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Only one injection every six months can turn up high blood pressure which could end daily pills

New Delhi, November 20, 2023: Only one injection every six months that “switches off” high blood pressure could soon consign daily pills to history. A single dose of the drug, called zilebesiran, can control the condition for up to six months, with few side effects, according to clinical trials across in the UK. Angiotensinogen is the sole precursor of angiotensin peptides and has a key role in the pathogenesis of high blood pressure (hypertension). Zilebesiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic agent with a prolonged duration of action, inhibits hepatic angiotensinogen synthesis. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), if hypertension

BJP puts up posters mocking Congress’ ‘six guarantees’ outside Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 20 (ANI): The BJP put up posters mocking the Congress’ six guarantees outside the Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad. This comes days after the Congress released its ‘Abhyas Hastam’ manifesto which constituted of six guarantees. The BJP said that the promises made by Congress were nothing but “Scamgress Guarantee card”. On the land rights issue, the posters said that the party would only give impetus to land encroachments and 70 percent commissions. Mocking the dynasty politics of the Congress, BJP said that “all posts of the party will only be given to its family members” and claimed

Rescuers drill to send more food to trapped workers in Indian tunnel

SILKYARA, India, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Rescuers are trying to send cooked food and set up a phone connection to 41 workers trapped for eight days in a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas as they explore fresh rescue plans after previous attempts stalled, officials said on Monday. The men have been stuck in the highway tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12 and are safe, authorities said. They have access to light and supplies of oxygen, dry food, water and medicines are being sent via a pipe. Authorities expect that a second, 6-inch pipeline

Forty workers are trapped in a tunnel for a 7th day as rescuers wait for a new drill

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty workers were trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day Saturday as rescuers waited for a new machine to drill through the rubble so they could crawl to their freedom. On Friday, the drilling was interrupted when some machine bearings became damaged by the breaking of rocks and clearing of debris, officials said, adding a new challenge to the long-drawn rescue efforts. A new machine was expected to reach the accident site later Saturday, allowing rescuers to start drilling again, said Vijay Singh, an officer at the control room. Authorities

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