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Transdermal HRT not cardioprotective in postmenopausal women with CAD

Transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not reduce ..the risk of cardiac events in postmenopausal women with existing ..coronary artery disease (CAD). In the PHASE trial (Papworth HRT ..Atherosclerosis Study), researchers randomized 255 ..postmenopausal women with angiographically proven coronary ..artery disease to receive either transdermal HRT--17-beta-estradiol ..with or without cy...

Avacado a day

Avocado may help to protect the liver from damage, according to new research from Japan. Researchers fed avocado and 22 other fruits to laboratory rats. The rats were then given D-galactosamine, a substance that causes liver damage by interfering with cell synthesis and results in cell death. The rats fed the avocado obtained the least amount of liver damage.// ....The Researchers discovered thr...

Zydus Cadila and Kopran in strategic alliance

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 the cardiovascular segment. Aten, today, ranks within the top 50 Indian Pharma brands. // .. As...

Avacado protects from liver damage

Avocado may help to protect the liver from damage, according to new research from Japan. Researchers fed avocado and 22 other fruits to laboratory rats. //The rats were then given D-galactosamine, a substance that causes liver damage by interfering with cell synthesis and results in cell death. The rats fed the avocado obtained the least amount of liver damage. ....The Researchers discovered thr...

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

A new research reveals for the first time one of the mechanisms by which malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, grows and spreads. This discovery may lead to another crucial weapon in the rather small arsenal of treatments available for this dangerous disease and offer the first hope for a new melanoma treatment target in decades. ..Study proves a role for an important gene call...

Circadian Rhythm Could Determine Lung Function

Based on findings of a recent study researchers say that the circadian rhythms, the body's biological processes that repeat in 24-hour cycles , can significantly impact lung function and help determine peak times to exercise // or receive medical treatments . ..During the study changes in lung function between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m were examined. Results from the five-year study, which tracked...

The Potential Of Cadaver Transplantation Programme In India

In ten years since the Transplantation of Human Organ Act was passed in India, we have not made much headway with the programme. This has been due to various reasons. //First and foremost has been lack of direction and the will to seriously consider this as an alternative to living organ donation. .. There has been a lack of initiative from the Government after the act was passed. Whenever there...

Free Condom Counters For Border Security Force Cadres

In an initiative to combat HIV infection among its cadres, the Border Security Force (BSF) is introducing free condom counters in every border outpost along West Bengal's international boundary. // ..The counters are part of the Project Prahari initiative launched in collaboration with the state AIDS control society and UNDP's REACH programme to combat HIV/AIDS among BSF troopers. ...."We are se...

The Exposure Of Cadmium And Its Effects On Kidneys

In 1999 an ongoing population-based Swedish study, Women's Health in the Lund Area, was expanded to include low-level cadmium exposure. Analysis of the data collected now reveals a small but significant kidney response to low-level cadmium exposure [EHP 113:1627-1631]//. This suggests that low-level cadmium exposure may pose a significant public health risk. The general population is likely to en...

Doctor Training Undermined In Britain Due To Shortage Of Cadavers

Lack of dead bodies is affecting the training of new doctors in Britain. According to the Department of Health, two courses had been cancelled this year because of a lack of cadavers and experts said more would be hit if the // fall in body donations were not reversed. .. ..The government has blamed rising medical student numbers, TV shows and the Alder Hey scandal for the problem. In the last fi...

Cadila gets US FDA approval for Promethazine tablets

Cadila Healthcare Ltd has received US Food Drug Administration (US FDA) approval to market Promethazine tablets 12.5 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg in the US.// ..Promethazine is an anti-emetic drug, used to treat allergic symptoms and reactions, to cause sedation, to assist in controlling postoperative pain and to control motion sickness. ..The company plans to launch the drug in US this year. The US mar...

Dealing With Stress Results In Better Academic Performance

Schools in the US have increasingly been paying lesser attention to programs with regard to the students' stress behavior, commitment to the school, and social development. The Social Development Research Group of the University // of Washington conducted a study of almost 600 students which revealed that tackling anti-social tendencies like violence, delinquency, and substance use among student...

Children should eat well to do well in academics say experts!

In a study done at Cornell University it has been found that students who are well fed do well in academics then those who are not.// ..The study was done at Cornell's Early Childhood Centre. The results said that inadequate eating reflects in impaired academic development especially in reading. ..This phenomenon is termed as food insecurity. This is the condition when children do not have eno...

Illicit body parts from cadavers used for transplant

Three New Jerseyans who got bone transplants from tissue that may have been illegally harvested from New York funeral-home corpses have tested positive for hepatitis // and syphilis, their lawyer said. ..All of them underwent surgery at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J., and claim to have been infected through a body-part-snatching scandal being investigated by the Brooklyn DA's Offi...

Exposure To Cadmium Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

People exposed to the metal cadmium in the environment have an increased cancer risk, according to Belgian researchers...The study, authored by Dr Jan A Staessen Iuniversity of Leuven, Belgium, was reported online in The Lancet Oncology. // ..Cadmium, a ubiquitous pollutant in industrial nations, has toxic effects. Due to its slow half-life, it accumulates in the body over a person’s lifetime. T...

US Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has chosen 15 scientists to receive awards for their outstanding scientific achievements. ..The awards will be presented on April 23 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., // during the Academy's 143rd annual meeting. The 2006 awards and recipients are: ..The John J. Carty Award FOR The Advancement Of Science, established by the American Telephone & Teleg...

East And West Meet Under The Aegis of NY Academy Of Sciences'

The New York Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shanghai Institutes of Biomedical Sciences were recently involved in a unique conference to apprise the world of the progress made by China in the field of// medical sciences especially in the light of epidemics like SARS, the H5N1 bird flu virus and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in that country. ..More than a 100 scientists...

Mentally Ill Man Spent Two Decades in Chains

55-year-old Mansharam has spent the last two decades in chains in a small village called Baoli village of Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh//. His family said that Mansharam did not move at all and spent all the time sitting quietly. ..His brother Bhogchand says that Mansharam was chained to a post after he started attacking family members and other villagers. "We spent a lot of money to get hi...

Remicade Emerges as a Treatment for Patients Suffering From Psoriasis Disorder

Phase 3 trials conducted on Remicade (infliximab) showed rapid, significant improvement in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The stud mainly used placebo-// control and dose-ranging from 3 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg. The continuous eight week maintenance therapy resulted in greater long-term skin clearance compared with as-needed therapy regimens within each dose. ....At 10 weeks it was...

Extensive Academic Work Envisaged On Effects of Smoking Ban

From the dot of 0600 GMT on Sunday, smoking ban in enclosed public places will be activated. Scotland will also play host to one of the largest studies// in the world that will probe the impact of smoking ban on the health of bar staff. ....The study, budgeted at a mammoth ￡140,000, will be funded by NHS Health Scotland, and will be conducted by Aberdeen University researchers, who will study th...

Academics Question Veracity Of NHS IT Upgrade Plan

Leading computer scientists have said that the ￡6.2bn upgrade of the NHS IT system has to be thoroughly investigated before approving it. //Computer Weekly magazine said that the group of academics are questioning if the plan is foolproof. ..The government responded by saying that the plan was under a "constant review" and was "resilient". The 10-year IT programme envisages linking more than 30...

Cadbury Plans to Dispose Monkhill

Cadbury Schweppes which is one of the world's largest and leading confectionery manufacturers has decided to sell off its UK popcorn business, Monkhill//. ..It is basically a London based firm. This step is taken after it planned to dispose off its non-core assets. .. The sale of Monkhill would include four manufacturing plants and one distribution depot in the UK. ..In the beginning of April...

Bubonic Plague Confirmed In L.A. After More Than Two Decades

An unidentified woman was admitted on April 13 with a fever, swollen lymph nodes and other symptoms. A blood test confirmed she had contracted the bubonic plague that is a bacterial disease. // This disease, known as the Black Death swept across Europe in the 14th century, killing up to one-third of the population. ....Health officials said it was the first confirmed human case in Los Angeles Cou...

Nova Scotia MP, Bill Casey, indebted to Cadman clinic

Bill Casey, a Nova Scotia Conservative MP, diagnosed with malignant melanoma is grateful to a skin cancer clinic, for perceiving signs of the disease early//. ....The Cadman clinic, instituted in remembrance of a former parliamentarian, Chuck Cadman, who had also died of cancer, was responsible for detecting the presence of the disease at the right time... ..Bill Casey, found to have an abnorma...

Cadila Gets Tentative USFDA Nod For Pravastatin Sodium Tablets

Cadila Healthcare Ltd has received tentative approval from the USFDA to market Pravastatin Sodium Tablets in the US market. // ....The tentative approval was given for strengths of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange... ..The company would market the drug through its US subsidiary Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc, following patent expiry, it added... ..Th...

Cadbury Removes Chocolates From Shelves Amid Fears Of Contamination

Cadbury Ireland had on the 23rd June recalled almost around 20,000 chocolate bars in Britain as a precautionary move because there are fears// that those bars may contain traces of salmonella. ....A spokesperson for the company has said that there were minute traces of salmonella, which though quite are significantly below the levels that stipulated by the scientific standards for any hazards. T...

Experts Say A Decade Needed To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

Health experts meeting in Paris have concluded that at least one decade is needed to develop an effective vaccine for the deadly bird flu. Dr. David Fedson, former professor// of medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine told BBC that this conclusion was nothing short of a catastrophe for the public. ...."We have had reverse genetics H5N1 viruses available to work with for three...

Cadbury Dismisses Rumors of Withdrawal of More Products

Following their withdrawal of seven lines of their products Cadbury Schweppes PLC has dismissed rumors of suggestions of withdrawal //of more products because of salmonella contamination. ....Cadbury, the confectionery and soft drinks manufacturer, was forced to withdraw seven lines of chocolates last month after admitting they may have contained 'minute traces of salmonella'. ....Reports of fu...

Deaths Due To Alcohol Have doubled In A Decade

Reports have indicated that deaths that were related to drinking have more than doubled in Britain in just over a decade.// ....The data that was released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed has revealed that the numbers have risen from 4,144 in 1991 to 8,380 in 2004. The statistics also showed that the alcohol related deaths were of higher rates in men than women and...

Cadbury Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak

Cadbury's chocolate has been blamed to be the most likely cause of the salmonella outbreak which affected several people earlier this year according to the Government's// health watchdog. ..The Health Protection Agency has alleged that contaminated chocolate bars and Easter eggs were the "most credible explanation" for the increased food poisoning cases in the spring and early summer. ..Three p...

Cadila to Commence Phase I Clinical Trials On ZYH2

Cadila Healthcare Ltd today said it has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct Phase I clinical trials on its New Molecular Entity// (NME) - ZYH2, used for treating diabetes. ....In pre-clinical studies on 'ZY H2' displayed that it has the potential to improve insulin resistance and lower blood glucose in diabetic conditions without causing hypoglycemia, the co...

Physical Activity Determines Academic Performance

According to a study published on August 3, 2006, by researchers from Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University, Middle school students// who are physically more active show better academic performance than those who are less active. ..The American College of Sports Medicine has published the findings of this research in the August issue of their official journal; Medicine & Sc...

Survivors of Childhood Polio Do Well Decades Later As They Age

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that years after experiencing childhood polio, most survivors do not experience declines greater than expected in their elderly// counterparts, but rather experience only modest increased weakness, which may be commensurate with normal aging. ....“Other researchers have suggested that polio is a more aggressive condition later in life, but we’ve actually found...

Cure for food allergies is less than a decade away

Scientists made an announcement on September 8 that treatment for a broad range of food allergies will be available in less than ten years. Researchers have found// treatments by altering the proteins in the food that cause allergic reaction. These treatments harmlessly desensitize the body’s immune system. .."Therapies for food allergy will be on the market within seven to 10 years," said Ronal...

Stolen Body Parts From Human Cadavers used as Implants by 25 UK Hospitals

The vigilance at government hospitals have unearthed the use of tainted human body parts, lifted off human cadavers in America//, and used by nearly 25 UK hospitals as implants for patients. This information came to light, notwithstanding a probable breach of patient information, as matters of public interest take precedence over issues of secrecy, in keeping with the ethics of the medical field....

A decade of service to cancer patients

Asraya is a voluntary organization helping with the necessities of patients at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram//. ....To mark its tenth anniversary, the Governer R.L. Bhatia released a souvenir on Wednesday. He handed over a copy of the souvenir to the RCC director Dr. D. Rajan...Mr. Bhatia, who applauded the services provided by the organization, donated Rs.50,000 to it....

Indian Doctors Agree to Promote Cadaveric Organ Transplantation

Ahmedabad: The Indian Society for Organ Transplantation had its annual meet, ISOT 2006 in Ahmedabad. In a panel discussion//, leading transplant surgeons from across the country got together to deliberate on ways to promote cadaveric (or deceased) organ donation and transplantation in the country. With cadaveric organ donation being as low as 0.05 per million population, education of the public a...

Academy for Eating Disorders Calls for Ban on Underweight Models

The Academy for Eating Disorders, an international organization for eating disorder treatment, research and education professionals//, calls for a global ban on the use of severely underweight models in fashion shows and in fashion magazines, and encourages the industry to adopt a minimum acceptable height-to-weight ratio in keeping with the guidelines established by the World Health Organization...

Testosterone Levels in Men Decline Over Past Two Decades

Testosterone levels in American men have been declining steadily over the past two decades, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism concludes. // ....The reasons for this decline are unclear; the study suggests that neither aging nor changes in certain health factors, such as obesity or smoking, can completely explain the phenomenon. ....“Male serum testosterone leve...

Researchers Investigate Gene Linked With Circadian Liver Clock

Anyone who has experienced jet lag will understand the importance of a smooth-running circadian clock. Crossing time zones decouples our biological rhythms// from the natural cycle of light and dark we’re used to. We perceive light cues through retinal photoreceptors that relay signals to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the brain. .."Phase adjustments" in peripheral tissues ensure that ea...