New monoclonal antibody promising against malaria sans any safety concerns: NEJM Medha Baranwal5 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTUSA: L9LS, a next-generation antimalarial monoclonal antibody, when administered intravenously or subcutaneously protected recipients against malaria...
Mylab Discovery Solutions unveils combined RT-PCR test kit for chikungunya, dengue, malaria Ruchika Sharma16 July 2022 3:56 PM ISTIf a patient goes for individual test of these seven diseases, it could cost around Rs 8,000, but with Mylab's extended monsoon panel, it will cost...
Union Health Minister calls for collaboration to eliminate vector-borne diseases MD Bureau10 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTTo engage ASHAs and Anganwadi workers for door-to-door campaigns for awareness enhancement, community mobilisation and distribution of kits, medicines...
Higher dose of Primaquine effective for malaria relapse prevention: NEJM Medha Baranwal1 April 2022 8:30 PM ISTBrazil: A higher dose of (7.0 mg per kilogram) of a primaquine-based regimen is more effective for preventing relapses of Plasmodium vivax malaria...
Novel mosquito grounding' bed net nearly halves malaria infection in children: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTA novel class of bed net that kills mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides by making them unable to move or fly, significantly reduces...
Sapigen Biologix, Technology Development Board collaborate for malaria, COVID nasal vaccine Ruchika Sharma28 March 2022 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Technology Development Board (TDB) of the Union Ministry of Science and Technology and Sapigen Biologix Private Limited, Hyderabad on...
Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancers Hina Zahid21 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTPITTSBURGH - A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin...
Prolonged use of Bed nets saves from Malaria, increases survival: NEJM Hina Zahid7 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTBed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them...
ICMR MERA India calls for Research Proposals, MBBS, MD, MS, PhD, MPH can apply Garima3 Jan 2022 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: After a successful Round 01 during 2019-20, MERA-India operative under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched a special...
Zydus Cadila novel compound to treat malaria ZY-19489 gets Orphan Drug Designation from USFDA Ruchika Sharma16 Dec 2021 3:25 PM ISTAhmedabad: Zydus Cadila, a research-driven, global healthcare provider, today announced that its antimalarial compound ZY19489 (MMV253),...
Breakthrough: WHO approves First Vaccine against Malaria, Mosquirix Revu suresh7 Oct 2021 11:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization, in a major breakthrough, recommended the use of the first malarial vaccine, called Mosquirix or RTS,S/AS01...
Pharmacists to now treat minor ailments, give medicines in absence of doctors in Odisha Farhat Nasim24 Sept 2021 9:30 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Through a recent notification, the Odisha Government has authorized pharmacists to treat minor ailments and dispense medicines to...
