Mint Explainer: The brouhaha behind India’s masala mixes and their contamination

Time and again, food safety authorities from different countries have labelled certain Indian spice mixes as…

A. M. Naik, Madhusudan Kela invest in med-tech firm S3V

L&T Group chairman emeritus A. M. Naik, investor Madhusudan Kela and other high net worth individuals…

Chemicals linked to cancer found in Acne creams including Proactiv, Clearasil

Acne products from brands including Proactiv, Target Corp.’s Up & Up and Clinique have elevated levels…

Roche Pharma launches Vabysmo to treat vision impairment

New Delhi: Roche Pharma India, a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, has launched Vabysmo (faricimab)…

FDA warns consumers not to use rings, smartwatches to measure blood sugar

Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the…

Alternatives to the laboratory mouse

Editor’s note (November 29th 2023): On November 28th America’s Food and Drug Administration accepted a “Reasonable…

US FDA raises concerns on Merck’s chronic cough drug gefapixant

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday raised concerns that data on Merck’s chronic…

Thousands ready to volunteer for Elon Musk’s brain chip implant startup

After changing bringing phenomenal change in the space and automobile industry with his companies, Elon Musk…

Glenmark Pharma’s generic drug to treat psoriatic arthritis gets U.S. FDA approval 

Drug-maker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ Apremilast Tablets, 10 mg, 20 mg and 30 mg, a generic version of…

Ipca Labs API plant in Ratlam gets 11 U.S. FDA observations

Drugmaker Ipca Laboratories’ active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facility in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, has been issued…