HEALTH

Scientists strike note of caution as ‘Made in India’ vaccine programme gains momentum

3:42 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 vaccine programme has gained sudden traction but it is imperative to strike a balance between giving it high priority and rushing into a process that takes months, even years, several scientists said on Saturday, a day after the ICMR announced it envisaged a preventive by next month. There was hope but caution too […]

Hopeful about Indian coronavirus vaccine: Tope

11:39 pm July 3, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said he was hopeful about the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Ltd. He spoke to ICMR director general Balram Bhargava about the vaccine, Tope said in a statement here. “I was told clinical trials of the […]

Coronil drug: U’khand court issues notices to Patanjali, Union govt

8:55 pm July 1, 2020

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notices to yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali, Union and state governments, seeking a reply within a week on the firm’s Coronil drug. Hearing a PIL challenging Ramdev’s claims regarding the medicine, a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice R C Khulbe issued the notices. It asked the Union and […]

Researches get closer to discover why eczema happens

11:54 pm June 29, 2020

Washington DC: Researchers may be getting closer to finding the cure of a chronic skin condition – Eczema, by analysing the cause of the skin disease in a recent study. An estimated 35 million Americans suffer from eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. Worldwide, 2 to 5 per cent of adults and about 15 per […]

Amid ‘Coronil’ row, Patanjali claims it broke no rules

10:24 pm June 25, 2020

Dehradun: Under flak over the launch of a drug it claims be a cure for COVID-19, yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved on Thursday insisted that it broke no law. “There is no room for confusion,” the herbal products company said in a tweet. “The licence for the drug was obtained on the basis of the traditional knowledge […]