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Cost of Illegal Drug Abuse - ￡15b

...shown that illegal drugs are easier on the pocket, cheaper by half of the original cost of the drugs. For instance it was found that brown heroin was cheaper by 47% and ecstasy (45%). EMCDDA chairman Marcel Reimen said: "We cannot fail to be concerned that ...

Traditional Chinese Medicine Has Few Takers in China

...its a year. Further traditional treatments are far cheaper than Western drugs; the government is highly supportive of its benefit in treating ailments from HIV to cancer, even effective for addicts who are greatly benefited by TCM for effective deaddiction. Clearly the Chinese are slowly changing sides to ...

Deaths due to heavy drinking has doubled in 15 years

..., alcoholic drinks are estimated to be 54 per cent cheaper on average than they were in 1980. Last year the licensing laws in England and Wales for selling alcohol were also relaxed, allowing bars and clubs to stay open for longer, " Mr Soodeen said. "Given that 16 to 24-year-olds are now among the heavie...

Indian radiologist spearheads cure for osteoarthritis sans surgery

...t six months offering the treatment, which is much cheaper than knee replacement. Vasishta told IANS: "As a degenerative disease caused by the loss of cartilage from load-bearing joints, especially the knees, osteoarthritis results in impairment of movement and chronic pain. Though many therapies, includin...

New Zealand Says no to Herceptin Funding for Early Breast Cancer

...n the early stages, probably means that it wants a cheaper option. But the District Health Boards (DHB) are in agreement with Pharmac. Their spokesperson, David Meates, said though the decision was difficult, it was the right one for New Zealand's situation which is unique in its funding structure and deci...

Scientists Have Developed Faster, More Accurate TB Test

...ve developed a TB test which they say is faster//, cheaper and more accurate and also identifies multi-drug r...this indicates resistance. The MODS test is also cheaper and more sensitive to drug resistant strains than current tests. It yields results in an average of ...

Free Medicines, Health Insurance for Poor Soon: Paswan

...ajasthan formula, which has succeeded in providing cheaper medicines to patients," he said. The inspiration behind this is the state-run Rajasthan Medicare Relief Society that directly procures medicines from manufacturers and sells to patients with a limited mark-up price. Source-IANS...

US to Lift Ban on Canadian Drug Imports

...eby removing the barriers towards Americans buying cheaper medications from abroad. The Department of Homel...cations like Lipitor and Fosamax can be 30% to 80% cheaper from Canada and other countries. This year the U.S. government was confiscating as much as 20% of th...

Impact of New Drug Retail Prices Soon: Paswan

...dreds of generic and branded generic drugs will be cheaper up to 80 percent in some cases. Source-IANS...

China to make cheaper version of GSK’s flu dru

...of Nanjing, China for it to manufacture and sell a cheaper version of its flu drug Relenza in poor countries//. The Chinese company can manufacture and sell zanamivir in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and all least-developed countries, under the terms of licensing agreement. "GSK is doing everything...

Cancer Survivor Runs Half-marathon

...entists in their research so that they can produce cheaper drugs for common people." Source-IANS...

Malayali Nurses - Lifeline of Keralites Abroad

...urses from Philippines, a Catholic country, it was cheaper to take nurses from Kerala, where Catholics play a major role. After their initial years of struggle abroad, the Malayali nurses are now settled and live in good and comfortable homes. They speak the local language fluently. Interestingly, many of ...

Government Failed to Prevent Rising Teen Pregnancies

... on condoms and other contraceptives - making them cheaper than ever before." A spokesman for the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care said emergency contraception was an important back-up. Michaela Aston, of LIFE, said: "We now have evidence that the Government's policy of making the ...

Agricultural Subsidies Responsible For Obesity, Says Expert

...ize and distort the market to make fats and sugars cheaper and fruits and vegetables more expensive," James said at the 10th International Obesity Congress in Sydney, Australia. The increased availability of subsidized sugar and fat-based products from the United States and Europe means that the fat rates in...

Action Against Doctors Harassing HIV/AIDS Patients

...or their act of providing sex workers with food at cheaper rates to sex workers, he further stressed that it was the responsibility of both public and NGOs to check spread diseases. Calling upon the organisations and public to join hands to combat the dreaded disease, he explained that the government was rea...

fMRI Prior to surgery Could Help In Outcome Of Tumor Surgery

...ncluded in a routine MRI exam, it will be quicker, cheaper and more available than it is now,' he explained. Source-Eurekalert VI...

Ad Campaign Targeting Republicans On Medicare Prescription Drug Program

...ave opposed it saying the benefits would have been cheaper if the law would have allowed Medicare to negotiate with the companies for lower prices. Trial lawyers are considered one of the Democrats main bases of financial support. A 10 million dollar ad campaign by U.S. Chamber of Commerce thanked Republi...

Two AIDS Vaccine Trials Hold Hope Against Epidemic

... Drug therapy has become a little more accessible, cheaper and easier to take for about 1.1 million people. However, it is still out of reach for most of the world's 40 million people infected with HIV/AIDS. Stepping into the lurch with increasing promise is the field of topical microbicide gels that could...

New Cancer-Blocking Algae Found

...Coast and is inexpensive to produce making it much cheaper than the HPV vaccine. The researchers believe this would help in universal access to cervical cancer prevention as not everyone can afford the costly HPV vaccines. "There will be many at risk of developing cervical cancer around the world who wil...

Pakistani Child is India's Youngest Liver Transplant Recipient

... million, which doctors said is at least six times cheaper than what is charged in many other countries. The parents of Shreyar said they were grateful to the doctors, the people in Delhi and to Allah for the success of their son's operation. They had arrived in India on April 29. "Another child, Safi, f...

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