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US President Biden likely infected with BA5 Covid variant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden who is suffering from COVID 19 is likely infected by highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5.
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Australia promotes oral antiviral treatments amid COVID-19 surge in winter
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has launched a campaign to encourage the uptake of antiviral treatments for coronavirus amid surging COVID-19 cases in winter.
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Zambia to start administering oral antiviral COVID-19 pills
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.
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Oral antiviral drug targets key part of respiratory syncytial virus: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of viral genetic material has been identified, a finding that could provide an effective treatment against RSV disease.
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Research shows that scientists serendipitously discover rare cluster compo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], June 19 (ANI): Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a new compound from the group that could prove to be a catalyst. The compounds known as polyoxometalates contain a large group of metal oxides that carry a negative charge. The
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IIT Madras-designed trial shows efficacy of Indomethacin drug in treating
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The trials designed by the researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have has shown the excellent efficacy of Indomethacin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, as an antiviral agent in the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 pat
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DCGI approves Themis Medicare's VIRALEX for Covid-19 treatment
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI/Target Media): In a landmark development for the treatment of COVID-19, Themis Medicare Ltd. (Themis), a Pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai with a legacy of over 50 years of making new treatment options available, announced the approval of its a
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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency measures in half of prefectures under r
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government on Thursday is set to announce that the current COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in place will be extended beyond the Sunday deadline in roughly half of the 31 prefectures where enhanced antiviral measures are in place.
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Hepatitis C patients cured with antiviral medicines less likely to be hosp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Michigan [US], February 20 (ANI): Hepatitis C is defined as an infection caused by a virus that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation. The virus is spread by contact with contaminated blood; for example, from sharing needles or from unsterile tattoo equipment. Recent research has ident
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Researchers pinpoint how Zika virus evades cell's antiviral response
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 19 (ANI): In a new study of the Zika virus, Northwestern University scientists have discovered a key mechanism used by the virus to evade the antiviral response of the cell it is attacking. This finding contributed to a better understanding of how viruses in
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COVID treatment guidelines don't include Molnupiravir, Monoclonal antibody
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): According to the revised guidelines issued by AIIMS, ICMR - COVID 19 National Task Force and Joint Monitoring Group (DGHS) under Union Health Ministry for management of adult COVID-19 patients, there is no evidence of injectable steroids in those who does
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Molnupiravir does not come under National Treatment Task Force for COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Antiviral drug Molnupiravir is not included in the National treatment task force for COVID-19, said Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava on Wednesday.
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