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Health ministry releases 9th edition of IP containing 3,152 monographs

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With an aim to improve the quality of drugs sold in the country, the Union health and family welfare ministry has released 9th edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2022 containing 92 new monographs for drugs, 12 new general chapters, 1,245 monographs for formulations, 930 monographs for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as well as dissolution (..)

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Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox

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Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained. Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Image credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

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Higher CO2 Levels Have a Concerning Effect on Viruses Floating Through The Air

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Virus containing droplets were suspended in the CELEBS experimental device for different durations before infectivity was tested. Allen Haddrell/University of Bristol) Keeping CO2 levels low reduces infectious airborne viral loads, new research suggests.

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Kids under eight shouldn't drink slushies, researchers warn

Medical Xpress

Children under eight should not drink slushy ice drinks containing glycerol, researchers have warned after a string of hospitalizations in the UK and Ireland.

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Researchers find nanoparticles of a rare earth metal used in MRI contrast agents can infiltrate kidney tissue

Medical Xpress

Physicians routinely prescribe an infusion containing gadolinium to enhance MRI scans, but there is evidence that nanoparticles of the toxic rare earth metal infiltrate kidney cells, sometimes triggering severe side effects, University of New Mexico researchers have found.

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Mistakes happen in research papers. But corrections often don’t

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Mistakes happen — in life, in the lab, and, inevitably, in research papers, too. But one particularly high-profile case is now drawing fresh attention to the problems with journals’ process for addressing concerns about research integrity. Journals use corrections and retractions to resolve those mistakes.

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Eerie Personality Changes Sometimes Happen After Organ Transplants

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The idea that the heart contains the very ‘essence’ of a person might be more than just a spiritual concept. Ever since the first human heart transplants back in 1967, patients have reported, often reluctantly, some eerie and inexplicable changes to their personalities.