Antibodies detectable up to 7 months after Covid infection, number depends on severity of disease
LONDON: Antibodies against the novel coronavirus follow a classic pattern with a rapid increase within the first three weeks after symptoms, and detectable up to seven months post contracting the disease, according to…
Health Mela Just a Click Away; a Unique Experience, thanks to COVID
New Delhi: The Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI), a leading national non-profit organization committed to making India a healthier and disease-free nation, is organizing the 27th Perfect Health Mela…
New guidelines address rise in opioid use during pregnancy
Opioid use in pregnancy has prompted new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, aimed at improving care for women and newborns affected by their mothers’ drug use. The number of affected women and infants…
WHO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’
Berlin: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for global solidarity in the rollout of any future coronavirus vaccine, as the number of cases soared across the world. In a…
Covid : India’s active cases below 7 lakh after 21-day decline
New Delhi : India’s active Covid cases went below the 7-lakh mark on Thursday as the downtrend continued for the 21st day running, with the number of discharged patients outstripping fresh…
Anti-parasitic drug ivermectin not to be included for Covid-19 treatment protocol: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has decided not to include ivermectin medicine (anti-parasitic drug) in the National Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 for the treatment of virus-infected patients. The move comes after the Central government’s…
FSSAI out to Campaign against Menace of Adulterated Khoa
New Delhi: Adulteration of Khoa, the main ingredient of many a sweet in India is all pervading. So names of sweets like Barfies, Pedas, milk cake , Kalakand and Halwas…
Coronavirus vaccine update: Chinese vaccine shows positive results, US govt probes Vaxart’s tall claims
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that international cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine could boost the global economy by $9 trillion to pull it out of the economic crisis.…
Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments
One of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown. None of the four treatments in the Solidarity trial, which enrolled more…
To stem Food Fraud, FSSAI’s Compliance System is now pan India
New Delhi: FSSAI, the food regulator of India is intent on ensuring food safety uniformly. To that end, it has decided to extend its upgraded compliance system FoSCoS to pan…
