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Ranbaxy gets US FDA approval for Lisinopril

...oved formulation is the result of R&D efforts that focussed on the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and the bio-equivalent formulation, both of which were developed in-house....

Defective heart valve causes problems

...dy, a group of 500 patients with a leaky valve was focussed on carefully. Almost half developed AF within ten years. Since a leaky valve can be repaired, at minimal risk, by surgery, the study suggests that such interventions could be worthwhile - and will protect the future health of those who have this prob...

Focussed treatment for Hodgkin's disease

An significant focussed technique of radiation therapy promises a better result for people with Hodgkin's disease. These days a full cure is likely for most of those who develop// Hodgkin's disease. But their recovery may be impaired by short and long-term complications of ...

Smokers more prone to depression

...n-smokers, using ordinal logistic regression. They focussed on the association between time since last smoke and depression severity in former smokers to ascertain whether the level of tobacco/depression relationship might have a time-dependent component. It was observed that smokers were more prone to depres...

Reduce watching TV to prevent Obesity and Diabetes

...d to obesity in children. The health campaigns are focussed on increasing exercise and hardly concentrate on reducing sedentary behaviours.// In a study conducted for over six years researchers have found that time spent watching TV was positively associated with risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The re...

Astrocytes Found To Cause Epilepsy

...ss of consciousness. Most of the research has been focussed on the brain cells and not in the neurons and this new study will open new avenuses for the pharmacological treatment of epilepsy. Neurologists generally believe that epilepsy causes the production of abnormal cells called reactive astrocytes – overs...

Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis in the future

... be the same or different. Research is now being focussed on how to manipulate the transport of this chloride ion which causes so many problems in and out of the cell in such a way that the disease can be corrected. If the experiments turn out successful, then it would not be long before a treatment modalit...

Residential Locality, A New Determinant Factor For Weight Gain

...alia as well. The next phase of the study would be focussed towards the identification of factors for the observed difference in weight among neighbourhoods. The results of the study have several valuable consideartions to be taken up in town planning and designing strageies....

Clash of Difference of perceptions in food policy among Principals’ and Director

...etitive foods. Therefore it is high time that a focussed and unanimous policy is adopted and all people participate in this endeavour. Both factions Principals and Directors should cooperate and make nutritional guidelines....

Valentine's Day Theme Overshadows Cricket in Pakistan

...nd special programmes on TV channels and radio too focussed on Valentine's Day. In the office of BrainNet, Pakistan's premier Internet company, many computers displayed a big, red heart as their wallpaper. Pakistani newspapers, especially the English ones, published photographs from India that showed people...

Biologically Women Are More Vulnerable To HIV Infection

...r two million women. Tamang said: "We need to be focussed to create awareness among women between the age group of 15 and 29." She said the role of the government, peer education and others needs to be redefined. Family members also need to provide full support. "These people never lack in skill and eff...

Rise in the Number of Premature Births Has a Bad Effect on the Society

...he low risk women aged 20 – 40. The study had also focussed on assisted conceptions, multiple births and elective deliveries. All these complications also showed an increase during this time and were associated with early births. But the UK Doctors fear the worst and warned the society of the ill effects i...

Frustrated Australian Surgeons Opting For Private Hospitals

...o tired of working for a health system that is too focussed on budgets rather than patient care. He is of the opinion that the public health administrators must be properly trained in health care to ensure that medical staff are encouraged to continue working in the sector. Stating that the current administra...

From Excitement To Health - Coke To Serve All

...itor. ‘We are currently an impulse driven brand, focussed around excitement. Now we would like to enlarge this and appeal on health factors as well,’ Singh said. On the timing of the new launches, he said it could be by the ‘early part of next year’. Enlargement of the product basket in the ‘focussed Ind...

Euthanasia Should Be Legalised feels An Ethics Professor

...at much of the debate about euthanasia has been so focussed on competent patients and not on those so totally gone. He explained that withdrawing feeding tubes, ventilators or antibiotics from incompetent patients might result in a slow, painful, and incomprehensible death that could be avoided through the le...

India Launches A Massive Campaign Against HIV/AIDS In Rural Areas

...he awareness and prevention programmes have always focussed their attention on the high-risk groups....

Scientists In UK Issue A Caution Over Untested Stem Cell Treatments

...y embryos less than 14 days old can potentially be focussed to grow into any part of the body, from bones to brains. Scientists across the world are of the opinion that they will be used in future to develop new treatments for a host of diseases, including currently incurable conditions such as diabetes and P...

Do Anti-wrinkle Cosmetics Really Work?

...cientists at the renowned Charite Clinic in Berlin focussed on two particular substances, beta-carotene and lycopene. The first is found naturally in carrots, spinach, raw watercress, peppers, broccoli and spring greens while lycopene is an antioxidant found mainly in tomatoes. Both are used to control the ...

Stop Exploiting Children ! Anti Obesity Charter On Junk Food Ads

...t WHO charter says: "Special attention needs to be focussed on vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents, whose credulity should not be exploited by commercial activities." It calls for marketing pressure to be toned down, especially when aimed at children. The rise in childhood obesity in European...

TEMPE Spray Delays Ejaculation

...imes more effective than the placebo." The study focussed on heterosexual couples who had been in a stable monogamous relationship for at least three months and were willing to attempt sexual intercourse on at least seven occasions during the ten-week study period. Recruited from six hospitals and medical...

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