Cow urine and dung are the bases for the soaps, face packs and incense sticks and no synthetic ingredients are used in their products.

As the industry is trying to digest the development, not totally unexpected though, there are fresh concerns on what could come next as the ministry-appointed Prof Kokate Expert committee had discussed banning many more FDC drugs.

India reportedly boasts around 2,000 FDCs, four times more that what's available in the US.

The FDC medicines are two or more drugs contained in a single dosage form. The health ministry says it took the decision to ban these drugs after the Drugs Technical Advisory Board suggested these drugs might pose a risk to human beings.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is the most prevalent cause of infertility among women.

According to a study published in 2017 by the New England Journal of Medicine, India has 14.4 million obese children - to put this in perspective this is greater than the population of ten Indian states.

Wrong footwear and common foot problems may lead to severe health hazards.

Diagnostic tests have moved beyond identifying the ailment and are now guiding doctors on the line of treatment to follow.

Most leading hospitals are struggling to make profits. At the same time, new formats, specialties and technology assisted ventures are coming up with a promise of transforming the sector.

Acute stress could trigger hypertension, cardiovascular conditions or diabetes.

AI-powered, personalised 'digital drugs' are a reality now in health interventions.

Signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders can be subtle and often overlap with other health issues.

\"The company has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Bupropion Hydrochloride tablets,\" Alembic Pharmaceuticals said in a BSE filing.

The Indian pharma has recently seen a perceptible slide in the number of new products hitting the market. According to the analysts, slippages are more in select therapies and they attribute this to several reasons.

The US FDA recently gave green signal to market IDx-DR, a medical device to detect diabetic retinopathy, a disease in which high blood sugar damages blood vessels in the retina of eyes and leads to the vision loss.

As we head into the summer months, keeping an eye on water consumption and other precautions can help protect renal health.

Erratic sleeping patterns may be inevitable, but with a few lifestyle changes, their adverse impact on health can be minimised, if not eliminated.