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Clinical Trials of New Drug Febuxostat Show Promise in Gout Treatment

... The only existing standard treatment for Gout is administration of allopurinol, which reduces the levels of uric a... of drug metabolism is the liver which facilitates administration of the drug to patients with compromised kidney function as well. The drug has not yet been approv...

Government May Downgrade Cannabis

... is reported to have developed psychosis after the administration of the drug. She died of pneumonia and kidney failure. The manufacturers of Sativex claim that extensive trials of the drug had been conducted and that it was seen to be well tolerated. GW Pharmaceuticals has been permitted to import the drug from Ca...

Encephalitis Claims 25 Lives In Bihar

...ion of the brain caused by a virus. The district administration is yet to send a medical team to study the cause and spread of the disease. IANS...

Artificial Light Stimulates Breast Cancer Growth In Mice: Study

...observed rapid growth comparable to that seen with administration of daytime blood samples, when tumor activity is particularly high," Blask said."Companies that employ shift workers could introduce lighting that allows the workers to see without disrupting their circadian and melatonin rhythms."Contact: John Peter...

Intravenous Iron treats anemia of pregnancy faster

...ated anemia linked to iron deficiency, intravenous administration of iron increases hemoglobin faster and more effectively // than iron pills, says a Turkish study. Since oral iron replacement is generally effective, safe, and cheap, it is the first choice for treatment for iron-deficiency anemia, Dr. Ragip Atakan...

Coaching In Labor Could Increase Bladder Problems

...gnancy and negative history of epidural anesthesia administration were included in the study. They were assigned to two different groups, both comprising of nurse-midwives in a random fashion. Members of one group (163) were coached to push for 10 seconds during a uterine contraction while members of the other gr...

Death Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Reduced By Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

... is called, "allows higher doses and more frequent administration of drugs, and it appears to be more effective in killing cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity, where ovarian cancer is likely to spread or recur first," said the National Institutes of Health....

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Show Promise In Prevention

...ted with few controversies regarding usage, age of administration and indications for the vaccination. It is hoped that immunization of pre-teen girls would be made mandatory, as the vaccine has been shown to be effective in the induction of immunity, in this specific population. Issues related to promotion of pr...

Junior Doctors Put An End To Strike

...ing the campus of 'undesirable elements', the KGMU administration has suspended teaching and ordered the students to vacate their hostels by 20 January evening. Edited IANS...

Britain Toddlers To Receive Flu-Jab In Addition To The 21 Shots

...e UK health department officials have proposed the administration of flu vaccine to all children less than 2 years of age, // in an attempt to prevent the incidence of seasonal flu. The dreadful condition, which affects nearly 5 to 10% of the population during winter, had claimed the valuable lives of over 1000 UK ...

Topical Quinolone effective in controlling eardrum perforations

Topical administration of Quinolone antibiotics for eardrum perforations ...me cases it may lead to ototoxicity due to topical administration which could be controlled if early signs of side effects are reported to your physicia....

Scientists Unravel Link Between HRT And Breast Cancer Gene, BRCA1

...the BRCA1 gene. Such patients could benefit by the administration of anti-estrogen therapy. The results of the present study further highlight that use of a specific anti-progesterone agent could maximize the clinical benefit....

Exposure to hazardous tissue, a fear of 21 Windsor surgery patients

...d in New Jersey. The patients were informed by the administration of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital. The major concern is that the body parts were unscreened for HIV 1 and 2, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and human T-cell lymphotropic virus, or HTLV I and II. The incident has been taken very seriously and all patien...

Federal Government Has to do a lot to prevent spread of HIV

...d of HIV infection. She is not happy with the Bush administration dealing with HIV infections. // She has the view...atients and to the Ryan White CARE act. The Bush administration in order to encourage selling of HIV drugs as given a false information that HIV can be cured which ...

MIOT Hospital Signs Agreement With German Healthcare Facility

...ources in the paramedical, //medical, and hospital administration fields. MIOT signed a memorandum of understanding with Stuttgart Mayor Wolfgang Schuster on 28 January 2006. Stuttgart's public healthcare system is entering into such a partnership with a private healthcare organization for the first time. MIOT p...

School Children Taken Ill After Free Meal

...nment School at Manacuad, are stable. The district administration is not reported to have taken a part in the free meal scheme, and the chances of sabotage have not been ruled out. Vanchi Poor Fund, the charitable organization that supplied the lunch, said the incident must have occurred due to the poor quality o...

Biomarkers May Indicate Alzheimer's Disease

...ion has no known cure, but early detection and the administration of proper drugs can have a positive effect on the symptoms of the illness. The Alzheimer's disease gives rise to dementia among the elderly people. A total of 12 million people across the world are believed to be suffering from this condition. The ch...

U.S. unprepared to tackle bird flu

...t is a very sad and depressing issue. The Bush administration on Nov. 2 issued the national response plan which stated that the national government are responsible for stockpiling of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The state and the local government were left to tend for themselves. President George W. Bush requ...

Stem Cell Transplantation Promises Cure for Type 2 Diabetes

...e in the skin (over the inguinal region) following administration of local anesthesia. A very minute puncture is then made in the femoral artery. The extracted stem cells are then introduced directly into the pancreas through a synthetic tube (catheter). With our improved understanding of stem cell biology and ac...

Delay in $ 260 M grant by World Bank to Kenya due to corruption allegations

...officials are certain that President Mwai Kibaki's administration is adhering to its pledges to fight corruption. So another social reform lies in doldrums due to degradation of social and work ethics....

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