Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Warning that refugees and migrating population could increase the possibility of introducing drug-resistant malaria strains into the non-immune population in India, a review study published in the latest edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases has suggested that best practices for malaria control along the border areas …
Dr S. Chandrashekar, a Director-grade scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) here was selected for the Ranbaxy Research Award for the year 2009. Dr Chandrashekar was chosen for his exemplary work in the area of pharmaceutical sciences, according to a release.
Beijing Silent On Pak-Sponsored Terrorism & Practice Of Stapling Visas INDIA and China tip-toed around the thorny issues between the large South Asian neighbours in a joint statement issued after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks on Thursday. While the two countries committed to increased …
R Ravichandran The Centre is expected to announce a new pharma policy in the next few months. The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers has discussed with concerned stakeholders and will seek further inputs on the matter before placing the draft note to a group of ministers (GoM) for final touches, …
CHRONIC diabetics are at a greater risk of kidney problems. As the kidneys overwork to filter high blood sugar, its filtering system gets damaged, eventually leaking blood proteins into urine. Poor filtration also pushes the blood pressure up. Doctors usually recommend ACE inhibitors, available under trade names of capton and …
It is now final. Two weeks ago, the final text of the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a plurilateral pact ostensibly aimed at stamping out the trade in counterfeit goods, was put out by the cabal of countries that have been negotiating it in secret for the past three years. …
In 1947, a Boston shipyard worker’s child fell sick. Examining the twoyear- old’s blood through the microscope, Sydney Farber, a city doctor, saw billions of malignant white cells “dividing in frenzy, their chromosomes condensing and uncondensing, like tiny clenched and unclenched fists.” The child was suffering from leukaemia and by …
Nine years ago, a small group of infectious-disease experts gambled on an unorthodox strategy to make a much-needed—and affordable—vaccine for Africa. Last Monday in Burkina Faso, it paid off in spades with the kickoff of a massive campaign to immunize 20 million people in three African countries against deadly meningococcal …
The spectral fingerprints of a big drug company have once again been found all over academic publications. Documents released last week by a watchdog group based in Washington DC raise concerns about the role of writers paid by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in works attributed to psychiatric researchers at a number of …
Not To Tighten IP Rules On Production And Export Of Generic Drugs Amiti Sen NEW DELHI THE proposed India-EU trade and investment agreement will not curtail India
With 99,000 Cases A Year, India 2nd Only To China New Delhi: India is increasing its diagnostic capability to better detect multi-drug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis
The ability of developing and least-developed countries to procure affordable generic medicines continues to be hampered by a lack of transparency in patent information. While there has been an increase in electronic patent information since TRIPS, much more still needs be done.
This global annual report covers 106 malaria-endemic countries and highlights continued progress made towards meeting the World Health Assembly (WHA) targets for malaria to be achieved by the end of 2010 and by 2015. Outlines evolving situation of financing for malaria control and how these growing resources have resulted in …
A rarely-used system intended to help poor countries import generic versions of patent-protected drugs was the main focus of discussions at the October session of the TRIPS Council. Developing countries also raised serious concerns over the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
The objective of this study was to assess drug donations in terms of their adherence to the drug donation guidelines put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO).
