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Merck in the Dock Due To Vioxx

...e president and general counsel, told a conference call after the verdict that the company would fight each case and settle none. Merck last year spent $285 million on legal fees related to Vioxx, and said its reserve fund for future litigation stood at $685 million at the end of 2005. Wall Street is w...

Forearm Support for Office Desks Could Be a Boon

...rs conducted a year-long study of 182 workers at a call center and found that workers who received forearm...ess effective. In addition all employees at this call centre were also given ergonomics training to learn how to make their entire workstation more comfor...

Forearm Support Promises Fewer on the Job Injury for Computer Professionals

...ays at the computer. He studied 182 workers at a call centre who received forearm supports for their desks for a year. They suffered less pain in the neck, shoulders, arm, wrist or hand. The findings were published in the latest issue of the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The forearm s...

AIDS: from the heart stories about AIDS and you!

...n on Wednesday. The following Tuesday, I got his call on my cell phone. Knowing it was time for him to return, I answered with a cheery, Welcome home! All I could hear on the other end were heartbreaking sobs. I knew who it was but I didn't know why. He finally choked out the words, 'I got it.' 'Got...

India is the "IT" destination for obesity cure: med tourism

...e patients to undergo surgery to reduce weight. We call it bariatric surgery and it is the only proven way to achieve major weigh loss and sustain it. Because there is a long queue for such operations abroad and because it is far economical here, we are flooded with queries from abroad for operation dates...

Lack Of Insurance Means Worse Care For Uninsured

...hich came as a surprise to the study authors, also call into question the suitability of recent policy initiatives. Stating that if the aim is to get people into preventive care and to increase the percentage of people being screened, then the need to examine the issue of cost sharing for these services m...

EBV Might Trigger Multiple Sclerosis, Study

...y people who carried the EBV virus.' Immunologists call this phenomenon epitope-spreading. 'This was an interesting and unexpected finding,' said Edwards. 'At this point, I really believed we had a story.’ Finally, the team discovered that the hyper-reactive T cells belonged to the CD4 compartment of me...

Save Budhia - The Indian Wonder Kid

...ublic awareness issues, before it can be resolved, call for an increased understanding of sports and sports related injuries. The most common types of sports injuries in children are due to overuse and re-injuries. These can result in– sprains, strains, stress fractures, tendonitis, and growth plate injur...

Search for an Effective and Safe Hepatitis C Vaccine

...s virus. Potential volunteers in this study should call the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development at 314-977-6333 or email vaccine@slu.edu. Established in 1836, Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first M.D. west of the Mississippi River. Saint Lou...

Hot Tubs and Spas in the News for Safety Measures

... reduces this problem," continues Dr. Sadler. And, call a pool or spa professional to check the drain covers if you’re unsure about the type of covers needed. Install a safety cover that can be locked when the spa is not in use. In spite of parents’ efforts, naturally curious children can quickly move o...

West Nile Virus Can Be Tackled By New Strategy

...must first be infected with the virus. Researchers call the process through which more mosquitoes become infected 'amplification,' and there are a number of factors that lead to that stage. 'By identifying these factors in the wild, it will enhance our ability to create control strategies.' In their s...

Bird Flu: Fact or Fiction

...a Kerew, one of the movie's executive producer ‘We call this a plausible, worst-case scenario. This could ...lic a disservice and hopes to arrange a conference call with television critics before the movie airs to set the record straight. He singled out for critici...

Anti-Parasitic Drugs Useful in Reducing Damages of Congenital Toxoplasmosis

...ing the infection, these findings have renewed the call for comprehensive screening for this acute parasitic infection in pregnant women and newborns. ‘We now know that we can improve longer-term outcomes if we treat the acute infection early,’ said study author Rima McLeod, M.D., professor of infectiou...

Delhi Hospitals Cancel Holidays And Recalls Doctors

...r hunger strike for the second day. "We will not call off our hunger strike till Human Resource Developm...ospital in the national capital. Responding to a call by the IMA for a token strike Monday, the OPD at private super speciality hospitals like Indraprasth...

Patients Bear The Brunt Of Doctor’s Strik

...s are in no mood to relent. "We are not going to call off our strike till a total rollback decision is conveyed to us. Now the ball is in the government's court, and we expect the prime minister to come out with a solution," said Arun Wadhawan, a member of the resident doctors association at the Univers...

TN Doctors Differ With Delhi Doctors on the Strike Issue

...inst their duty. Hence it is asking the doctors to call of the strike.// Dr Deivanayagam, former director of Institute of Thoracic Medicine, Tambaram, said that though the strike is for a valid reason regarding the proposed reservation in elite educational institutions, it said that the doctors should n...

Intro of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Experts Urge Commitment From Industry

...eading global health experts have come together to call for vaccine manufacturers and international donors...unts for about 20-25% of all child deaths.(2) This call to action comes on the eve of a meeting of G8 ministers to discuss funding vaccines. This seems to...

Doctors Urge Government To Roll Back Quotas

...reservation protest have stated that they will not call back the strike// until the Government rolls back plans for reservation of seats in educational institutions. Nearly 90 doctors have collapsed and nearly 300 have been provided with termination notices. As the indefinite strike of resident doctors ...

Watch Out! Even Good Dogs Can Bite Your Kids

...ent breeds. Which ones are good around children? A call to the local veterinarian might be helpful before picking out one. It is also important, according to experts, to socialise your pet - gradually expose your puppy to people and other animals to get him or her accustomed to social situations. They m...

Monitor blood pressure to ward off risks to the heart

Health experts have issued a wake-up call to Australians to keep a check on their blood pressure, with an aim to bring down the number of deaths from heart disease// Not surprising, since stroke is considered to be the third-largest cause of death in Australia. The High Blood Pressure Rese...

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