Will you sell veterinary medicines at night, asks CM
18 August 2014 19:59 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked Independent legislator Naresh Sawal if he would sell veterinary medicines at late night, after the duo had an argument over availability of drugs during emergency. READ
Every Goan village has HIV patient: Health Min
11 August 2014 19:47 IST
Goa does not have a single village unaffected with HIV, state Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said today. READ
Modifiled Mediclaim scheme next week: Parsekar
28 July 2014 22:20 IST
Goa government today said the modified mediclaim scheme covering its population would be notified within a week. READ
FDA suspends 8 pharmacy licences
29 October 2013 13:05 IST
In a bid to check misuse of psychotropic substances supplied through various pharmacies, the Goa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) department has started suspending licences of retailers found violating the laws. READ
50 breast cancer survivors to walk Miramar
22 October 2013 21:21 IST
Breast cancer survivors and others will walk along the picturesque Miramar beach near here on October 27 to create awareness about the disease. READ
Turmeric could prevent cervical cancer
18 October 2013 17:30 IST
A component named circumin in turmeric, a herbal cure for many diseases for ages, could prevent and cure Human Papiloma Virus infection which leads to cervical cancer in women, scientists at Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute ... READ
Bill protecting Drs passed despite opposition
15 October 2013 19:41 IST Goa Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill giving protection to medical and para-medical practitioners notwithstanding the reservations expressed by half a dozen members from the opposition as well as the ruling benches. READ
Human Rights Cmsn notice over IPHB director
03 October 2013 11:15 IST
The Goa State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC) has issued a notice to the state government for having failed to appoint a director for the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) ever since it started ... READ
60 students to get para-medical edu at GMC
02 September 2013 21:34 IST
Goa government today launched five para-medical courses in health science at the Goa Medical College, with 60 seats. READ
GMC's pre-Portuguese Konkani panchanamas in danger
27 July 2013 17:17 IST
Even as Asia's oldest medical college in Goa is readying to move its forensic department to plush premises on August 15, shifting safely the six-decade-old records of police inquest 'panchnamas' is posing a challenge. READ
