The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has obtained permission for “restricted use in public health emergency” of two second-line HIV medications for use against the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Psoriasis, a disease characterised by red and scaly patches on skin which is said to be affecting about one to two percent population world over. Upto 30 percent people have symptoms of arthritis and
China, accused by the WHO of under-reporting SARS cases in Beijing, dug in its heels on Thursday, refusing to revise its toll and insisting it is dealing responsibly. But there was more evidence not
Democracies may breed dissent, but dictatorships definitely breed catastrophe. The global Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) scare is a case in point. Each day brings fears of yet another
The high level strategic group (HLSG) of the All India Management Association (AIMA) on Thursday presented its report, India's New Opportunity -2020, to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. The
The Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP) of the United Nations has said that growth in the Asia-Pacific region will be conditioned by the aftermath of Iraq war, impact of
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) expects the GDP to grow by 5 to 5.6 per cent in the current fiscal. The growth rate will be influenced by the fall-out of the Iraq war on the
New experiment compounds may be able to help the body fight off Hepatitis C, reseachers in Washington said. The research, done by separate teams in Canada and the United States, also led to new
The Advocacy Forum for Tobacco Control (AFTC) today welcomed Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce Bill, 2001 against cigarettes and other tobacco products and appealed to
The Paharpur Business Centre is planning to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by asking residents to water the 2,000-odd trees in the Nehru Place Greens Park, as an opportunity to show care and concern
China sacked its Health Minister and Beijing's Mayor on Sunday after reporting an alarming spike in SARS deaths and cases in the capital, a tacit admission that officials had earlier hidden the
