Covid-19: World’s first human trials given green light in UK
Healthy, young volunteers are being recruited for the approved study, which will start shortly. Source link
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UN decries FCRA clampdown on human rights NGOs, India says violation of laws won’t be condoned
India on Tuesday reacted sharply to the comments made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet who had expressed “dismay” at restrictions on human rights NGOs and “arrests” of activists in India. The spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Anurag Srivastava said, “We have seen some comments by the UN High … Read more
UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials
Lead researcher for the project Dr Chris Chiu, from Imperial College London, said: “My team has been safely running human challenge studies with other respiratory viruses for over 10 years. No study is completely risk free, but the Human Challenge Programme partners will be working hard to ensure we make the risks as low as … Read more
China pats its back after election to Human Rights Council
A day after China was elected to the Human Rights Council, the Chinese government spokesperson today boasted of the country’s “human rights achievements”. Chinese government’s spokesperson Hua Chunying said, “China was again elected as a member of the Human Rights Council. This is a recognition of China’s human rights achievements. We thank all those countries … Read more
Antibody treatment for coronavirus developed from horses gets DCGI nod for human trials
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed an ‘antisera’ for treatment of coronavirus and has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for clinical trials. The antisera has been developed by injecting the SARS-CoV-2 in animals. The antisera developed by ICMR and Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical firm Biological E Ltd is an … Read more
Animated Stephen Fleming very rare but that shows he is human: CSK star Faf du Plessis
IPL 2020, KXIP vs CSK: Faf du Plessis said credit must be given to MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming for backing their players who were under pressure before the 10-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab. He said it isn’t as easy as it looks to stick with the same team despite being under pressure. Faf … Read more
Covid care home policies ‘violated human rights’
Image copyright Getty Images Sending thousands of older untested patients into care homes in England at the start of the coronavirus lockdown was a violation of their human rights, Amnesty International has said. A report says government decisions were “inexplicable” and “disastrous”, affecting mental and physical health. More than 18,000 people living in care homes … Read more
What are human challenge trials?
Human challenge trials are regarded by some as a faster way to develop vaccines – but they come with big risks. Challenge trials have been used for hundreds of years but a lot of people question how ethical is to deliberately expose people to an infectious disease. More than 140 different organisations around the world … Read more
Autopsies Show Microplastics in Major Human Organs
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Microscopic bits of plastic have most likely taken up residence in all of the major filtering organs in your body, a new lab study suggests. Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination in tissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys of … Read more