Sanitizer Industry Booms In Gujarat Post Covid
AHMEDABAD : With massive jump in demand of hand sanitizers post Covid-19 outbreak, more and more companies ventured into making this personal hygiene product. As a result, 319 new plants for…
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…
Surgical, N-95 Masks Can Reduce Covid-19 Cough-Cloud By 7, 23 Times: IIT-Bombay Study
Mumbai : Surgical and N-95 masks can reduce the volume of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19)–laden cough-cloud by seven and 23 times, respectively, according to a recent study conducted by two scientists…
Private Hospitals in India offer Patients their Shoulders to cry on
New Delhi: Patients visiting private hospitals in India feel kind of captive there, their minds full of all sorts of apprehensions; that they would be fleeced, they would be operated…
Medicines Seized From Roorkee Unit Fail Lab Tests
Roorkee : Several packets of branded medicines, which were allegedly being manufactured in a local pharma factory, have failed lab tests. A joint team of state drug control department and…
Haryana: Chemist Held For Smuggling Narcotic Tablets In Kurukshetra
KURUKSHETRA : Acting on the tip-off, the police have arrested an accused person who ran a medical store at Pipli Road in Babain town of Kurukshetra district, after recovering 500…
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for generic drug
New Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market Albuterol tablets, used to treat shortness of breath caused by breathing problems such as asthma.…
