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Brazil Government New Health Offer

...Temporao decided to break Merck's patent and buy a cheaper substitute from India. His blunt style is reachi...plans to help African nations build plants to make cheaper drugs on their own....

Oral Treatment as Effective as Injections in Treating Kids With Pneumonia

...ages over the latter. Oral antibiotics are also cheaper than those given via the IV route. Professor Stephenson said that the findings were certainly good news for all involved - kids, parents and paediatricians. "This is good news for children who hate injections; good news for parents whose children...

IVF Tourism Marred by Ethical Differences in EU

...eir own for fertility treatments because it may be cheaper or easier to access that over there. According to ...o take advantage of more liberal fertility laws or cheaper treatment prices. 'The number of movements is increasing because people are more used to traveling a...

National Pharmaceutical Policy Referred to Ministerial Panel

...day. The policy envisages ways to make available cheaper drugs to people and the public health system as also to promote the production and marketing of generic drugs in the country, said B.K. Handique, minister of state for chemicals and fertilisers and parliamentary affairs. The policy was taken up by...

Maggots Rid Patients of MRSA

...fact they are better than surgeons - they are much cheaper and work 24 hours a day," Professor Boulton jokingly said. "They have been used since the Napoleonic Wars and in the American Civil War they found that those who survived were the ones with maggots in their wounds: they kept them clean. They remove...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...agreement with the Clinton Foundation on obtaining cheaper drugs. Mongkol would again travel to Washington on May 21 to explain Thailand's position to US lawmakers and other government agencies, according to official sources. In an annual report released this week, the US trade office said it was concern...

Brazil Opts for Indian Drugs Bypassing Merck

...k's patent on AIDS drug Efavirenz and opted for a cheaper generic alternative from India. With a decree he signed Friday, Brazil will be able to import generic versions of Efavirenz from three companies in India - and the price for the drugs will be 72 percent lower than the price charged by Merck. The ...

WHO's Guidelines Lack Evidence, Lancet Says

...ng other things, recommending expensive drugs over cheaper options without proven benefit, the agency issued its guidelines for writing guidelines, which led to a revision of its advice on hypertension. People are well-intended at WHO, Oxman said. The problem is that good intentions and plausible theories ...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...ntidepressant in the country even though there are cheaper alternatives, including generic versions of Prozac. "Prozac is just as good if not better, and yet we are migrating to the expensive drug instead of the generics," Dr. Sharfstein said. "I think it's the marketing." It is illegal for drug makers to...

A Stroll Along Countryside Could Reduce Depression and Raise Self-esteem

... as part of mainstream practice, as it is not only cheaper than anti-depressant drugs, but also has no side-effects. The ecotherapy report is being launched at the Mind week, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the learning disability and the mental health charity....

Rajasthan Government Urged to Keep a Close Watch on Doctors

...s rule. The treatment could become 40-50 percent cheaper with the use of the generic medicines, an official at medical & health department said. However, doctors feel that prescribing generic medicines is not feasible. "Only some shops, majority of which are in cooperative sector, sell generic medicines...

DNA-damage Test Could Aid Drug Development

...ounds genetic toxicity that may prove dramatically cheaper than existing animal tests. This assay would allow...e cell differentiation process.' 'This is a much cheaper assay thats at least as predictive as previous assays,' emphasizes Griffith, 'and drug developers ca...

Researchers Discover Starch Cocktail Fuel for green Car

...pplier - are expensive, he believes he can produce cheaper ones that would also work at higher temperatures. It is possible to produce enzymes that would convert starch to hydrogen equally well at temperatures up to 100 degrees Centigrade, which is important if the cocktail is to be used in working cars, h...

Scientists Create Fire-proof, Eco-friendly Plastic

...t plastic: it is clear, flexible, durable and much cheaper to make than the high-temperature and heat-resistant plastics in current use, which tend to be brittle and dark in color. The great thing about BHDB is that its really a two-birds-with-one-stone approach for a new polymer, says Coughlin. It is extr...

New Drug to Help Kick Smoking Habit Cleared in UK

...: "There needs to be a balance. "Is it going to be cheaper to give a smoker the drug to help them kick their habit, or give them treatment for lung disease if they continue. If it is more cost effective, then I suppose it is a good idea." Anne French, 61, a retired barmaid from Whiteleas, South Shields, has ...

New Anti Fungal Drug Eraxis as Good as the Older Medicine

...s believe that according to a new study the older, cheaper medication to treat potentially deadly fungal infections may work just as well as a newer drug in most cases. Anidulafungin, belonging to a new class called echinocandins being expensive people would go for the fluconazole. And it was seen that it w...

Healthcare Workers Could Be Africa's Secret Weapon in AIDS War

...llan and Frehywot point out that it is quicker and cheaper to train an NPC than a doctor, with the cost of a three-year course ranging between 3,000-6,000 dollars per person. In addition, the training offers practical advantages, because it is rooted in local health problems, they note. Sub-Saharan Africa ac...

Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem

...onnections to proper sewage plants, because it was cheaper and easier just to connect them to the storm drain... due to power plants switching from natural gas to cheaper coal. Across the border, China's rampant economic growth has resulted in a surge in demand for energ...

Bio-latrine Cleans Up Kenyan Slum and the Environment

...ished Kenyans an alternative energy source that is cheaper than charcoal, is more environmentally friendly and keeps their surroundings clean. Kutilo said she buys less charcoal and she no longer waits as long for hot water. "When people here use charcoal, they waste a lot of time trying to generate heat...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...agreement with the Clinton Foundation on obtaining cheaper drugs. Mongkol would again travel to Washington on May 21 to explain Thailand's position to US lawmakers and other government agencies, according to official sources. In an annual report released this week, the US trade office said it was concern...

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