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L&T wins Rs 1.5k cr water supply project

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 12:34

Larsen & Toubro on Monday said it has won a turnkey order for Rs 1,489 crore water supply project from Public Health Engineering Department, Ajmer.

Indian nutraceuticals market may touch $6.1 bn by 2020: Study

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 15:40

Nutraceutical product is a food or fortified food product that not only supplements the diet but also assists in treating or preventing diseases (apart from anaemia),providing medical benefits.

Will go through the judgement, before taking any action: Nadda

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 19:00

Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that his Ministry was aware of the judgement and would like to go into the details and consult the officials before taking further action.

PM Modi may announce a universal health cover scheme on Independence Day

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 22:16

The proposed new universal health cover will not have any subsidy element but the policy has to be sold by insurers at highly subsidised premium rates.

Amway, Nestle among violators of manufacturing standards: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 15:58

Amway India and Nestle India are among food business operators who have been found to have violated the regulatory and manufacturing standards leading to recall of their products or withdrawal of NoCs, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said.

IBM to buy Merge Healthcare in $1 billion deal

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 22:16

International Business Machines Corp said it would buy Merge Healthcare Inc, which provides medical images and clinical systems, in a $1 billion deal and combine it with its Watson Health analytics unit.

New health cover for bank employees to be ready by month-end

Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 15:03

All state-run general insurers are likely to issue a master mediclaim policy for bank employees through Indian Banks Association (IBA) by this month end.

Some Baidyanath products contain lead: NYC health department

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 15:28

The New York City Health Department has asked city residents to stop using certain Ayurvedic medications made by a leading Indian pharma company, saying the products contain "elevated" levels of lead and mercury making them unsafe for "human consumption".

US health insurance giant Aetna to buy Humana for $37 bn

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 18:51

Aetna, the second-largest US health insurance player in market capitalisation terms, said it will pay USD 230 dollars per Humana share in a cash and stock deal to create a new entity with around 33 million customers.

US stocks drop; hospitals surge on pro-Obamacare court ruling

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 04:05

Health stocks soared Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of President Barack Obama`s health care reform, but the broader market fell on worries of a Greek default.

'Pass on discount on health insurance claim to policyholders'

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:36

IRDAI said the discount should be in absolute monetary terms and every insurer shall make these procedures as part of their detailed guidelines on claim settlement.

Wockhardt surges 3% on USFDA nod to market pain-relieving drug

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:34

Shares of drug firm Wockhardt rose by nearly 3 percent on Monday as the company received approval from the US health regulator to market its Oxycodone HCl liquid, used for treating chronic pain, in the American market.