Tag: Infection
Bharat Biotech’s typhoid vaccine confirms high efficacy in a study by...
According to the trial’s results published in The Lancet, the TypbarTCV vaccine turned out to be 87 percent effective for infants, older children and adults, under real life conditions............
Russia & India embark on technology transfer for production of HIV...
The India's Mylan Laboratories and Russia's Nacimbio will be doing transfer of technology for the production of ready-made dosage forms and active pharmaceutical substances to treat HIV infections...................
Probiotics can prevent infections in infants
In the largest ever clinical study of probiotics conducted among new born babies, a new infection preventive therapy has been tested in over 4,500 infants from 149 villages in Odisha.......
Module Innovations wins Discovery Award seed funding grant
The Pune based startup, Module Innovations wins two prestigious awards for technology that can diagnose Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in 60 minutes.......
Steroid treatment associated with high-risk of adverse events for kidney disease
A study by The George Institute for Global Health has found unexpectedly large increase in the risk of serious adverse events, primarily infections among patients with IgA nephropathy and excess protein in their urine.........
Antibiotic resistant bugs found in chicken, sprouts
It was found that many food-derived bacteria were resistant to one or more commonly used antibiotics such as penicillin, rifampicin, streptomycin and ciprofloxacin..........
WHO updates model list of essential medicines
The expert from Center for Disease Dynamics and Economic and Policy (CDDEP) based in New Delhi also participated in review panel for antibacterials...........
Becton Dickinson to acquire Bard for $24 billion
Will build on BD’s leadership position in medication management and infection prevention besides the increase of opportunities in innovative fast-growing clinical areas...........
Amrita Institute to open telemedicine centers in seven Nepal hospitals
Doctors to review 20 to 25 patients from Nepal every month through telemedicine, focusing on difficult cases. Joint research in neglected tropical diseases, dengue, chikungunya, malaria and filaria....
FIT India launches educative videos for effective Insulin injection
The videos are a part of a support system that FIT India along with BD provides to India’s overburdened healthcare system that has just 0.7 doctors per 1,000 people....