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FDA Approves Indian Generic Drug For AIDS Treatment

...est-hit countries, most of them in Africa. "This action ... adds yet another valuable product to the growing list of effective and safe quality medicines available ... for purchase under the President's Emergency Plan," Murray Lumpkin, the FDA's Acting Deputy Commissioner, said in a release. (IANS) Mo...

Wearing High Heels May Be Dangerous To Health

...ellothalamo-cortico-cerebellar loops through their action on NMDA-receptors," Flensmark wrote in a recent paper in the journal Medical Hypotheses. "Using heeled shoes leads to weaker stimulation of the loops. Reduced cortical activity changes dopaminergic function, which involves the basal gangliathalamo-c...

Government Organisation Proposes Strict Guidelines For SubStandard Medical Devices

...decided to prepare a set of guidelines for uniform action against the manufacture// of not of standard quali... prescribe the exact procedures to be followed and action to be taken against the manufacturers by every state drug controller. Officials say the current mo...

Dissecting Diabetes - Is protein AKT2 the cause of type 2 diabetes?

...sponse to insulin. "This defect in insulin action in the liver and skeletal muscle altered glucose homeostasis throughout the body. Combined with the delayed onset, (it) suggests that Akt2 might have a role in the diabetes. The researchers are correct in stating that the finding presents an opportun...

Scientists crack mechanism of Leptin-Obesity Hormone

...second type of cell. This duel mechanism of leptin action on two interconnected types of neurons was previously unknown. This mechanism may be an important of the brains ability to maintain a balance between long-term body weight and short-term energy demands, he said. Unknown facts about appetite, ...

And now its super mice for longer memory

...y carry are not stored for long periods. When its action is blocked, electrical signals fade more slowly, and information is retained for long periods.These mice were put to a maze test and the way they navigated the maze was studied. It was found that these mice remembered objects and surroundings three d...

Protein causing spread of colon cancer identified

... next step would be to develop a drug to block the action of Pa 28 alpha. They are also hoping to inject tumour cells into mice from which the protein has been removed, to check if the tumour cells still spread to the liver....

Pause as you please

...le within a few years.The tablet, which blocks the action of the hormone progesterone, appears to be a safe ...ct of progesterone, both of the new drugs stop the action of naturally-occurring oestrogen on the uterus. This is important because oestrogen without progeste...

Prostratin- Drug to eradicate HIV

...iseases at Peterson Medical College feels that the action of that compund is two folded- Firstly it stops HIV from infecting other cells by decreasing receptors and it drives HIV out of latency. Though the therapy was only tested in a laboratory setting, the researchers predict they will gain approval to te...

Discovery of World’s smallest laser

... were able to determine the mechanism of the laser action and the optical properties of the nanolaser. In subsequent experiments, radiation at both one-half and one-third the pump laser wavelength were imaged in the same way by the Nonlinear Chemical Imaging Nanomicroscope, characterising the ability of the...

Fat Cell Protein Hits Type-2 Diabetes

... and animals -- that significantly affects insulin action in the liver. Type-2 diabetes affects between 2 m...fully measure the hepatic glucose production -- or action of insulin on the liver-- are we generating a significant effect?' The answer we found was a clear-c...

Breakthrough in Type II Diabetes

...sponse to insulin. "This defect in insulin action in the liver and skeletal muscle altered glucose homeostasis throughout the body. Combined with the delayed onset, (it) suggests that Akt2 might have a role in the diabetes. The researchers are correct in stating that the finding presents an opportun...

Chemo may not assist in fighting cancer

...ase-free survival. Tamoxifen works by blocking the action of estrogen, a hormone that can promote the growth of cancer cells. Richard D. Gelber, a biostatistician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston hopes that, this study will question the routine use of chemotherapy in the ER-positive (estrogen ...

Protein acts as "Master Switch" that cuts off cells' Cancer-Growth machinery

...xx, known as Cox-2-selective inhibitors, block the action of this enzyme. Cox-2, when over-expressed by precancer cells, helps them grow the new blood vessels they need to become tumors. Aspirins and the new Cox-2 inhibitors help slow cancer growth, but they have a limited effect. However, when Anant's tea...

Arsenic in drinking water

... long-term poisoning. The most important remedial action is prevention of further exposure by providing saf... poor availability of reliable information hinders action at all levels and may lead to panic, exacerbated if misleading reports are made. Effective informati...

Phase 3 trials of two multi-kinase inhibitors against cancer

... gaining interest due to its multiple mechanism of action – known as Multi-kinase inhibitors. These drugs are in trial against different types of cancer and are found to be very effective. This two multi targeted oncology drug candidate is a small molecule named Sorafenib (Bay43-9006) and stutent (SU11248)....

Blood Goes Down the Drain in Bihar Hospital

...that those found guilty would be taken into strict action after a detailed report regarding the incident has been obtained. Source: IANS...

Valporic Acid Blocks Latent HIV Replication

...sed treat bipolar disorders, is found to block the action of Histone Deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), which helps HIV ...latent phase of infection. Valporic acid stops the action of HDAC1 enzyme and breaks the latency of the virus in latent phase. A clinical study involving 4 H...

Patients In Hospital ICUs At Risk From Medical Errors

.... Clancy, M.D. “These findings are another call to action in our efforts to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.” The researchers conducted direct continuous observations in the MICU and CCU during nine 3-week periods, distributed throughout 12 months from July 2002 through June 2003. This was...

Watch Out! Pollution hazard from E-waste recycling in India & China

...he report provides a compelling case for immediate action in both countries to address workplace health and safety issues, as well as waste management practices and reinforces the need for the electronics industry to eliminate the use of harmful substances in their products. Source: (IANS)...

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