Avoid Milk tea: ICMR advises tea, coffee consumers about when to drink, when to avoid, ideal quantityThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have issued 17 new dietary guidelines, urging m...
14 May, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
ICMR issues dietary recommendations for Indians, with a warning for vegetarians and protein supplementsICMR and ICMR-NIN issue dietary guidelines to combat malnutrition, obesity, diabetes. Recommendations stress balanced diet, exercise, avoid...
08 May, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
ICMR issues guidelines against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever"A clinical diagnosis most often helps us predict causative pathogens fitting into a clinical syndrome which would tailor the correct antib...
27 Nov, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Positive result in home rapid tests to be considered as finalThe RAT test result should be uploaded on the ICMR's portal as per its latest guidelines issued on Monday. Symptomatic individuals who test...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
ICMR says self rapid antigen test will be considered confirmatoryThe RAT test result should be uploaded on ICMR's portal. The self RAT test kits are now available over-the-counter and through online pharm...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.39 PM IST
HCQ, another drug dropped from Covid treatment protocolThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has removed usage of popular drugs Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) from the approved ...
24 Sep, 2021, 06.20 AM IST
ICMR removes Ivermectin and Hydroxycholoquine (HCQ) from Covid-19 treatment guidelinesExperts at India's health research body did not find enough evidence for Ivermectin and HCQ of a potential therapeutic effect against Covid...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
HCQ out of DGHS Covid care list, but still present in ICMR protocolIndian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s leading health research body, however, has not yet revised its clinical guidance ...
08 Jun, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19In a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 on Friday, all members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma ...
16 May, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
Allow all doctors to prescribe COVID tests, Centre to states; Individuals will need to fulfil ICMR criteria for testingThey also pointed out that it has been observed that some states and UTs have mandated the need of a prescription from a government doctor ...
01 Jul, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
Delhi govt to oppose LG order to scrap home isolation in DDMA meet: Manish Sisodia"Today Delhi State Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting is at 12 noon. We will oppose LG's order to scrap home isolation, and deman...
20 Jun, 2020, 12.24 PM IST
No tests for asymptomatic persons in Delhi nowICMR guidelines earlier said: “Asymptomatic direct and high risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested once between day 5 and day 10 of...
04 Jun, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
As cotton swabs run out, ICMR looks at polyesterUntil last month, polyester swabs were not manufactured in India and were imported from the US or China. With global demand for this produc...
07 May, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
ICMR gives go ahead for COVID-19 testing in labs under DBT, CSIR, DAEThe DBT, DST, CSIR and DAE laboratories have been advised to strictly follow ICMR guidelines before initiation of testing for coronavirus i...
03 Apr, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
ICMR may cap price of each coronavirus test at Rs 4,500-Rs 5,000 for private labs: OfficialThe Union health ministry had on Tuesday issued guidelines for private sector laboratories intending to initiate coronavirus testing while ...
21 Mar, 2020, 06.39 PM IST
14 firms get license to evaluate COVID-19 tests kitsRoche Diagnostics India and other 13 Indian firms include CoSara Diagnostics from Ahmedabad and CPC Diagnostics from Chennai. All these com...
20 Mar, 2020, 06.48 PM IST
- Country's first international sperm bank in Mumbai soon
India's first international sperm bank will be set up in the city but will not be exporting frozen sperms.
22 Sep, 2008, 09.11 PM IST