AIDS Disaster in India is Imminent
...ty of Oxford in Great Britain who spoke at a press conference on the future of AIDS.Although India has a relatively strong economy, technological prowess, and 10% of the world's richest individuals, he warned that a lack of national political will to combat the disease means that in the not too distant future, ...Consensus on "Combination Therapy" for Breast Cancer
...motherapy and hormonal therapy. Now at a three-day conference at the National Institutes of Health doctors have agreed to a consensus on the combination therapy for the cancer.Dctors have agreed that the combination therapy for women with breast cancer is beneficial. Depending on a woman's stage of the disease ...Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States
..., to give birth. The two declared their plans at a conference at the Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.Their announcement echoes that of Richard Seed, a physicist who made a similar declaration in January 1998, sparking ethical and legal debate (BMJ 1998;316:167). The current announcement is considered...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at a conference in Washington, approves the new leukemia drug-GLEEVEC, first of its kind that directly removes the sign of a protein known to cause cancer. It is given as an oral treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Other molecular-targeting drugs pre...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at a conference in Washington, approves the new leukemia drug-GLEEVEC, first of its kind that directly removes the sign of a protein known to cause cancer. It is given as an oral treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Other molecular-targeting drugs pre...Ecstasy shrinks brain!!-researchers unveil the secrets of MDMA.
... of consumption of drugs in teens.Researchers at a conference sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse said that the drug known as ecstasy has a negative impact on blood flow to parts of the brain and that the effect can persist for weeks. ECSTASY is the name in vogue for the chemical substance methyl......ture clinical use, a medical researcher has told a conference in Glasgow.Dr William Notcutt of the James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth, England, said the cannabis extract used in his study - applied as a spray under the tongue - was remarkably effective in easing chronic pain. He announced the findings at th......abetes Research centre in Chennai, told the annual conference of the Association of Physicians of India: "By 2005, we will have 30 to 35 million diabetics in India, and every fifth diabetic in the world will be Indian.// "Epidemiological data shows that now only the prevalence of type II diabetes is very high ......during the study. Ann Elsner who is organising a conference on the retina at the Schepens Eye Institute in Boston says the study shows the value of looking carefully at the eye. "The retina is a window to the vascular system," she says. Yin Wong looked at vascular changes on the micrometer scale - far too sm...The phenomenon of sexual attraction
... findings to a British Psychological Society (BPS) conference in London .He also said the oral contraceptive pill could stop a woman producing pheromones and undermine her ability to pick up the right chemical signals from men. Scientists believe pheromones may help people choose biologically compatible mates.......e Ponder, who leads the team, told the ECCO cancer conference in Lisbon on Wednesday that gene screening may eventually prove more reliable than using other established risk factors as a guide.Known risk factors include age, age of first period and menopause, high-fat diet, and high alcohol consumption. He sai...Third artificial heart patient introduced
...ng the device.// Bobby Harrison appeared at a news conference with members of his surgical team from the Texas Heart Institute, where he underwent surgery on September 26, 2001. The AbioCor heart is a battery-powered plastic-and-titanium device that's completely implanted into the patient. Its internal batte...Chewing gum found to increase brainpower
...sium at the British Psychological Society's annual conference in Blackpool Wednesday, said the improved performance in a range of memory tests could be attributed to an increase in heart rate coupled with a surge in insulin to the brain. The experiments involved 60 people split into groups of non-chewers, real ......atment of hypertension. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday,// NCL director Sivaram and Emcure managing director Satish Mehta said the chirally pure S-Amlodipine, a product of their collaborative research, will be a great boon for the patients suffering from hypertension. Stating that Emcur...A Compilation of recent Diabetes Research articles
...rt disease & Type 2 Diabetes An annual research conference of ADA investigators presented interesting facts about the relationship of type 2 diabetes, which is strongly linked to heart disease, to inflammation also. The research is based on the fact that when you get an infection your body produces cells th......preading SARS, Dr. Ryansaid by telephone in a news conference after themeeting in Geneva.The W.H.O. has received wide praise for organizingteams of laboratory scientists, epidemiologists andhealth officials from around the world immediatelyafter it declared SARS a global health risk on March12. The teams quickl...The first major conference on the deadly SARS epidemic has opened in the Mala... hardest-hit by SARS plan to present papers at the conference detailing their experiences with the disease, and delegates will discuss strategies for controlling ...SARS-Free Taiwan to Mark End Phase of Global Fight
...ion over. The move, due to be announced at a news conference called for 0700 GMT, will close the current list of local transmission of the potentially fatal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has killed some 800 people worldwide. At one time several Chinese provinces and the capital Beijing, Hong...Return of SARS possible this fall
...arked travel bans against Asian tourist groups and conference participants worldwide."...3 die, 500 sickened in nation's largest hepatitis A outbreak Associated Press
...n the region. State Rep. Mike Veon attended a news conference at the mall and ate a sandwich he bought there. Officials at the mall said sales at the food court were off by as much as 40 percent and sales throughout the mall were down up to 25 percent. ``I won't go to Chi-Chi's again,'' Barbara Barrickman sai...