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India to benefit from pharma companies' move

...p a historic case in South Africa has far-reaching consequences for India and other developing countries, according to leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The 39 companies had challenged a South African government order that legalized use and import of generic medicines free from patents. The pharmace...

Paracetamol May Cause Live Damage Warns Consumer Education and Research Centre

...tamol can cause death due to poisoning and serious consequences ranging from hospitalization to permanent disability might occur. However the benefits of paracetamol cannot be brushed aside. The idea is only to alert the consumers against the potential side effects...

Ecstasy shrinks brain!!-researchers unveil the secrets of MDMA.

...e the brain and it looks like there are functional consequences to these changes".Dr.Frascella in his research in ... found in MDMA users is among the first functional consequences of MDMA-induced damage of serotonin neurons to emerge.And now the question is how long MDMA-induced ...

Night borns' risk

...ent over the past two decades. It also found the consequences for preterm births were more serious - a problem which became worse in the 1990s. Between 1990 and 1995, there was a 60% increase in the risk of mortality related to asphyxia in preterm infants born at night, compared to preterm infants born during t...

Cirrhosis on the rise

...oach, across and beyond government, to address the consequences of problematic drinking. Public awareness needs to be raised that certain patterns of heavy drinking are potentially dangerous in producing culmulative damage to the liver." "Women are thought to be more susceptible and they get problems with alcoh...

The way you talk matters a lot

...ween your ear and shoulder, can have unpredictable consequences for some people....

Caution On Use of Cholesterol Drugs

...erol early in life can cause deadly cardiovascular consequences later, and convincing evidence that statin drugs are highly effective at controlling runaway low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called "bad" form of the blood fat. But studies that have proved the efficacy of statins have covered people between ...

Epilepsy can be predicted

...iable, such an application would lower the medical consequences of seizures and improve the quality of life of people with epilepsy by decreasing the risk of injury, and the sense of helplessness fostered by the unpredictability of the disease."Dr David Fish, from the Institute of Neurology in London, said the re...

Patients with testicular cancer dying through unfamiliarity

...his tragic case is a stark warning of the possible consequences of ignoring testicular abnormalities. It's vital that men and boys get any testicular firmness, swelling, lumps or discomfort checked out by their general practitioner without delay. Such changes usually have another explanation, but if it is testi...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

...ric bypass surgery or result in unexpected medical consequences is needed. It is also unclear how gastric bypass surgery leads to a reduction in ghrelin levels. Nonetheless, the findings indicate that the hormone contributes to hunger and plays a key role in the long-term regulation of body weight, the study aut...

Smoking impairs protective reflex in throat

...o have an impaired reflex triggering. The clinical consequences of such a condition and the reversal of damage by smoking cessation is yet to be studied in detail....

Missing Protein In Cancer Development

...ult when this transcription factor is missing. The consequences are severe for a cell whose centrosome duplication is disrupted. The cells in many human tumors have too many centrosomes. This proliferation of centrosomes may be key in the progression of breast, prostate and colon tumors. However there are other f...

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

...country feel that these cuts would result in dire consequences for patient care. To add to the woes the Texas House of Representatives has cut off $3 billion from the Medicaid program, and this also includes evicting half a million Texans and decreasing the payment rates// of physicians and other providers by 5...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

...mitigating the public health, economic, and social consequences of the next emerging infectious disease, the next influenza pandemic, and the possible use of a biological agent to cause harm." For more information contact: Mr Iain Simpson - Communications Officer Communicable Diseases WHO, Geneva Telephone: ...

In Chronic Diseases - Poor compliance of Patients with drug treatment

...lth Organization. "Taken together, these direct consequences impair the ability of health care systems around the world to achieve population health goals." The adherence problem is set to expand as the worldwide burden of chronic diseases increases. Noncommunicable diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, can...

How to Save Your Skin From Sunburn

... health experts tirelessly warn that the long-term consequences of too much sun exposure can be skin cancer, the s...een damaged by the sun's ultraviolet rays. And the consequences can be more than skin deep. In addition to causing blistering, swelling and pain, a severe sunburn ...

Meditation Works Medically

...o suggest future research look into the biological consequences of this type of approach....

Same molecule found in meat, milk, tumors

... over years -- and that as people live longer, the consequences make themselves felt. "However, we are now living longer and the question arises whether the gradual accumulation of Neu5Gc and the simultaneous presence of antibodies against could be involved in some diseases of later life," they said. ...

Low-Tar Cigarettes As dangerous As High-Tar Cigarettes

...with their habit and hoping to not experience the consequences of higher tar cigarettes.// Non-filter cigarettes make up less than 1 percent of sales in the United States and United Kingdom. A new study shows the risk for lung cancer is the same for people who smoke medium-tar cigarettes, low-tar cigarettes, or ...

Weight Loss Supplements Questioned

...alse and misleading claims have significant health consequences to individuals that may be overweight, because these products do not produce the desired results. Some of the product labels make claims such as, “Eat all you want, block the starch and lose weight!” and “Neutralize up to 66 percent of the starch c...

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