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Immune system discovery paves way to lengthen organ transplant survival: S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): While the chronic rejection of transplanted organs is the leading cause of transplant failure, a new discovery suggests that the innate immune system can specifically remember foreign cells, which could pave the way to drugs that lengthen long-term surviva
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Two drug smugglers arrested from Sirsa: Punjab DGP
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 9 (ANI): Punjab Police arrested two drug smugglers, Ranjeet Rana Cheeta and his brother Gagandeep Bhola from Sirsa in Haryana, informed Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Saturday.
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60 kg opium seized from an essential services truck at Fatehpur district
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): After continuous tracking and surveillance of an interstate drug trafficking syndicate operating between Jharkhand and Haryana, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow Zonal Unit, succeeded in the seizure of 60 kilograms of opium from a truck at
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CSIR to begin two clinical drug trials to combat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) for its two clinical trial drugs - 'favipiravir' and 'phytopharmaceutical' - to combat coronavirus.
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Sai Life Sciences joins the global 'COVID Moonshot' project
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] May 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Sai Life Sciences, one of India's fastest growing Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), today announced its collaboration with the COVID Moonshot project that aims to deliver an antiviral drug candidate effectiv
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Gilead in talks with Indian drugmakers to produce remdesivir for treatment
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): US-based biopharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences said on Wednesday it is negotiating long-term voluntary licences with several generic drugmakers in India to produce remdesivir for developing countries.
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COVID-19 crisis: Health ministry asks Indian Pharma Trade channels to ensu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has directed Indian Pharma Trade channels to ensure the availability of 55 drugs for ICU management and another 96 drugs for general availability and treatment of various co-morbid conditions during the COVID-19 crisis.
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PM Modi chairs meeting of task force on coronavirus vaccine, drug discover
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the task force on coronavirus vaccine development, drug discovery, diagnosis and testing and took a detailed review of the current status of India's efforts in these areas.
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Zydus Cadila approaches DCGI to use hepatitis drug for COVID-19 clinical t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The country's top drug regulator, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), has received an application from Zydus Cadila, the leading global pharmaceutical company in India, to conduct clinical trial using antiviral drug 'Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b' in adul
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Combating COVID-19: Dr Harsh Vardhan discusses progress on antibody drug -
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday discussed among other things the progress over Remdesivir -- antibody-drug recently approved by the US-FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19 patients -- with the heads of Council of Scientific and Industria
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Mycobacterial w (Mw) drug trial to be conducted on 40 patients at three ho
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): The safety trail of mycobacterial w (Mw) drug has been completed but its actual trial will be conducted on 40 patients in PGI Chandigarh and AIIMS-Delhi and Bhopal, said Dr Jagat Ram, Director of PGIMER, Chandigarh on Sunday.
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India can easily do synthesis of antiviral drug - Remdesivir: Former ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): India can easily do the synthesis of antiviral drug - Remdesivir - if allowed by the US-based pharma major Gilead Sciences, said Dr Nirmal K Ganguly, former Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Saturday.
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