Govt launches free contraceptive shots for women

Once every three months, women in the age group of 18-45 years will be given contraceptive injections free of cost at all state-run primary health centres and hospitals, state health minister C Vijaya Baskar said, launching the centrally-funded ‘Antara’ scheme at the Egmore Women and Children hospital on Thursday. Recommended By Colombia The depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injection -added to the present basket of options such as condoms, intra-uterine devices, oral pills, morning-after pills and sterilisation procedures for men and women -contains the birth control hormone progestogen and is promoted…

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Insulin, hepatitis B shots may get cheaper

Scientists at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, have for the first time in India developed indigenous technology to produce protein-based medicines like insulin, streptokinase (clot buster) and the hepatitis B vaccine. They expect this to cut the cost of these medicines by 3-4 times. India is largely dependent on imported and patented technology (expression vector) for production of insulin, streptokinase and hepatitis B etc. The importance of IMTECH’s work can be gauged from the fact that India is No.2 in the world after China in diabetes and hepatitis B patients:…

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Xiaomi Mi Max Allegedly Hits Certiwi-fication site With snap shots, wireless

beforehand of the may also 10 occasion wherein Xiaomi is anticipated to reveal the Mi Max alongside the MIUI eight ROM, the smartphone seems to have passed Tenaa, the chinese telecommunications certiwirelesscation authority, revealing purported wi-fi and its design. As per the list of the Mi Max, the phone looks very much like the Mi observe telephone that released remaining yr. It has no physical button as rumoured previously. instead, the handset capabilities a wi-fingerprint scanner on the lower back. one of the pix noticed at Tenaa additionally recommend the…

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Xiaomi Mi Max, Mi Band 2 Leaked in live snap shots

beforehand of Xiaomi’s might also 10 occasion, the but-to-be-announced Mi Max smartphone and the subsequent-technology Mi Band were noticed in leaked stay pix. In one of the pix, Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi Max telephone has been leaked in an image that gives the first purported glimpse of the phablet. the brand new leaked picture (via Mobipicker) contradicts an earlier file and claims that the Mi Max may game Mi notice-like layout. An earlier record had hinted that Mi Max might also function a similar design language to the company’s flagship, the…

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