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ICMR for selective ban on popular painkillerThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended a ban on Nimesulide for individuals under 18 and over 60 due to safety concer...23 Apr, 2025, 12.38 AM IST- Sugarcane or Ganne Ka Juice Not Healthy: ICMR suggests avoiding soft drinks, fruit juices, tea, and coffeeThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) warns against sugarcane juice due to its high sugar content. Alongside, it advises avoiding s...31 May, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
- 'Don't wash vegetables after cutting': ICMR has some healthy cooking tips for youICMR releases recommendations on healthy eating habits and cooking methods, advising against excessive washing of food grains and legumes. ...15 May, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
- 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
- No merit seen in including Paxlovid in Covid treatment: ICMRAntiviral drug Molnupiravir, earlier failed to convince the ICMR for its inclusion in India's national Covid-19 treatment protocol due to "...07 May, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
- ICMR approves home-testing kit for Covid-19Under the recommended procedure, the user needs to download a mobile app which is available for both Android and iOS operating systems, and...20 May, 2021, 07.04 AM IST
- ICMR for more Rapid Antigen Tests use to scale up testingThe ICMR is not altering its view that an RT-PCR is the gold standard, but feels that a higher use of RAT will be useful in the context of ...12 May, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
- Delay in Covid-19 results: BBMP cancels registration of four labsThe BU numbers are necessary for patients to seek hospital beds, and it was widely reported that the labs were taking a few days to provide...26 Apr, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
- Ivermectin is India’s new hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19Ivermectin is now in a position where hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was earlier. Doctors have started prescribing it widely even though there is...16 Oct, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
- Top-level task force finds anti-parasitic drug ivermectin ineffective against coronavirusIn a meeting held on July 14 to review the evidence, the task force headed by Niti Aayog member VK Paul decided against recommending the dr...17 Jul, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
- ICMR approves antigen test for Covid-19 to ramp up testing on a large scaleICMR and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have validated the test kits of a South Korean company that will be made local...16 Jun, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
- ICMR recommends use of rapid antigen kits for testing in containment zones, healthcare settingsStandard Q COVID-19 Ag detection kit (rapid antigen test kits) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for qualitative detection of specific...15 Jun, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
- Drug Controller General permits clinical trial of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patientsThe central drug regulator has given its go-ahead to a proposal by the Indian Council of Medical Research for the clinical trial of convale...18 Apr, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
- Antibody test kits: After China issues, govt taps 3 nationsIndia has reached out to South Korea, Singapore and Switzerland to procure antibody rapid test kits due to a delay in supply from China ove...14 Apr, 2020, 06.54 AM IST
- Hydroxychloroquine for health workers and contacts of COVID-19 cases; not for everyone: ICMRWhen asked about ICMR's official position on use of Hydroxychloroquine amid various contradicting reports about it, Gangakhedkar, Head of E...01 Apr, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
- Coronavirus: ICMR recommends hydroxychloroquine for high-risk populationThis procedure has been okayed by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for "restricted use in emergency situations". The point to note h...23 Mar, 2020, 07.11 PM IST
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