Shastry V. Mallady

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NEW DELHI: India has started to isolate the deadly H1N1 virus from the nasal samples of the country

Canada Reports First Reverse Transmission; India Not Worried

Oseltamivir or Tamiflu, the wonder drug that cures avian influenza as well as the new H1N1 flu, would be distributed in India only through the government machinery as experts have warned that its indiscriminate use can result in the virus developing resistance to the medicine.

New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.

Indians are not guinea pigs

INDIA has become an attractive destination for clinical research and drug trials.
On an average in a month 25 to 30 companies seek the drug controllers

Fruitful discussions between leading policymakers and representatives of international agencies

Committee yet to issue guidelines for monitoring probiotics PEOPLE who buy probiotic drinks, ice creams and curds in India cannot really be certain of their health benefits. There is no monitoring mechanism for checking the genuineness of these products or verifying the claims on their labels. A committee set up under the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr) to resolve this problem

Researchers find a virus-free way of turning adult cells into unspecialized stem cells THE Obama government of the US recently lifted the 8-year ban imposed by the Bush administration on human embryonic stem cell research. The ban had come about because of an ongoing debate on the use of embryos for research. Funds were available only for research on embryonic stem cells that had already been