Dietary Guidelines for Indians- A Manual
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Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
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ICMR experts speed up work to develop vaccine
Aug. 4: The country
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India can lead world in H1N1 vaccine: WHO
The work on manufacturing of vaccines for H1N1 (swine flu) has begun in India, and now the World Health Oraganisation (WHO) is looking at it for the production of vaccines for the rest of the world as well.
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Soon, panel to monitor stem cell research
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon have a separate mechanism for reviewing and monitoring stem cell research in the country. This will ensure that patients are not being mislead in the name of stem cell therapy or miracle cure.
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Possible case of resistant A (H1N1) virus
Ramya Kannan CHENNAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research will investigate what seems to be a case of
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The Pig's Revenge
Swine Flu Primer What is H1N1? It's a virus which has gene segments from the swine, avian and human flu virus. Scientists have christened it influenza-a (h1n1) virus, commonly known as swine flu. What's A Pandemic? An epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through human populations across a large region. On June 11, the who declared h1n1 a pandemic.
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Vaccine policy set to bring in new watchdog
THE government may soon bring in a national policy on vaccines that will create a separate vaccine regulatory authority and also reserve the right to manufacture vaccines for the national immunisation programme with public sector undertakings (PSUs).
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Curtains for off-the-record human clinical trials
Trials Must Be Registered With Indian Council Of Medical Research Sushmi Dey NEW DELHI THE government has mandated all human clinical trials being done in the country to be registered with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), thus bringing the $389-million industry under regulatory purview.
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Indigenous vaccine soon for A(H1N1): ICMR chief
Shastry V. Mallady MADURAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated steps to produce an indigenous vaccine for the A(H1N1) influenza and it expects the vaccine to be available in four to six months at affordable rates.
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Climate change and eye ailment link to be studied
To be taken up by Indian Council of Medical Research THOUGHT-PROVOKING: V.M. Katoch, ICMR Director General, delivering an address after inaugurating biosafety training course in the city on Tuesday. MADURAI: The link between climate change and eye complications will be studied through national level projects to be taken up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Now, all human clinical trials to be registered
Bangalore: In a significant move aimed at making clinical trials on human beings more ethical and transparent, the Drugs Controller of India has ruled for the first time that all clinical trials taking place across the country in all areas of health