Govt issues new Covid guidelines for children

Use of antivirals or monoclonal antibodies is not recommended for those less than 18 years of age, irrespective of severity of Covid infection, and if steroids are used, they should be tapered over......

Govt SOPs on treating Covid in kids prohibits use of remdesivir

The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for the management of COVID-19 among children in which Remdesivir has not been recommended and rational use of HRCT imaging has been......

DRDO develops 'combat drugs' to reduce casualties in Pulwama-type attacks

'These medicines will ensure that our brave soldiers do not suffer from unwanted blood loss while being taken to a better healthcare from war zones' With 90 per cent of gravely wounded security......

Government crackdown on misuse of antibiotics

Sale of antibiotics is under the scanner, reports Veena Mani. IMAGE: Don't buy antibiotics without a prescription. Photograph: Babu Babu/Reuters Reports that an American woman, who visited India......

Textile firms get ready to stitch 'anti COVID' clothing line

To cater to the antiviral fabrics and antimicrobial segment, almost all the Indian big textiles brands, including Reliance, Arvind, Aditya Birla, Donear Group, Raymond, and Siyaram have entered the......

Regulator asks traders to stock 55 ICU drugs

This is apart from the requirement to stock hydroxychloroquine (200 mg) and Azithromycin (500 mg) tablets for patients requiring ICU management, asymptomatic healthcare workers and asymptomatic......

'India poised to be world's 3rd largest economy'

As India's investment climate seems to be improving, the moment might not be far away for the country to emerge as the world's third economy, says Jim O'Neill who is better known for coining the......

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate change, experts have said. Without an international......