Indian Council of Medical Research News

In a concerning development, a survey conducted on packaged foods in India has raised alarms, indicating that there is a lack of control over junk food and unhealthy packaged items. 

According to Dr. Gangakhedkar, old people and those suffering from chronic morbidities should continue to take precautions such as wearing of masks.

Overconsumption of sugar for a long period of time accumulates as fat in the body causing weight gain Instead of juices, consume whole fruits in the morning as it helps in better absorption of vitamins Choosing the right oil is a simple change for overall health

ICMR offical said the surge has been observed at only district levels. ICMR informed that recent data did not indicate the onset of a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

ICMR-NIN launches survey to assess nutrition-related misinformation on internet ICMR-NIN said there is an 'infodemic' on the web

According to the ICMR, individuals who test positive using the home testing kit may be considered as true positives, and no-repeat testing is required All symptomatic individuals who test negative must get tested by RT-PCR, as RATs are likely to miss few positive cases

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for COVID-19 The ICMR advised that the kit should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases

Four cases of South African COVID-19 variant have been reported ICMR has found a total of 192 Covid-19 cases of the new variants All travellers and contacts have been tested and quarantined

The first bench of the Madras High Court, comprising of the Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamurthy directed the Greater Chennai corporation to remove all the unused, condemned and discarded vehicles parked in Chennai city platforms and roads with the help of police and also carry out extensive fogging operations to prevent the breeding of mosquitos and control dengue. This must be seen in the light that India reports several thousand dengue cases every year and also a few hundred deaths, owing to the vector-borne disease.

ELISA kits will be useful in screening healthcare workers, industry workers, and other people exposed to the virus, according to the ICMR in its latest scientific paper.

Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said, "The testings have gone up in the last few months, and 1.1 lakh samples are being tested every day." 

The latest ICMR advisory issued to states stated that "RT-PCR throat/nasal sweat test is the best use for diagnosis of COViD-19. RT-PCR test detects the virus early and is the best strategy to identify and isolate the individual." 

ICMR also released the guidelines for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories.

India has also come under the radar of the deadly coronavirus and till now around only 137 cases have been reported in the country which has a population of 135 crores. The world institutions are praising India for this. The Indian Council of Medical Research has said that India is on stage 2 of the coronavirus but the next month is very crucial for India. In this segment watch - Coronavirus के ख़िलाफ़ भारत की 'डरो नहीं करो' नीति का विश्लेषण

Cancer cases in India are estimated to grow 25 per cent by 2020 and needs some sort of mental health intervention.  

The findings showed that as many as 90 percent of the women in rural areas are unaware of the possibility of self-examination of their own breasts.

For the first time, an indigenously-developed vaccine against chikungunya has been developed and the first human trials are underway albeit on a slow pace.

Last year, a government study detected toxic materials, including lead, in plastic bottles of cough syrups and other liquid medicines.

On May 18, a 21-year-old woman from Solapur, who received her mother's womb, became the first person to undergo a uterus transplant in India.

The Michigan strain, which has been in circulation in the USA for the last two years, has been identified in Hyderabad and other other parts of India.