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Rollout of booster dose discussed in NTAGI right from Nov 2021, says Dr NK
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Chairman Dr NK Arora refuted the media reports that there were lapses in permission for the rollout of precautionary doses and said that issue of the rollout of precaution doses or additional doses
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Top scientist asks 'not to panic' after two Monkeypox cases in India, says
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): As India reported the second case of Monkeypox in Kerala, a top scientist on Tuesday asked the citizens not to "panic" as the situation is "very much controlled" at this stage.
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Centre gives additional charge of Secy, Dept of Health Research to Rajesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday assigned additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Rajesh Bhushan who is currently the Union Health Secretary.
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ICMR releases book, mobile app for updating, guiding physicians about comm
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday released a book and a mobile app for use by physicians that would help them deal with problems associated with irrational use of medicines, over and under diagnosis, among other things.
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ICMR launches National Registry of Multiple Sclerosis & Allied Demyeli
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set up a National Registry of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Indian Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinating Disorders Registry and Research Network (IMSRN) and it will create an organised system for data
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Unique feeder device and artificial diet for mosquitoes developed by ICMR-
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre in Pondicherry have invented four types of artificial diets for feeding mosquitoes that will replace the 'blood diet' with a unique feeder device.
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ICMR-VCRC develops special mosquitoes to control Dengue, Chikungunya
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], July 7 (ANI): In order to control Dengue and Chikungunya, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) developed special female mosquitoes that will mate with males and produce larvae that do not carry these viruses.
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ICMR- VCRC develops bacteria-infected mosquitoes to control dengue strains
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Pondicherry (Puducherry)[India], July 5 (ANI): With an aim to control dengue strains, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) developed two mosquito colonies infected with bacteria for dengue control.
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Reverse Zoonosis is possible in transmission of Tuberculosis: ICMR-NIRT
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 5 (ANI): Researchers at Tamil Nadu's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) found instances of reverse zoonosis (human-to-animal and animal-to-human) in the transmission of tuberculosis (TB).<
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Tuberculosis treatment duration to be reduced soon as ICMR-NIRT initiate r
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): With an aim to reduce the Tuberculosis burden in the country and eliminate the disease by 2025, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) initiated a new study, informed the officia
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Children below 12 years at lower risk of contracting severe COVID infectio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): As schools across the country reopened after the summer vacation, there are concerns among parents about their children getting infected with COVID-19 as a surge in cases was witnessed in parts of India.
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COVID-19: Don't panic, no new variant of concern observed, says ICMR ADG
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Panic does not serve as a COVID pandemic response or public health response as it does not help analyse the data, therefore, panic doesn't serve any purpose, said Dr Samiran Panda, Additional director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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