India News Updates Live: US CDC report suggests child deaths in Gambia linked to consumption of made-in-India cough syrups – The Economic Times
India News Updates: A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the consumption of made-in-India cough syrups that were allegedly contaminated.
In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued an alert stating that the four cough syrups being supplied to Gambia by the India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd were of substandard quality and claimed that they were linked to the death of many children in Gambia.
A CDC report released on Friday stated, “This investigation strongly suggests that medications contaminated with Diethylene Glycol [DEG] or Ethylene Glycol [EG] imported into the Gambia led to this Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) cluster among children.”
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Power Bank App fraud case: ED conducts searches at 14 locations, seizures made, 3 held
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- “Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday, conducted searches at asmany as 14 premises pertaining to M/s. Sagar Diamond Limited, aBSE-listed company, M/s. RHC Global Exports Limited, their directornamely Vaibhav Dipak Shah and their associates in Surat SEZ, Ahmedabadand Mumbai in Power Bank App fraud case,” the ED stated in a pressrelease on Friday.
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CDC report suggests child deaths in Gambia linked to consumption of made-in-India cough syrups
- A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the consumption of made-in-India cough syrups that were allegedly contaminated.
- In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued an alert stating that the four cough syrups being supplied to Gambia by the India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd were of substandard quality and claimed that they were linked to the death of many children in Gambia.
- A CDC report released on Friday stated, “This investigation strongly suggests that medications contaminated with Diethylene Glycol [DEG] or Ethylene Glycol [EG] imported into the Gambia led to this Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) cluster among children.”
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- O’Connor said the site of the removal on Biden’s chest has “healed nicely” and the president will continue regular skin screenings as part of his routine health plan. Basal cells are among the most common and easily treated forms of cancer — especially when caught early.
- O’Connor said they do not tend to spread like other cancers, but could grow in size, which is why they are removed.
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