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Centre issues guidelines for COVID management in children, discourages use
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New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Director General of Health Services (DGHC) under the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in children below 18 years of age, according to which use of Remdesivir, an emergency use authorisation drug, has
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One held with 357 kg of ganja in Kolkata's Howrah
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Howrah (Kolkata) [India], June 10 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Kolkata Zonal Unit arrested a person with 357 kgs of ganja.
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Two absconding criminals from Punjab killed in Kolkata shootout
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 9 (ANI): Two criminals from Punjab, including an absconding drug smuggler, who had several criminal cases against them, were killed following an exchange of fire with policemen in a residential area in Newtown, Kolkata police said on Wednesday. One police
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Black fungus: Centre allocates 3,21,100 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin-B
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New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): In order to combat black fungus cases, the Centre has allocated 3,21,100 vials of anti-fungal drug Liposomal Amphotericin-B to states in the past nine days.
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DRDO invites Expression of Interest for bulk production of COVID drug 2-DG
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New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which developed 2 -Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG), a drug used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, has called for Expression of Interest (EoI) to transfer the technology to Indian pharmaceutical industr
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Study shows how novel drug screen can individualise cancer therapy
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Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard has demonstrated how a drug screening method known as dynamic BH3 profiling can be used to quickly identify potentially effective combinations of existing drugs for personalized cancer therapy.
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Odisha Police to have dedicated anti-drug trafficking unit
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 9 (ANI): The Odisha government has decided to set up a special narcotic unit within the Special Task Force of State Police to deal with drug trafficking cases.
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Assam Police arrests three food delivery boys for drug peddling
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Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 9 (ANI): Assam Police has arrested three food delivery boys for allegedly peddling drugs in Guwahati.
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US FDA okays first new Alzheimer's drug in nearly 2 decades
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Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for Alzheimer's, the first new medicine against the disease in almost two decades.
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Five new homeopathic drugs developed by Indian doctors at Nair Hospital sh
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New Delhi/Mumbai [India], June 7 (ANI/PR Newswire): In breakthrough research by Indian homeopath Dr Rajesh Shah in collaboration with clinical pharmacologists at Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital, five new homeopathic drugs have shown anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effects in a laboratory model. Th
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Methamphetamine usage leads to several chronic conditions
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Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): According to a new study, individuals who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than those who do not consume the drug.
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CSIR begins clinical trials for Niclosamide drug as Covid-19 treatment
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New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) along and Laxai Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. on Sunday initiated Phase-II clinical trial for anti-helminitic drug Niclosamide for treatment of Covid-19.
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