Amritsar, August 10
Dr Jaswant Rai, head of the pharmacology department at Government Medical College, has been appointed chairman of the Institutional Ethics Committee of Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Respiratory Disorders, Patiala. Dr Rai has received a written communication from the institute in this regard. Dr Rai says he has special interest in research on herbals. He has also guided research work on role of Ispagula Husk in Hyperlipidemia and Diabetes Mellitus, Fenugreek in Diabetes Mellitus and other diseases. — TNS