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Nancy Pelosi calls Trump 'morbidly obese', says he shouldn't take hydroxyc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine--an anti-malarial drug which is believed to be helpful in keeping away from coronavirus infection but has not been approved by scientists, adding that he
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Trump says he has been taking Hydroxychloroquine despite FDA warning
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Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug that he often touted as a potential treatment for coronavirus.
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Early trials of COVID-19 vaccine yields promising results: US drugmaker
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (ANI): As the scientists across the world are struggling to develop a vaccine for combating coronavirus, US drugmaker Moderna announced on Monday (local time) that the phase I trial of its Covid-19 vaccine has shown positive early results.
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After spending nearly 10 years in prison, two foreigners acquitted by Delh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Two foreign nationals, who spent nearly the entire past decade in prison serving their sentence in a Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act case, have been acquitted of all charges by Delhi High Court.
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Maharashtra govt approves formation of AYUSH task force
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has approved the formation of a task force which will give recommendations to it to incorporate AYUSH treatment modalities specifically for increasing immunity against COVID-19, said the state medical education and drug d
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Govts, drugmakers under pressure to roll out effective COVID vaccines
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Governments and drugmakers are considering ways how to roll out effective coronavirus vaccines and build capacity to make millions of its doses available in the United States starting as soon as this fall. Yet there isn't a guarantee that any of the most
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Researchers find new imaging tool to see extent of Alzheimer's early damag
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): In a novel finding that may pave way for drug development, researchers have developed a new imaging technology that allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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Hydroxychloroquine --promoted by Trump as Covid 'game changer'-- linked to
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Clinical trials of the anti-malarial drug or hydroxychloroquine, which gained prominence overnight after being promoted by US President Donald Trump as a 'game changer' in the fight against Covid-19, have been significantly linked to cardiac problems and
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'Govt still not satisfied with the efficacy of antiviral drugs Remdesivir,
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry is still not satisfied with the efficacy of two antiviral drugs--Remdesivir and Favipiravir--for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Uttar Pradesh seeks details of people buying medicines for fever, cold fro
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration has instructed drug inspectors to submit details about buyers of medicines for fever, cold and cough, on a daily basis from drug stores in their respective areas.
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Trump administration failed to scale up in time to distribute COVID-19 dru
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Washington DC [USA], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): There are not enough doses of the coronavirus trial drug remdesivir because the Trump administration failed to ramp up production and lacks a distribution plan, former government vaccine developer Rick Bright said on Thursday.
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J-K to have anti-narcotics task force
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): As part of efforts to fight drug menace in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday accorded sanction to setting up of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) under the overall superintendence and control of Inspector Gene
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