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Researchers find schizophrenia drug combined with radiation shows promise
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 2 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that adding a drug once commonly used to treat schizophrenia to traditional radiation therapy helped improve overall survival in mice with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat brain tumours.
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US FDA authorises emergency use of Remdesivir in coronavirus treatment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized an emergency use of Remdesivir drug in coronavirus treatment, FDA head Stephen Hahn announced on Friday.
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Boosting levels of good fats with an experimental drug
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
California [USA], May 1 (ANI): A scientific formula to regulate levels of good fat seems to be here with the identification of genes with a capability of regulating levels of healthy fats in the human body.
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AIIMS Bhopal begins clinical trial of Mycobacterium (Mw) on COVID-19 patie
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal has begun the clinical trial of the drug Mycobacterium (Mw) on a COVID-19 patient on Thursday.
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CDSCO approves 60 firms for RT-PCR testing kits
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): About 60 Indian firms have got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for RT-PCR testing kits for COVID-19. Out of the 60 companies, five firms got approval for indigenously manufactured kits and 55 others for imported kits.
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Combating COVID-19: India has provided 2.8 mn HCQ, 1.9 mn paracetamol tabl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that India has provided 2.8 million hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets, an anti-malarial drug, deemed useful in dealing with COVID-19, and 1.9 million paracetamol tablets as part of its assistance to oth
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COVID-19: AIIMS Bhopal conducting multicentric study on Mycobacterium w
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): A multicentric study on the use Mycobacterium w (Mw), heat-killed Mycobacterium indicus pranii, as an adjunct to the treatment of coronavirus is being conducted at AIIMS Bhopal with the approval of Drug Controller General of India.
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Equity indices up 3 pc on COVID-19 drug hopes, Tata Motors jumps 20 pc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices advanced on Thursday in line with global cues as positive results for experimental remdesivir drug towards COVID-19 treatment lifted investor sentiment.
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Tocilizumab drug may help fight severe coronavirus cases, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): An antibody treatment, using the drug tocilizumab, may be represented as an effective option in severe coronavirus cases, according to a preliminary report by Xiaoling Xu et al, published in PNAS.
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Glenmark to conduct clinical trials on Favipiravir anti-viral tablets for
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct clinical trials on Favipiravir anti-viral tablets on COVID-19 patients.
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PGIMER Chandigarh starts clinical trial of 'Sepsivac' as drug for COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 29 (ANI): The clinical trial to position immunomodulator Sepsivac as a drug has begun at PGIMER Chandigarh, said Dr. Ram Vishwakarma, coordinator of the trial program for the use of Sepsivac in COVID-19 treatment.
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Police recovers 'Ganja' in Goa, 2 accused sent to judicial custody
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Goa [India], April 28 (ANI): Two persons were arrested and Ganja weighing 355 grams was recovered from their possession by the Calangute police on Monday.
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