New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition
Research published last year estimates that the many health problems caused by plastic pollution costs the world $1.5 trillion a year.
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U.S. FDA issues warning letter to Aurobindo Pharma’s subsidiary Eugia Pharma
A formulation manufacturing unit of subsidiary Eugia Pharma Specialities near Hyderabad had earlier received four observations and an Official Action Indicated (OAI) status from the regulator
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New trend of injecting banned peptides to ‘optimise’ body
Peptides reproduced in a lab are the active ingredients in many common medications including insulin and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. However unauthorised forms of synthetic peptides sold online have increasingly been promoted by influencers and gyms promising a more effective workout
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Kozhikode’s IMHANS, a leading mental healthcare institute, remains without full-time director
Though previous LDF government had initiated the appointment process, it could not be completed due to various reasons
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Four months on, Karnataka yet to see multi-pair kidney swap transplant
Under kidney paired exchange, a donor who is medically incompatible with their intended recipient can donate to another compatible recipient, while the second donor gives a kidney to the first recipient. A multi-pair exchange extends this arrangement to three or more donor-recipient pairs.
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Supreme Court slams FSSAI for not introducing front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food products
The Bench asks the country’s food regulator whether it does not want children to grow up healthy
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Why vital chemotherapy drugs are in short supply in India
Prices for platinum—the core raw material used in cisplatin and carboplatin—more than doubled, making old price-controlled manufacturing rates financially unviable; additionally, shipping constraints through West Asia have restricted raw material imports from global suppliers. Despite a government move to raise price caps, the shortage persists
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What psychiatric genetics can and cannot tell an Indian family
What can genetics usefully do in your consultation room today? It can reduce blame. A mother did not cause schizophrenia by being ‘too strict’. A father did not ‘transmit’ bipolar disorder through a moral failing. Biology matters and families often find that acknowledgement to be a relief
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Meta meets its own ‘tobacco’ moment as jury selection kicks off trial
Meta founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg is among the star witnesses expected to testify
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LGBTQIA+ face widespread harassment in Arunachal, finds survey
This has led to identity concealment, discrimination-related distress, and low confidence in institutional protection among the community members, the study says
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