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Four arrested, 16,000 intoxicant tablets, 1.5 kg charas, poppy husk seized
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): In separate incidents, the Haryana police on Thursday arrested four persons on the charges of drug-peddling in Sirsa and Jind districts and seized 16,000 intoxicating tablets, 5.1 kilograms poppy husk and 1.5 kilograms of charas from their possessio
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BSF constable arrested for facilitating Pak smugglers dismissed from servi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) constable, who was recently arrested by Punjab Police for allegedly facilitating Pakistani smugglers bring drugs and weapons into the country, has been dismissed from service, an official said on Thursday.
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Bone drug may be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): A new study suggests that bisphosphonates which are the drugs that prevent the loss of bone density and used to treat osteoporosis and similar diseases appear to be safe and beneficial for osteoarthritis patients.
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DGCI nod for Apheresis machine to extract blood plasma in Goa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Goa has made a new breakthrough in its plasma therapy for critically ill COVID-19 patients after Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) gave its approval for using Apheresis machine to extract blood plasma, said Health Minister Vishwajit P Rane.
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DCGI gives nod to Serum Institute to hold Phase II, III COVID vaccine tria
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD) in India, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on
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DCGI nod to Serum-Oxford COVID19 vaccine for phase 2, 3 clinical trials in
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug 3 (ANI) India's top drug regulator-- Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials in India on the potential COVID19 vaccine, a senior government official said.
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Punjab Police busts cross-border drugs, weapons smuggling racket, 3 includ
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 2 (ANI): A BSF constable and two people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs and weapons, said Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab.
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Researchers discover new drug targets for lethal brain cancer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 2 (ANI): With the help of a mouse model, a team of researchers has now discovered more than 200 genes with novel and known roles in glioblastoma - the most aggressive type of brain cancer that offer promising new drug targets.
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Punjab to introduce urine test every 6 months for dispensing de-addiction
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 1 (ANI): The Punjab Government will soon introduce urine tests every six months for dispensing de-addiction drugs to check abuse, said Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday.
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Drug regulator gets committee approval for nod to clinical trials by Serum
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee at Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended to the top drug regulator to grant permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct phase two and three clinical trials in India on a potential COVID-1
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Drug Regulator asks Serum Institute to furnish revised protocol for COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has advised the Serum Institute of India (SII) to submit a revised protocol to perform the clinical trials in India for potential COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19: Health Ministry directs DCGI to ensure equitable distribution of
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New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has directed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to ensure equitable distribution of drugs across the country included as part of "investigational therapies" in clinical management protocol for COVID-19.
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