 'cocktail of milk, white paint and detergent. Come summer, and there is acute shortage of milk in the country, and it is during these months that milk and related products tend to turn more unsafe than other foods.


Caution: The froth in your milk could be detergent


A doctor and some nurses at a government hospital in Jharkhand's Giridih were beaten up by relatives of three newborn babies who died on Tuesday, police said.


Doctor, nurses beaten up after three newborn die in Jharkhand


Spelling relief to around 250 post-graduate students on the warpath since nearly a fortnight, Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao on Monday signed an ordinance to provide benefit of reservations in admissions to social and educationally backward classes in medical and dental undergraduate and post-graduate courses.


Maharashtra promulgates ordinance for SEBC quota in medical education


A complaint by a customer alleging a glass pieces being found in a burger at a Burger King outlet here last week is being investigated, a police official said on Monday.


'Glass piece in burger' complaint against Burger King outlet


The Indian pharmaceutical industry has become almost synonymous with the US regulatory authorities.


Cartels and collusion - will the cycle ever stop? (Column: Active Voice)


The Delhi High Court on Friday extended its stay on the ban on a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) order banning the sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import and advertisement of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes, till August 22, the next date fixed for further hearing.


Delhi HC extends stay on circular banning e-cigarettes


A mass HIV detection programme in a village in Pakistan has resulted in more than 400 children and 100 adults diagnosed with the virus following widespread social alarm that broke out after a doctor was reported for negligence, authorities said on Friday.


Over 500 test positive for HIV in Pakistani village


Migration from polluting vehicles that burn fossil fuels to electric vehicles, ideally using electricity generated sustainably could significantly reduce the incidence of cardiopulmonary illness due to air pollution, says a study.


Electric cars can help you live longer


Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley Infrastructure's Indian arm on Wednesday announced Rs 145 crore investment in HealthMaP Diagnostics Ltd, a subsidiary of Manipal Health Enterprise Ltd, to expand its chain of diagnostic imaging centres across the country.


Morgan Stanley invests Rs 145 cr in Manipal Health subsidiary


The US-based international healthcare provider Columbia Pacific Management would set up its first senior living community in this tech hub, an official said on Wednesday.


US healthcare firm to open senior living homes in Bengaluru


While eight in 10 mothers in India believe technology has made parenting easier, 70 per cent mothers claim to have used a smartphone for rearing their kids, according to a new survey.


70% moms in India use smartphone for parenting: Survey


ITC chairman Y.C. Deveshwar passed away on Saturday in a Gurugram hospital. He was 72, and was ITC's longest serving corporate head.


ITC chairman Deveshwar passes away at 72


ITC Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer, company sources said. He was 72.


ITC Chairman YC Deveshwar dead


Ahead of Mother's Day on May 12, actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, a mother to a boy, pledged to save the life of every newborn by creating awareness on child healthcare and immunisation here on Friday.


Kareena Kapoor Khan makes pledge for Mother's Day


The government has paid Rs 71,500 crore towards the three major direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), National Health Mission (NHM) and food subsidy schemes up to February 2019, according to a Finance Ministry data.

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