'Our client is suffering due to the ill-effects of the vaccine. He has to be compensated for his suffering. Further, a detailed investigation has to be done on the Covishield vaccine and its side-effects,' says the volunteer's advocate.
On Thursday in Visakhapatnam, hundreds of villagers, most of them children suffered the consequences of the vapour leak like irritation in eyes, breathlessness, nausea and rashes, and over 100 people were admitted to government and private hospitals. Several police personnel, who came for the rescue operation, also suffered symptoms like breathlessness, irritation in eyes and fell unconscious.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said in its latest Yellow Card monitoring of the coronavirus vaccine programme this week that of the 18.1 million people who had the Oxford vaccine in the UK, 30 people developed blood clots and seven had died as of March 24.
In a bid to speed up the litigation process, the leading home-grown pharma company Dr Reddy's Laboratories has withdrawn its challenge against GlaxoSmithKline's "compound" patent for anti-nausea drug Zofran.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into the matter by Commissioner Saharanpur.
Out of the 447 adverse events following immunisation, only 3 required hospitalisation.
A notice issued to the foreign journalists on Wednesday said they can get the Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, developed by Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group. Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine has been granted conditional market approval by China's National Medical Products Administration.
'How will they give me permission to die when there are many others in conditions worse than mine?'
Doughty frontline workers say this is what they signed up for and that is what they do.
Gynaecologist Dr Darshana Apte gives readers the lowdown on hyperemesis gravidarum, the acute form of morning sickness that saw the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital two days ago.
Kishore Singh draws up a list of terms he never wants to hear or read again.
Several families were evacuated from Champakkara area near Kochi after leakage of ammonia gas from a barge on Friday night, district authorities said
It's time to stock up on basil, mint and Indian gooseberries.
Ghosts of the past came to haunt Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) when officials from the food safety department in Kerala raided a Thiruvananthapuram outlet following complaints of worms in the chicken being served.
In their preliminary findings presented to the Andhra Pradesh government, the experts noted that it was a point source epidemic and a likely case of acute intoxication of toxins, but not chronic.
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'All is well in Visakhapatnam for now.'
RGV'S version of 26/11 was truly more gory than even the real events that occurred.
Menstrual cramps? Go ahead and eat dark chocolate, says Dr Snehal Adsule.
Dominic Thiem will watch a treasured home movie of his recent win over Novak Djokovic at the season-ending ATP Tour Finals as he seeks inspiration to take down the defending champion Serb in the Australian Open decider.
An experiment this may well be, but it is a pointless one.
The children were taken ill soon after eating the mid-day meal, which consisted of rice and 'kadhi', police said.
Any one over the age of 40 complaining of sudden onset of chest pain, breathlessness, uneasiness, palpitations could be having a heart attack, says Dr Aparna Jaiswal.
Pregnancy puts a damper on sex -- but research has found that it may be psychological to an extent.
With most of our meals laced with artificial ingredients, preservatives, hormones and other chemical additives, indigestion is a word used very commonly nowadays. Here are some foods that can help fight it.
"No one has been discharged from the isolation ward. Source of the virus is not confirmed yet."
Prior to the beginning of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 in India on January 16, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has issued a factsheet to answer frequently asked questions that vaccine beneficiaries might have.
These are becoming one of the most in-demand commodities in the COVID world with malls, offices, banks, and shops lining up to install the structure at their entrances. The company swamped with these orders is a relatively new one, Chennai-based Nanolife, which has patented its Rajat Bhasma formula or the silver nanoparticles solution as a healthy disinfectant. Sceptics, however, say if a person is potentially exposed to the COVID-19 virus, spraying the external part of the body would not kill the microbe, which is inside the body.
Signs such as blurred vision, dizziness, unusual hunger, nausea, dry mouth, shooting pains and loss of taste etc should be taken very seriously.
district were on Thursday admitted to hospital as they suffered health problems after consuming mid-day meal food, district officials said.
Here are a few tips that can help you stay healthy and feel energized through the day.
If you have recently lost appetite and weight and suffer from nausea and vomiting, consult an expert immediately.
Anger, hostility and cynicism have been observed to harm your heart.
At least 40 students of government-run Udayabata Upper Primary school at a village in Odisha fell ill after allegedly eating a mid-day meal here, officials said.
Missing meals, eating at odd times, and other poor dietary practices are all tell-tale causes of that dull, throbbing sensation in your head, says nutritionist and wellness coach Pooja Bhargava.
People tend to ignore the early signs and let the easily manageable condition turn into a terrible one, warns Aashish Chaudhry.
Wockhardt's US subsidiary, Wockhardt USA, has launched Ondansetron injection in the United States on December 26.
It is not just taste, chutneys can act as a detox agent and soothe your tummy too!
Make sure to drink enough water. Do not hold urine.
The NHRC has issued notices to Maharashtra Government and the Mumbai police commissioner over the hooch tragedy which has claimed over 100 lives so far.
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