HEALTH

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Coronavirus: Updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

2:50 pm February 23, 2021

New Delhi: Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Tuesday. 1:05 p.m. The Opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday attacked the BJP government over the rise in fuel prices, saying it was unfair to trouble people reeling […]

Coronil gets Ayush Ministry certification as per WHO scheme: Patanjali

2:59 pm February 19, 2021

New Delhi: Haridwar-based Patanjali Ayurved on Friday said Coronil has now received certification from Ayush Ministry as per World Health Organization (WHO) certification scheme. The company claimed that it is the first evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19. The medicine was launched here at an event that was presided by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and […]

IIT-M researchers working on effective drugs against HIV/AIDS

6:57 pm February 18, 2021

Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, are engaged in developing anew idea that can pave the way for effective treatment of HIV/AIDS, a senior professor said on Thursday. The research team, led by a professor in the Department of Biotechnology Sanjib Senapati, has shown that by introducing electrostatic interaction sites, potential drug […]

Zinc, vitamin C supplements not effective in treating COVID-19: Study

3:23 pm February 16, 2021

Washington: Taking zinc or vitamin C supplements does not significantly decrease the severity or duration of symptoms in COVID-19 patients, when compared to standard care, according to a study. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic in the US noted that zinc is known to be important for immune function, with a role in antibody and white blood cell production […]

AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant

10:08 pm February 5, 2021

London: The developers of AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine say the shot appears to work against the variant detected in Britain late last year. It’s similar to previously reported results by other vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer and Moderna. Andrew Pollard of Oxford University, which helped develop the AstraZeneca vaccine, says the shot also appears to reduce the amount of virus in people infected with COVID-19. […]