Hester Biosciences surges up to 13% in a weak market. What's fuelling the gain?Meanwhile to manufacture additional quantities of the vaccine and to ensure the continuance of the manufacturing and the supply of all othe...
Discontinuation of small pox vaccine might have helped in resurgence of monkeypox cases: Doctors"The health authorities need to be vigilant. The Kerala mode of containment and contact tracing is praiseworthy and the prompt diagnosis ma...
What is monkeypox? Symptoms of new virus, treatment and vaccines; here are all the detailsSmallpox has a cousin named monkeypox and is extremely rare. It has been found among the people in the United States, and a case was report...
Best time to get a PCR test for monkeypox, smallpox vaccine's effectiveness, and other FAQs about this fast-spreading virusExperts are wondering that how can a virus that was limited to a certain area for decades has suddenly become a globe-trotting threat.
Am I at risk? Who is protected against Monkeypox?Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts. But there are two high-risk groups.
Hold Hester Biosciences, target price Rs 2870: ICICI DirectHester Biosciences Ltd., incorporated in the year 1987, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 2319.82 Crore) operating in Agric...
SC questions differential vaccine pricing, raises urban-rural divideThe Centre, which said it expects to inoculate all Indians by the end of the year, has to respond to the questions raised by the court in t...
Health minister assures people on safety, efficacy of COVID vaccinesCommenting on the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, he said, "The paradox is that countries across the globe are asking us for access to...
COVID-19 vaccines 'Sanjivani' in fight against pandemic: Health Minister Harsh VardhanUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday described the COVID-19 vaccines as 'Sanjivani' in the fight against the infectious disease ...
Don’t be scared... Covid-19 is not that virulent in India: Health minister Harsh VardhanWhen asked about the increasing numbers in India, he said “as we open up economic activity, we expect more cases to come up. But the person...
How India's experience in defeating two silent killers before may come in handy in fight against coronavirusSpeaking in Geneva, the WHO executive director said that India led the world in the eradication of two silent killers - Small Pox and Polio...
India has tremendous capacity in eradicating coronavirus pandemic: WHOThe executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael Ryan, said India, the world's second most populous country, has a tr...
Indians knew small pox inoculation before Jenner invented vaccine: Harsh VardhanVardhan said that most of what is taken to be modern medicine had come back to India through the "American route" after being first transla...
Human trial of Ebola vaccines to begin soon: WHOTwo leading Ebola vaccines appear safe on humans and trials on volunteers will begin soon to combat the deadly epidemic in West Africa, the...
This fish eats mosquito larvae, may keep malaria at bayUsing conventional techniques like spraying of insecticides, repellants, fogging and other chemicals to curtail the growth of mosquitoes no...
Analytics to enable real-time disease surveillance: AccentureDisruptive technologies like analytics and big data can enable real-time-surveillance of disease outbreaks in India.
- Immunisation programmes make little headway in last five years
Despite over 8% GDP growth for past four years, infant mortality rate dropped marginally from 58 in 2004 to 54 in 2008.