First Vaccine Designed for Africa Cleared for Testing in Humans
... The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced on July 11 at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, that the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) of the United Kingdom has approved Phase I testing of a DNA vaccine based on HIV subtype A, the most common strain in Kenya and in m...New CPR Guidelines issued by Heart Association
The American Heart Association announced it has revised its guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the treatment of cardiovascular emergencies. Untrained bystanders and CPR-certified lay people will no longer have to check an unconscious person's pulse before administering chest ...Glivec - New Hope For CMC Patients
... Multinational pharmaceutical giant Novartis - has announced that a new drug called 'Glivec ' can be used as a ...t line therapy' is the treatment of CMC. This was announced by researchers at a meeting of American Society of Hematology in San Francisco, on Saturday Evening....Multi billion-dollar suit filed against cell phone firm for causing brain tumours
...nsation from the tobacco industry in Maryland, has announced that he is dragging Vodafone to court in a billion...ver be the verdict. Vodafone has in the meanwhile announced that a British government funded study recently failed to prove that cell phone usage could cause br...Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops
...nal Institute of Health and at the Celera Genomics announced the completion of the genetic code on June 26th. This has been hailed by many as the holy grail of biology. This new breakthrough will open new avenues in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. Genetic mapping will also help doctors evolve m...“Brain fingerprinting”- The new lie detectr
...caught the imagination of many Americans as it was announced that an Iowa judge would rule soon on whether or not to allow this new lie detector to be used in a retrial of a man convicted of a 1977 murder. Lawrence Farrell, PhD, the man who developed this new brain fingerprinting says that this technique has p...Gujarat quake-Rescue teams give up hope of finding more survivors
...prime minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, has announced that a special tax proposal will be introduced to help the state of Gujarat tide over this calamity and the union home minister, Lal Krishna Advani went on record to say that damages might be to the tune of ten thousand crore rupees and upwards. Me...Controversial Levis jean ad to be withdrawn
...l over the United States. Levis Strauss officially announced that the advertisement in question might not be used again. This followed complaints from many who felt that they did not enjoy the advertisement poking fun at organ donation. The ad shows an unconscious man falling from a carousel horse. A team of ...Now AIDS treatment comes dirt-cheap
... day. Not to be left far behind rival firm Ranbaxy announced plans of its own production of anti retroviral drugs for AIDS treatment. This development brings to a head a series of developments in a year that has seen people all over the world ganging up against rising prices of essential life saving medicines...Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003
Health care major Apollo Hospitals announced on Thursday that plans are afoot to consider listing on US bourses in 2003. "We would consider listing on the US bourses after 2002," Pratap C Reddy, chairman of the Apollo Hospitals group said, adding it was a part of the business plan for the post-...Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries
...st mantra of Pfizer. The pharmaceutical giant has announced that it will supply free antifungal drug to 50 countries hardest hit by the AIDS virus. The decision by the Pfizer comes close on the heels of the South African Government winning a landmark case against pharmaceutical companies. In an announcement ...Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries
...st mantra of Pfizer. The pharmaceutical giant has announced that it will supply free antifungal drug to 50 countries hardest hit by the AIDS virus. The decision by the Pfizer comes close on the heels of the South African Government winning a landmark case against pharmaceutical companies. In an announcement ...GlaxoSmithKline - Changes Lamictal(R) Label Appearance and Packaging
...ctal was substituted for Lamisil. GlaxoSmithKline announced that it has substantially changed the appearance of container labeling and packaging in an effort to reduce the potential for dispensing errors involving its antiepileptic drug Lamictal(lamotrigene). As a result, GlaxoSmithKline has worked closely w...Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths
...the product to the manufacturer for a refund. FDA announced that Bayer Pharmaceutical Division is voluntarily withdrawing Baycol from the U.S. market. Patients who are taking Baycol should discontinue Baycol and consult their physicians about switching to alternate medications to control their cholesterol lev...Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement
...rtised repeatedly or publicised through posters or announced on the TV etc. They should have confidence about the curative value of the drug and such confidence could be created mainly by the medical practitioners prescribing the drug. It was contended by appellant that the physician's samples were distribu......ainst senility since a group of Chinese scientists announced recently that they have created a highly effective drug to retard the aging process. Li Changling, a Beijing University professor, who led the team of scientists, said he and his colleagues have detected the existence, in their repeated experiments...Ranbaxy joins hand with Cipla to co-market ciprofloxacin
...eutical industries, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Cipla announced an alliance to co-market Ranbaxy’s once-a-day formulation of Ciprofloxacin. The formulation had recently received Drug Controller General of India’s (DCGIs) approval for marketing in India. Ciproloxacin is a unique dosage form of the broad-spectrum a......anger Centre - genome headquarters - have recently announced the solving of the Streptomyces genome - the biggest and complex, bacterial genome solved to date. The Streptomyces genome has already revealed many new genes that are involved in antibiotic synthesis. This opens up the way to the discovery of many...The Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila Healthcare announced a strategic alliance with Mumbai-based Kopran for marketing and manufacturing of formulation brands and collaborative research while taking over the Kopran's anti-hypertensive drug 'Aten' for Rs. 75 crores. Aten (Atenolol), is the largest brand in th......as remarkably effective in easing chronic pain. He announced the findings at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. "The cannabis extracts can produce high-quality pain relief, symptom control, and improvement in the quality of life, without significant side effects," sa...