A prescription cream for unwanted facial hair
...not a brand new drug, but rather a new topical-use version of the older drug eflornithine (brand name Ornidyl). Vaniqa, like Viagra, is considered to be a "lifestyle drug", a drug which generally improves our quality of life, but is not considered to be essential for good health. Vaniqa is the first presc...Multi billion-dollar suit filed against cell phone firm for causing brain tumours
... case on the cell phone manufacturer, have another version to say. They claim if the manufacturers had known about the harmful effects of the radiation emitted, then these people should be punished severely- they say. Whichever way the case goes, it is sure to open up a Pandora’s box and will also attract wo...Cats to protect children from asthma
... system, instead the protection is from a modified version of the Th2 response--without the risk of asthma or other allergic reactions....E Merck introduces Livogen Z with zinc sulphate
...e in the market. E Merck had introduced the tonic version of Livogen Z even before the tablets. E Merck will have only one version of Livogen Z and it will contain zinc sulphate. Zinc decreases tubal defects in pregnant women.The l...New FDA Approved Drug NATRECOR For Heart Failure Patients
...ically as nesiritide, is a biologically engineered version of a natural hormone that helps dilate blood vessels. That dilation helps blood flow from the weakened heart. But it also can cause seriously low blood pressure. Two years ago, the FDA rejected approval of Natrecor because it caused so many cases ......en are taller than women.// "If you have the tall version of both of these genes you will be taller than a person who only has the tall version of one of them," the author said. The Y chromosome is the male sex chromosome, absent in women. The......has shown that people who inherit a malfunctioning version of hairless can get an extreme form of a condition called alopecia universalis, in which eyebrows, eyelashes and body hair fail to develop. Babies are born with scalp hair, but it fails to regrow after being shaved, as is the custom in the Pakistani ......CEO of Celera Genomics, which has just published a version of the human DNA sequence, said new advances in biotechnology could speed up the process of identifying the nature of any attack from several days to just a few hours. "The way people have detected bacteria in the past is that they have grown them, t...Smallpox Vaccine May Help Fight Cervical Cancer
A modified version of the smallpox vaccine is being tested against ce...s from developing into cervical cancer. A modified version of the smallpox vaccine is being used because it has been shown to produce the type of immune respon...Letrozole Beats Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer Therapy
...vartis' research comparing the drug with a generic version of tamoxifen, the gold standard treatment for advanced breast cancer. Femara was initially approved by the FDA in 1997 as treatment for advanced, hormonally sensitive breast cancer that had not responded to other treatments. Novartis believes Femar...Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis
...orrected" cells then were able to process a normal version of a protein that helps regulate mucus in the body. Although the results were encouraging, researcher John F. Engelhardt notes the experiment must be modified before it can be tried in people. Another virus "carrier" must be found because the one u...A new study surpasses Gene Therapy Hurdle
...ensive Cancer Center at Hopkins in Texas created a version of a commonly used experimental gene, linked to a genetic switch so it only would turn on in a type of immune cell known as an antigen-presenting cell.When the gene is turned on, it produces a protein that glows green under fluorescent light. The mo...Caution On Use of Cholesterol Drugs
...ay cause abnormal liver function, and at least one version of the pills, which was recalled, was linked to kidney failure. The new guidelines combine the growing realization that elevated cholesterol early in life can cause deadly cardiovascular consequences later, and convincing evidence that statin drugs...Sun Pharma to launch chiral version of omeprazole soon
...harmaceutical Industries Ltd is to launch a chiral version of the anti-ulcerant drug omeprazole - ‘es-omeprazole’ - within this month. The chiral version of molecule is a derivative with lesser side-effects// and, hence, could be termed as more efficient...AAI Pharma Files Lawsuit Against Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
...ent by the US based AAI Pharma Inc for the generic version of the anti-depressant drug Prozac. DRL has a 180 days exclusivity to sell the drug's 40 mg dosage form along with Barr Laboratories that holds the exclusivity for the 10 and 20 mg dosage forms. DRL expects this to be a routine move as the para IV fi...Scios Inc. targets drug giants in arthritis war
...because the first company to commercialize an oral version of today's dominant injectable drugs could gain the lion's share of a market. // Scios' drug has shown promise in early trials. But the size of the potential market makes it a prize that many big pharmaceuticals companies also covet. So far, Scios' ...Oestrogen to help mental health
...ainst schizophrenia, because women suffer a milder version of the disease than men and it usually strikes them later in life. Studies in animals also suggest that oestrogen alters the activity of dopamine and serotonin, two brain chemicals which are disrupted in schizophrenia. Dr Jayashri Kulkarni, a psych...One IV treatment a year rather than a pill a day
...not know how much the drug is likely to cost. If a version of Zometa is approved for use against osteoporosis, it will probably be given another name....... men are taller than women. "If you have the tall version of both of these genes you will be taller than a person who only has the tall version of one of them," the author said. The Y chromosome is the male sex chromosome, absent in women. The...... to modify a second copy of the gene, which is the version the virus uses to create the trillion keys....