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US Officials To Discuss Effectiveness Of Plan To Face Bird Flu Threat

...ellan. She has also stressed upon the need for the approval of a reliable, authentic, improved plan that has been tested prior to its implementation. Details about how the exercise would be conducted and participation of other state officials have not yet been released officially. The recent reports of wi...

Risk Of Birth Defects Increased Due To Anti-Depressant Medication

...egarding mother’s health. Ever since the time of approval in 1993, the drug has been taken by over millions worldwide. Women of childbearing age (18-45 yrs) constitute 25% of the total number of Paxil users. Although several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of Paxil in the treatment of depression...

LASIK Treatments Still To Reach Common Man

...have it done." The Food and Drug Administration's approval to the new "blade-free" wavefront-guided Lasik means that more and more people, who are tired of remembering where they kept their glasses are opting for this procedure. However, there are certain complications including the risk of developing an inf...

Vaccine For Cervical Cancer Awaits Approval

...d Gardasil against cervical cancer. The regulatory approval for the new vaccine is being sought by the organiz...activity at a very young age. Gardasil may receive approval in the US well before Cervarix is submitted for approval. The European license for Gardasil may be i...

Cancer Patient Denied Vital Drug

...effectiveness. The drug is also yet to receive its approval from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. The real reason for this is believed to be a shortage of funds. Jago’s treatment was scheduled to start on 25 November 2005. ...

MP Calls For Ban On Aspartame

...nce had been rejected by the people who gave their approval for aspartame, Williams added. He also said that aspartame is far more dangerous than the banned food dye Sudan 1.Caroline Flint, the Public Health Minister responded by saying that a review concerning the safety of aspartame had already been conduct...

Merck, ICMR to conduct joint trials on cervical cancer vaccine

...he US market and is likely to apply for regulatory approval for the EU region soon. This study is in addition to the Phase III clinical trials that have to be completed for any drug to be approved by the regulator. Dr Leonard Tauro, MD, MSD India says, "We want to know how the vaccine would respond to the I...

Guidant sold defective defibrillators with full knowledge

...blem with the Prizm 2 DR, the company was awaiting approval from the F.D.A. to market the Contak Renewal. Company officials have repeatedly declined to describe the steps they took, if any, at that time to determine if the Contak Renewal might also short-circuit. The Texas lawsuit, which is scheduled to beg...

New Zealand Prepares Itself For Pandemic

...their homes. The Government also has to give its approval to quarantine the infected people. The willingness of medical staff to serve in field hospitals is not under doubt. The question is deciding upon the equipment and training that is to be provided to them. The worst possible scenario will be about 1.6...

Revlimid Approved For Treatment Of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by FDA

...ved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval was announced by Celgene Corp, manufacturer of the drug.// The exact cause of MDS is not known. However, increased incidence of MDS has been noticed following radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Transfusion of blood and blood products (platelet) is the ...

Increase In Health Insurance Premium Likely In Australia

...announced in late February or early March. The new approval would be implemented from the first of April....

Australian Health funds stand accused

...th spokeswoman Julia Gillard said the Government's approval of the latest request to increase premiums would mean a 40 per cent increase over the past five years. 'These increases, in dollar terms, wipe out the contribution of the Government's rebate, even at the higher levels now provided for older Australia...

Move to make HIV Tests mandatory For Soldiers In Northeast

...edical Services (AFMS). The AFMS is also awaiting approval for a proposal to create a DNA database of all armed forces personnel and to introduce mandatory HIV tests for all new recruits to the army, navy and air force. Singh told a news conference here Saturday that all "full blown cases of AIDS" in the ar...

Refreshing Assam Tea Now At The Nearest Post Office

...ntly faced by it. The retailed tea will bear the approval of the Assam Tea Board, and in future, the department hopes to spread the network throughout the world. (Source: ANI)...

Femara: The Wonder Drug to Prevent Relapse of Breast Cancer.

...men//. Various studies have been done before the approval of the drug. The result of these studies was published in the December 29 issue of New England Journal of Medicine. It said that the Novartis drug Femara was very efficient in controlling the recurrence of breast cancer among post menopausal women....

Health Insurance Scheme Generates Conflicting Opinions

An insurance scheme which has received the approval of the Government is attracting brickbats and bouquets. As many as 2.5 million households stand to benefit from the scheme which the ICICI-Lombard is // meant to implement. But the scheme has come under criticism from some experts who contend that ...

New Home-Fertility Kit Launched For Men

...sted on more than 3000 sperm // samples prior to approval has 95% accuracy.It can even serve as a predictor of potential fertility problems. This would save the valuable time lost by couples during infertility assessment. "At the moment many couples are advised to wait for around a year before seeking med...

Starpharma Develops New Gel (Vivagel) To Prevent HIV Transmission

...rpharma saw an 8% increase in its share, following approval of Vivagel by the FDA, a new formulation, believed...ime. The early review is expected to shorten FDA's approval time significantly', said John Raff, Chief executive of Starpharma. It is further hoped that the F...

Local Community Objects to Mental Facility

...aulted the Vincent Council for having reversed the approval given to the 20-bed facility. The local communi...McGinty, the Health Minister also insists upon the approval being granted to the facility. Jim McGinty has opined that local councils need to extend their suppo...

Anti-obesity drugs for FDA approval

Two obesity reducing drugs are awaiting FDA approval and if approved could provide the pharmaceutical manufactures with high profits due to sales of these drugs. These new drugs are to be reviewed by the federal regulators before it could be available as a counter sales drug.// Acomplia and Alli are th...

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