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Experts recommend additional cholesterol-lowering medications for adults a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): According to an international team of experts, additional cholesterol-lowering drugs should be offered to patients with "bad" cholesterol (LDL) levels (70 mg/dl or more) and those at high risk of heart disease.
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Researchers find combining certain medicines with ibuprofen can cause perm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Waterloo (Ontario) [Canada], May 5 (ANI): According to new research, people taking diuretics and renin-angiotensin (RSA) inhibitors for high blood pressure should also be careful to take ibuprofen as the combination can cause acute kidney injury, which can be permanent in some cases.
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Pfizer sets up Asia's first global drug development centre in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 4 (ANI): In a significant move to bring critical research and development capabilities under one roof, pharmaceutical company Pfizer has set up a global drug development centre at the IIT Madras Research Park in Tamil Nadu's Chennai.
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Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI's permission to conduct Covaxin booster trials i
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharma company Bharat Biotech has sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct trials of Covaxin as COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in the 2-18 age group, sources said.
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Foreign national held with Heroin worth Rs 11.53 crore
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has arrested a Tanzanian national from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday and seized 1389.100 gramme of Heroin worth Rs 11.53 crore from his possession.
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Afghanistan's drug industry continues to thrive despite ban on poppy culti
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view, a US media report said on Monday, weeks after the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation.
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BSF recovers bottles filled with heroin in Punjab's Abohar sector
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Abohar (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday recovered two plastic bottles filled with heroin from Punjab's Abohar sector.
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'2024; Modi Once More' slogan echoes at Indian community event in Berlin
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 2 (ANI): Members of the Indian community raised '2024: Modi once more' slogan as they waited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the community event here on Monday.
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Rs 100 cr drug bust in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh: One more held, five arrested
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday arrested one more accused in connection with the seizure of 50 kg heroin worth more than Rs 100 crore and Rs 30 lakh cash from a residential flat in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area on April 27.
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NTAGI to review data of COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-12 years: So
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will review the data of COVID-19 vaccines for the children aged 5 to 12 years on May 4, said sources on Monday.
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IIT Mandi discovers molecule to treat diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi have identified a drug molecule that can be used to treat diabetes. This molecule, called "PK2" is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and can potentially be used as an
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Farmer apprehended with suspected narcotics near int'l border in Punjab's
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Sunday apprehended a farmer with two packets of suspected narcotics weighing approximately 1.020 kg near the international border in Punjab's Amritsar.
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