Use of hormonal birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%, says studyThe use of progestogen-only contraceptives has increased substantially in recent years.
23 Mar, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
Family planning vision 2030 to focus on men to check populationStrategies to overcome teenage childbearing, lack of male participation in awareness programmes, migration and lack of access to contracept...
28 Jul, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
India on its way to achieve population stabilisation: MoS HealthThe modern contraceptive usage has increased to 56.5 per cent and the Unmet Need for Family Planning has declined to 9.4 per cent, accordin...
03 Dec, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
Bihar: New policy for population control to be ready soonBihar was one of the seven states called to participate in the first public consultation scheduled by the Niti Aayog last week on populatio...
28 Dec, 2019, 04.26 PM IST
Cipla gets USFDA nod for contraceptive injectionThe injection is indicated only for the prevention of pregnancy.
28 Jan, 2019, 02.17 PM IST
Cipla gets USFDA nod for contraceptive injectionDepo-Provera and its generic equivalents had US sales of around USD 159 million for the 12-month period ending November 2018, Cipla further...
28 Jan, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
Myth busted! Birth-control pills do not cause depressionThere is no evidence to show that contraceptive pills may harm mental health.
27 Feb, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
- Common birth control drug may up risk of HIV
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (IANS) Taking a popular injectable contraceptive drug is likely to increase the risk of developing HIV infection by 40 ...
05 Jan, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
Govt to introduce injectable contraceptives for womenGovernment has decided to introduce injectable contraceptives for women in the public health system, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said.
08 Dec, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Government to go ahead with birth control injectionsDrugs Technical Advisory Board's recommendations are based on studies conducted by the ICMR in India for injectable contraceptives.
27 Sep, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
Most women opting for contraceptive injection are unaware of health risksFor reasons of privacy and confidentiality as they don't want others to know what contraceptives they are using.
24 Aug, 2015, 08.30 AM IST
Mylan may buy contraceptive co Famy Care for Rs 3,000 croreMylan is said to have pipped private equity bids from Bain Capital and Advent to move closer to a deal. Hong Kong-based AIF Capital holds 1...
21 Jan, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
US PE firm TA Associates in talks to buy 35% stake in drugmaker Famy Care for Rs 1,200 croreThe shareholders’ agreement between AIF Capital and the promoters gives a drag-along right to the fund in case of an exit.
08 Oct, 2014, 02.30 AM IST
TA Associates in talks to buy 35% stake in Famy Care“TA Associates is in talks with the investors and Taparias, the promoters. The deal is expected to be signed post Diwali,” one of the perso...
07 Oct, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
Promoters, AIF Capital may sell up to 75 per cent stake in Famy CareFamy Care, founded by JP Taparia in 1990 from a small manufacturing unit in Mumbai, is now the third-largest maker of over-the-counter cont...
20 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- DFID to roll out project on family planning in Odisha
DFID has agreed to roll out a reproductive health framework project worth Rs 40 crore to address the need for family planning in Odisha.
28 May, 2013, 06.31 PM IST
- HLL targeting 60% growth
Contraceptives major, Hindustan Latex Ltd (HLL) is targeting a 60 per cent growth in the current fiscal eyeing a turnover of Rs 350 crore t...
22 Aug, 2006, 12.10 PM IST