Drug inspectors visited its facility in Ghaziabad to seize stocks and investigate the source of contaminationThe drug controller general of India has launched a probe into Bio-Med’s facility after samples of meningitis vaccine failed the sterility test at government labs in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
2 min read19 Jul 2019The type-2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it
3 min read14 Jan 2019The Bio-Med MD was arrested after traces of polio strain 2 virus were found in polio vaccines produced at the company in September, but he received bail 14 days later
2 min read5 Nov 2018A three-member team constituted by the DCGI has started investigation into the issue
3 min read4 Oct 2018The three-member team will start its investigation on Wednesday to identify the possible cause of contamination
3 min read1 Oct 2018We are seeing an alarming spike across developing countries in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases
4 min read3 Sep 2018Promising new technologies have the potential to make much of the world's current animal research obsolete
5 min read13 Feb 2018A study found over 40% of 45,076 patients, in 75 selected studies for review, suspected for resistance to any first-line anti-TB drugs, tested positive in the last 20 years
2 min read26 Oct 2017The disposal of waste from medical devices should be brought under government regulation as they are a major health hazard, health ministry tells environment ministry
2 min read6 Oct 2017The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come out with draft guidelines on a 'bar code system' for proper disposal of bio-medical waste
2 min read14 Aug 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared