Monday 29 May 2017

No steroid-based fairness creams sans prescription

FDA has written to central drug body about unauthorised use of steroids in cosmetic products. 
You may no longer be able to buy fairness creams over the counter without a doctor's prescription, and with good reason. Taking note of the excessive abuse of steroid-rich fairness creams, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and doctors have written to the Central Drug Control Authority to ask that these creams be made a prescription-only item.
Dermatologists in the city are concerned about the rising number of patients who have reported skin problems after using steroid-based fairness creams. In most cases, they buy the cream over the counter without consulting a doctor, leading to sometimes irreversible skin conditions.
"Usage of any cream with such a formula can cause several skin diseases, like thinning of the skin,

Friday 26 May 2017

Just for a son, man has surrogate baby without telling wife

40-year-old woman, who had already filed dowry cases against in-laws, has now filed police complaint against Jaslok Hospital that facilitated a surrogate son for her husband
Prakash Bhostekar was willing to go to any length to get a son. So when his wife of 18 years could not give him a boy, he booted her and their two daughters - aged 14 and 4 years - out of the house. Nine months later, she found out that he now had a son, a boy that Jaslok Hospital gave to him via an illegal surrogacy.
"He always wanted a son, but when I refused to give my consent for surrogacy, he threw me out with my two daughters. Then he opted for surrogacy without my consent. Now he is living with his surrogate son, and has washed his hands off his other two children," said Shubhangi, who has also blamed Jaslok Hospital for ruining her and her childrens' lives. The surrogacy was handled by Dr Firuza Parikh, director of IVF and genetics at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre.