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Elder Health Care to invest Rs 120 cr in next 3 yrs Elder Health Care today said it will invest Rs 120 crore over the next three years in promotional activities and expansion of its personal care business. www.business-standard.com
Health Min. assigns DCGI to review provision linking expiry date of APIs with formulations The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare would soon look into a demand from the pharma industry to review a provision in the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, limiting the expiry date of the finished dose formulation based on the period of expiry of active ingredients, it is learnt. www.pharmabiz.com
Health officials raid five-star hotel Chandigarh, Sep 8 (PTI) A team of Health and Excise officials today conducted a raid at a five-star hotel in the city. www.ptinews.com
Kerala Health Minister's plea to Centre Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8: Kerala Health Minister P K Sreemathy today urged the centre to retain the Central Ayurveda Research Institute to protect the health of women and children in the state at Poojappura itself. www.newkerala.com
No need to panic on dengue: Health ministry Even as dengue cases continued to rise alarmingly, the health ministry today said there was no need to panic as the dengue strain was of mild variety. It also gave a clean chit to the Commonwealth Games venues, saying they were clear of mosquito larvae. www.hindustantimes.com
Employers must make health cover for staff: Montek Although India's private health insurance industry's business volumes have grown by over 35 per cent a year in the last few years, a staggering 85 per cent of the population remains uninsured, according to industry estimates. business.rediff.com
FICCI Health Care Excellance Award to Delhi Govt hospital New Delhi, Sep 8 : Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, a Delhi Government hospital, has won the FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2010. www.newkerala.com
U.S. Labor Department awards $8 million in safety and health training grants WASHINGTON, D.C. : The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Friday awarded $8 million in safety and health training grants. www.newkerala.com
Health ministry to issue direction to states u/s 33P of D&C Act on Spurious Drugs Act Guidelines The tussle between the Union health ministry and the pharma industry over the notification of the Guidelines attached to the Spurious Drugs Act to allay apprehensions about the various provisions of the Act will end soon as the ministry will soon issue directions to the state drug authorities under section 33P of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act. www.pharmabiz.com
Tax benefits for firms providing health cover? Planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, who argued for making mandatory for organised sector employers to take health insurance cover for employees in order to help spread the reach of insurance products, emphasised on providing incentives to employers providing heath cover. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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