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The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the sale, distribution and use of Coldrif cough syrup across the state. This decision follows reports of child fatalities in Madhya Pradesh possibly linked to contaminated syrup. Rising Alarm Over Child Deaths In Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, at least nine children have died in recent weeks. Authorities suspect that […]
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In Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, seven out of nine children died after allegedly consuming a cough syrup called Coldrif. The state government acted swiftly after laboratory tests confirmed that the syrup contained diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic industrial chemical. Government Action In response, the Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale, distribution, and
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In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the deaths of 12 children have been linked to alleged complications following the use of cough syrup, prompting a central advisory on its use in young children. Centre Issues Advisory Health authorities in Delhi released an advisory that cautions against prescribing cold and cough syrups to children under two and […]
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In Rajasthan, forty samples of a government-supplied cough syrup reportedly failed quality tests, raising serious concerns about the state’s free medicine scheme. The syrup, linked to the deaths and illnesses of children in Sikar and Bharatpur, was still distributed under the scheme despite earlier bans. Batches Banned and Inquiry Ordered Authorities have banned 22
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President Droupadi Murmu, addressing the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS Deoghar, advised graduating doctors to maintain clinical precision in their work but remain warm and compassionate in their behaviour with patients. Balance Skill With Empathy In her speech to the young doctors, President Murmu said diagnosis and surgery should be accurate and professional, but a