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In India, this week, headlines capture the outrage. "Cough Syrup Horror" reads India Today. New Delhi Television Ltd or NDTV declares: "Toxic Cough Syrup Scare: What Went Wrong And Why All Syrups Aren ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced "deep concern" over gaps in India's drug safety regulations, following the deaths of at least 20 children from contaminated cough syrups. It has also ...

The deaths occurred in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh after the children allegedly consumed cough syrup contaminated with toxic diethylene glycol Becca Longmire is a digital news ...

CHHINDWARA, India, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in the central ...

Indian police have arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company after a cough syrup made at his plant was linked to the deaths of at least 21 children, officials said on Thursday. Most of the ...

Shivani Thakre, 24, the mother of a child who died after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of multiple children, sits on a sofa with her child’s toys nearby and a ...

At least 20 children in India died after they consumed a specific brand of cough syrup that was contaminated with a deadly toxin, according to reports. Citing police, Reuters on Thursday reported that ...

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NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Indian authorities said on Saturday they are investigating if contaminated cough syrup caused the deaths of nine children in a central state after a batch of the ...