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Permission granted to manufacturers of drugs, cosmetics to manufacture eth
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that permission has been granted to all manufacturers of drugs and cosmetics in Delhi to manufacture ethanol-based hand sanitizers for a period up to June 30, 2020 and no separate licenses are required fo
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Novel research may help older adults stay physically capable for longer
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified a mechanism that drives the clearance of damaged mitochondria. The discovery can be considered to take researchers one step closer in the field of drug therapies that help older adults maintain their sk
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Trump calls for anti-malaria drug to be used for COVID19 treatment despite
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has called for an anti-malaria drug to be used to treat the coronavirus, despite being cautioned by his health expert Dr. Anthony S. Fauci saying that evidence for its effectiveness was so far "anecdotal".
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Cabinet takes decisions to promote manufacturing of critical KSMs, APIs
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme for promotion of bulk drug parks for financing common infrastructure facilities in three such parks.
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Researchers discover new drug to ease side effects of medication against s
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): A new substance has been discovered by a team of researchers that could ease the serious side effects of the medication or the drugs taken by patients for treating severe depression.
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Four pre-existing drugs under trial to treat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): As experts from across the world scramble to find a cure for the deadly COVID-19, a few pre-existing drugs have shown positive signs in treating the fast-spreading disease.
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DGCI gives test license to 18 companies to conduct COVID-19 tests
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given test licence to 18 companies including international and private companies to conduct coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in India.
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US President touts anti-malarial drug as potential treatment for coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 20 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus cases in the US continued to rise, President Donald Trump on Thursday said that hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, can potentially be effective for treating coronavirus.
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No drunken driving checking unless someone is visibly drunk, driving reckl
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Delhi police on Thursday said that there will be no drunken driving checking unless someone is visibly drunk in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 2.7 kg brown sugar seized in Odisha, 2 held
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Two persons were arrested and over 2.7 kilograms of brown sugar seized from their possession in Nilagiri in Balasore district of the state, police said on Thursday.
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Stop sale of suspected fake sanitisers : Maharashtra Minister
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Maharashtra [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Minister Rajendra Shingane has asked the medical stores to stop the sale of suspected fake sanitisers. The fake sanitisers were seized during inspection and have been sent to the laboratory for the report.
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We are using retroviral drugs on some coronavirus patients, says Union Min
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): While addressing the parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan spoke about the steps taken by the Centre to contain coronavirus spread and said they are using retroviral drugs on some patients for the treatment.
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