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...apore, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. It was conducted between September and December 2000. World Health Organisation says that over the past two decades, the number of asthma sufferers has been steadily increasing. Doctors around the world consider corticosteroids as the most effective preventive treatment. B...Beware of the oral patch! It could be cancer!!!
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... expect the program to have 12 lead scientists and between 120 and 200 researchers and graduate scientists...Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life
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...orient healthcare strategy and strengthen linkages between government and private sector participants....Diabetes and Depression often go hand-in-hand
...the individual, Dr. Lustman said. The relationship between depression and diabetes has been noted for years. Dr. Lustman and his colleagues reviewed 42 studies on the link in order to more firmly establish how often the two illnesses occur together. The study shows that depression is a separate illness that...Parke-Davis (India) runs into rough weather – Court orders attachment of asset
The global merger between Warner-Lambert and Pfizer on the Indian front has ...p for hearing on May 29th. The bone of contention between the employees and the managements is the voluntary retirement scheme. The former employees allege t...OBESE LIL' GIRLS !! SWEAT IT OUT OR U MIGHT BE ASTHAMATIC !!!
...girls who become overweight or obese when they are between 6 and 11 years of age have a sevenfold increased r...eased" among girls who became obese and overweight between ages 6 and 11 years. "The marked increases in obesity observed during the last 20 years may in part ...Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances
...ranch in Delhi would act as an effective interface between the Government and the exporting community and help take chemical exports on a higher growth gear in the coming years. Courtesy : The Hindu Business Line, 16-06-2001...ZD1839 Proves Effective - A Breakthrough in fighting Lung Cancer
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..., a stroke assessment test and the number of hours between the onset of the stroke and the MRI to determine t...atients must answer or perform. The time interval between the first stroke symptoms and the MRI gives doctors an indication of critical changes in blood flow ...Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk
...ded height in metres squared. Women with a BMI of between 30 and 35-obese but not grossly obese had a miscarriage rate after fertility treatment of 27%. Those with a BMI of over 35 miscarried in 34% of the cases. This equates approximately to 50% increased risk among the lower weight group, and a doubled r......tal lobe had shrunk in less than 8% of individuals between 30 and 40 years old, compared with nearly 16% of those in their 40s and 38% of those in their 50s. About 61% of people in their 60s had shrunken frontal lobes. Older individuals were nearly three times more likely to show brain shrinkage in this reg...Moderate Use of Analgesics - Not Associated With Kidney Dysfunction
...clearance. They found no significant associations between the use of pain killers and either elevated creatinine levels or reduced creatinine clearance. Thus, occasional or moderate use of pain relievers or NSAIDs is not associated with kidney dysfunction....... Palanker found that when 1,000 volts were applied between the electrode and metal sheath, an ultra hot plasma formed at the tip of the electrode producing a rapidly expanding vaporized bubble. By alternating the voltage the bubble could expand and collapse within a millionth of second. Palanker and Flecthe...CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants
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