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Surgery a safety in senility

...e twice as likely to have a better quality of life after an operation than with medication, research sugges...low through arteries. The patients were assessed after six months. In both groups, patients said both the severity of their angina symptoms, and their qual...

Setting up a new pharmaceutical industry in India

...decision to form a company in India has been taken after evaluating other options like China and Brazil. As India has a high potential and the Indian pharma industry is poised to take a big leap. Already all major pharmaceutical companies in India has started giving more attention towards basic product R&D...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

...nts available.Many patients spend years trying one after the other without seeing any improvement. One problem in assessing the value of a particular treatment is that the condition is very unpredictable - it may resolve spontaneously and then suddenly reappear. Researchers in Italy, have surveyed the resu...

Vitamin B for Hepatitis

...on. A researcher decided to test thiamine for HBV after a very bright and aware patient observed that his ...uently withdrawn. And in subsequent liver biopsies after thiamine treatment, HBV DNA was undetectable.This is the first study to investigate thiamine for tre...

Drink milk right now

...was negatively related to breast cancer incidence, after adjustment for factors such as age, reproductive and hormonal factors, body mass index and alcohol consumption. However, childhood milk consumption only appeared to be protective against breast cancer among those women aged between 34 and 39, rather ...

Heart disease correlation to periodontal disease

...e correlated with severity of periodontal disease, after adjusting for age, smoking status, cholesterol level, body mass index and triglycerides. The pathogens tested for were also associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein. Significantly more patients with cardiovascular problems were found among...

Medications to Prevent Relapse to Cocaine Use

...lways been hampered by high rates of relapse, even after prolonged drug abstinence. Research teams from the...lways been hampered by high rates of relapse, even after prolonged drug abstinence, and this research could be the first step in the development of a new med...

Role of fats and oils in vision care

...ainst AMD. The message is that if you want to look after your eyes, cut down on processed foods high in vegetable fats, but eat more fish....

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

... in oesophagal cancer are poor - just six per cent after five years for men and seven for women - so there's an urgent need for increased understanding of the condition....

Stop smoking and reduce weight

...cessation was to help them prevent any weight gain after they quit smoking. This study, as well as other re...s. No medication of any kind was provided.One year after treatment, 21 percent of the women who received therapy to allay their concerns about weight gain ha...

Dopamine helps stroke survivors

...r placebo for three weeks to 53 patients paralysed after a stroke. They also received physiotherapy. After this time, the patients on levodopa had a larger improvement in their motor function. Then the drug was stopped and physiotherapy alone continued for another three weeks. At the end of this time, reco...

New pancreatic surgery

...use there is no big scar and less time in hospital after the operation. Non-invasive surgery involves a tiny incision through which miniature instruments are inserted. The surgeon uses a computer screen as a guide through the operation. // It's an advance to use keyhole surgery on the pancreas. Doctors ...

The mouth-heart connection

...art attack. The oral connection shows that looking after the health of your gums could be vital for the health of your heart....

NPIL withdraws Parkinson’s dru

...under the price control which the company launched after the price control on vials.// The existing MRP of a 10 tablet strip of 250 mg was Rs 56, whereas the company was seeking an MRP of Rs 97.84 to make it viable for the company....

The mouth-heart connection

...art attack. The oral connection shows that looking after the health of your gums could be vital for the health of your heart....

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...ndia, Ciprofloxacin is the second largest molecule after Amoxycillin....

Inadequate epilepsy treatment

...tterns of 564 epilepsy patients for up to 14 years after diagnosis. Their work forms part of the United Kin...the same drug despite failing to achieve remission after two years. UK doctors are reluctant to prescribe drugs to patients who have had one seizure, the r...

Fright could be more harmful

...ng 16 students and a teacher to the hospital. Just after the beginning of the current anthrax scare a liquid, which turned out to be window cleaning fluid, was sprayed at a Maryland subway station. As many as 35 people reported nausea, headache and sore throat.// The experts, including Professor Simon Wes...

Radiotherapy helps in colon cancer

...duced by half, compared to surgery alone. If given after surgery, the reduction was only a third. Pre-operative radiotherapy also reduced the death rate from cancer. The study suggests that radiotherapy is useful in improving the outcome in colon cancer, and timing is an important factor....

Health at heights

...cinations, psychotic behavior, and coma. It occurs after a week or more at high altitude, and can lead to death if not treated promptly. Balloonists will have tp prepare for such eventualities. ...

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