Antibiotic resistance kills millions in India

IANS | December 5, 2023 2:05 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) India ranks among countries with the highest mortality rates due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and statistics show that one child dies every nine minutes due to illnesses caused by bugs that resist antibiotics.

Over 40 cough syrup manufacturers fail quality test: Report

IANS | December 4, 2023 8:31 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) More than 40 companies manufacturing cough syrups in the country have failed quality tests, a CDSCO report said citing the lab tests conducted in different states in the aftermath of reports linking India-made cough syrups to 141 child fatalities globally.