Tag: India health crisis
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India Faces Yet Another Cough Syrup Poisoning as Diethylene Glycol Contaminations Resurface
Overview: Poison in a Common Household Medicine In another deadly chapter of a long-running public health concern, India has reported multiple cough syrup contaminations linked to diethylene glycol, a toxic industrial solvent. At least 19 children have died after consuming medicines marketed as relief from cough and fever. The outbreak underlines a pattern that has…