The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Centre for its failure to stop illegal clinical trials of untested drugs by multinational companies, saying the drug trials are creating "havoc" in the country and causing death of many citizens. ...
03:04 PM, Jan 03, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to provide details of clinical trials being conducted throughout the country, their side effects and deaths, if any. The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Anil R. Dave, while asking the central government to furnish the details, also issued notice to all state governments, seeking to know whether they were being kept in the loop regarding...
01:12 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has hauled up the Centre on clinical drug trials in the country. Issuing notices to all state governments on Monday, the apex court asked them if they were being kept in the loop by the government on the clinical trials. The court further sought details from the Centre on four aspects of the trials. These included: The number of clinical trials that have taken place...
12:21 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Almost two months after a Parliament Standing Committee raised an alarm on untested drugs, it has been found that they are still being freely sold in the market. The shocking findings of the Parliament committee had put a huge question mark on the credibility of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation, highlighting loopholes in drug safety laws. According to its report, 33 new drugs were approved by the...
07:12 AM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking investigation into illegal and unethical clinical trials of drugs which are yet to be approved by the drug controller. An apex court bench headed by Justice RM Lodha issued notice on a plea by Madhya Pradesh-based 'Swasthya Adhikar Manch' that, in a large number of cases, multinational corporations were using contract research organisations...
03:11 PM, Feb 06, 2012
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It's a eureka moment for scientists ... Experts have made a breakthrough with a malaria Vaccine being clinically tested in Africa right now. The new ...
11:57 AM, Oct 24, 2011
New Delhi: Even after 100 years of use, doctors across the world have no clue how aspirin exactly works in protecting against heart attack and stroke. India will now soon be part of a trial - conducted by Medanta Medicity in collaboration with Duke Medicine, North Carolina - to better understand aspirin's effect on the body. "We're going to use newer modalities to study the effect of aspirin, how the...
01:11 PM, Feb 23, 2011
New York: Despite reports of liver damage in some women using black cohosh to ease menopause symptoms, clinical trials testing one major brand of this herb have so far found no evidence that it is to blame, according to a research review. Extracts of black cohosh, a plant native to North America, are marketed as a "natural" form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and are most commonly used to treat...
02:49 PM, Jan 29, 2011
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech, a city based biotechnology firm, on Monday announced the launch of India's first indigenously developed cell culture H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine under the brand name HNVAC. HNVAC is the vaccine manufactured in cell culture, a highly sterile and controlled manufacturing process instead of eggs, the company said in a release. The vaccine was tested extensively in one of the largest Phase I, II and III clinical trials...
03:25 PM, Oct 18, 2010
New Delhi: For the first time ever, US researchers will be using human embryonic stem cells for treatment of spinal cord injuries. The stems cells were tested successfully in rats enabling them to once again walk and run. This is the first phase of clinical trials which will determine the safety of stem cell treatment. It will enroll up to 10 patients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, injecting them...
07:46 PM, Oct 12, 2010
It is learnt that Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre had been carrying out drug trials on 151 victims. ...
08:40 AM, Jun 17, 2010
China says its single shot vaccine shows no severe adverse effects. ...
03:15 PM, Aug 23, 2009
University researchers are testing hundreds of local volunteers. ...
12:23 AM, Aug 13, 2009
A RTI filed in August said 49 babies died during trials. ...
12:32 AM, Sep 08, 2008
Most of these babies had not even celebrated their first birthday. ...
08:30 AM, Aug 18, 2008
