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No Threat of Bird Flu Assures Govt

...stress on accepting the "bio-security" measures to combat any possible outbreak, saying "there is no harm even if the precautionary measures are being adopted". The farmers whose birds are sacrificed would be given compensation....

Sick Swedish seagull was drunk, not affected by bird flu

...globe. Countries are preparing on a war footing to combat the disease. An anti-viral drug called Tamiflu is being stocked up. Hungary had announced that it had a vaccine for the current strain of the avian flu and countries are queuing up to buy the same. The disease has claimed nearly 70 lives in South Eas...

International Conference On Malaria - 'Laveran To Genomics'

...e Panabaka Lakshmi said, “Government’s measures to combat malaria and new research strengthened the knowledg...is planning to introduce a new combination drug to combat malaria due to increased resistance showed by the parasites against the drug Chloroquine. The new dr...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine To Be Developed In India

...bring a cost effective vaccine that is expected to combat cervical cancer. The Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss //on the occasion of National Cancer Awareness Day said that the high rate of cervical cancer has been instrumental behind the initiative. The Indian Council of Medical Research has already sta...

One In Nine Young Women Diagnosed With Chlamydia Infection

...free screening programme is being launched to help combat the spread of the disease and is being targeted at women aged between 16- 24. A confidential screening service would be provided as part of a DoH-funded pilot initiative to make it easier for young people to be screened for chlamydia. Speaking at t...

Genetically modified bacteria to combat HIV

... lead to a practical and cost effective new way to combat the HIV virus, scientists from the US National Can... lead to a practical and cost effective new way to combat the virus....

Avian Influenza: Government to set up expert committee

...other senior officers, the states' preparedness to combat any eventuality was reviewed. 'We are keeping a close watch on the situation. Extensive surveillance is on for both domestic poultry and migratory birds,'Hakeem said. The surveillance, which also included laboratory tests, has shown Indi...

Ban on Global fund lifted in Uganda

...unds amounting $367 million for Uganda in order to combat HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been lifted. Uganda was funded with more than $367 million in 2002 for disease management. // The Global community banned the funding to Uganda as they feel that the fund was not utilized properly and the country ha...

A Joint Venture by Golfers And Military Forces To Combat AIDS

... unite hands to help the paramilitary Assam Rifles combat HIV/AIDS in the region. India, next only to South Africa leads the march when it comes to HIV infections. The threat looms large over the north eastern parts of the // country, particularly over Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal...

Phase II trails of new HIV vaccine to be held in South Africa

In a step further to combat the AIDS epidemic, South Africa's first Phase II HIV vaccine trials were launched by charitable group the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and U.S.-based Targeted Genetics Corporation. // The trials will test the safety of "tgAAC09" is ...

Cipla In India Can Manufacture Drug For Bird Flu

...ne hundred thousand doses of Tamiflu from Roche to combat any emergency outbreak of bird flu. Medindia Related Links: Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid Drug Synergism refers to the enhancement in action or effect of a particular drug than the individual effect of ...

Vitamin Abuse Syndrome In the UK

...ons. 2.High doses of vitamin B6, which is used to combat premenstrual tension, can cause nerve damage 3.Over does of Vitamin A during pregnancy can harm the unborn child. Medindia on Vitamins: Vitamins are substances that are found in the foods we eat. They are necessary for the body to function effec...

Cervical Cancer Can Now Be Better Handled With Gene Silencing Therapy

...tiation and progression of tumor. A logical way to combat tumor is to either turn on the tumor suppressor genes or turn off the tumor promoting genes. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women aged 25-50 worldwide. Infection with the human papilloma virus is regarded to be a causative ...

Global Warming Could Cause 5 Million Illnesses: WHO

...ca. Climate change makes it even more important to combat diseases of the poor, many of which are highly climate-sensitive,said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, a scientist at WHO's Department of Protection of the Human Environment and co-author of the Nature report. We already have good evidence that there are a ...

North-Eastern Leaders Of India Meet To Discuss HIV Problems

...ointly fight HIV/AIDS in a political commitment to combat the disease that has assumed epidemic proportions ...come up with a declaration and a pledge to jointly combat the disease. The presence of Piot would be a source of encouragement to all of us.' S.I. Ahmed, he...

Possible Viral Cause Of Kawasaki Disease Identified

... the lung. These antibodies are likely produced to combat the infectious cause of the disease. In the current study, Rowley and co-investigators examined the spheroid structures in acute Kawasaki disease bronchi closely, using a variety of microscopic stains including the very high-powered electron microsc...

Agreement To Speed Up Development of Bird flu vaccine

In a collective effort to combat the bird flu pandemic, international health ministers have struck an agreement to speed up the development and production of a pandemic bird flu vaccine. Ministers from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, // Mexico, Italy, representatives of th...

Australia earmarks $74 Million to Fight Bird Flu

Australia has earmarked $74 million to combat the bird flu threat over the next four years. Prime Minister John Howard was to announce the funding in Busan, Korea, where he is attending the Asia Pacific // Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum. International agencies, like the World Health Organi...

UNAIDS Chief Appeals for Projects to Battle AIDS/HIV

... appeal for implementation of various projects to combat the dreaded AIDS/HIV. 'There is a crisis over implementation of programs in defeating HIV/AIDS and our response is to mobilize political momentum // globally and to see that the fruits of investment help in checking new infections,' Peter Piot, execu...

Concern Over High Smoking Rates Among Young

...hus, need for a strong resolve in the community to combat this habit, and strict control measures on smoking and the use of tobacco are required....

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