Notwithstanding recommendations of the parliamentary standing committee which rejected the proposed rural medicine course, the Union health ministry has decided to approach the Cabinet shortly.

With the government failing to get through Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill in this session of the Parliament-that proposed to reconstitute the elected body of the Medical Council of India (MCI

As senior doctors from All-India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) continue to join exodus from the venerated institute, AIIMS does not seem to be a dream destination of every doctor and medical professional any longer. This year, already three more doctors have taken voluntary retirement to join private hospital.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided not to issue eligibility certificate to all those who wish to study MBBS course (or its equivalent course) at the universities in Curacao (an island in Southern Caribbean Sea) after the Indian embassy in Caracas raised serious apprehensions regarding the credibility of medical courses offered at St. Martinus University, Faculty of Medicine, Curacao, and Avalon University School of Medicine, Curacao.

Years after it was first mooted, the HIV/AIDS bill that proposes to protect the rights of affected people seems to be gathering dust. The draft of the bill was finalised first in the year 2006.

The parliamentary standing committee on health expressed “shock” over the “continued inaction” on the part of the Union health ministry on the earlier report of the committee that suggested that many drugs were approved in the country without having undergone clinical trials to check for their safety. Condemning the ministry’s action, the committee said that this shows that there was an “intention to save the guilty”.

The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare in its recent report has asked the government to take “immediate action” over popular anti-depressant Deanxit (Flupen-thixol+Melitracen).

Under pressure from the tobacco industry, the Union health ministry has decided to make changes in the “ratio” of pictorial warnings to be used on tobacco products.

Here is a word of caution for all those health freaks who use dietary supplements to reduce their weight. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), dietary supplements containing a stimulant called dimethylamylamine (DMAA) that promise weight loss, muscle building and performance enhancement can elevate blood pressure and could lead to cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, shortness of breath and tightening of the chest and even death.

Here is a word of caution for all those health freaks who use dietary supplements to reduce their weight. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), dietary supplements containing a stimulant called dimethylamylamine (DMAA) that promise weight loss, muscle building and performance enhancement can elevate blood pressure and could lead to cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, shortness of breath and tightening of the chest and even death.