Madhya Pradesh may Ban Sale of Vibrating Condom
...vinced that the vibrating condom is a sex toy, the company that had introduced the product about six months ago denies it. "It is not a sex toy but simply a pleasure enhancer that is in great demand by the people," said Mukesh Gupta, a HLL distributor in Bhopal. But the minister said: "Condoms are used f...Salmonella Scare Results in the Recall of Sesame Seed
...een done by Les Aliments G. Dion. The Quebec based company has voluntarily recalled the product from the market. Salmonella contaminated food does not appear bad nor does it smell bad. But the consumption of such food article can cause salmonellosis, a food borne illness. salmonellosis may cause short-te...Vietnam Plans Human Trial of Bird Flu Vaccine
...on had granted one million dollars to Vabiotech, a company spun off from the institute. The Vietnam trial i...ic. Last month Indonesia's health ministry said US company Baxter Healthcare would in July start clinical trials of a bird flu vaccine in Singapore and Hong Ko...Japanese Humanoid Happy to Work on in the Rain
...lain in torrential rain or on slippery floors as a company unveiled a next-generation humanoid Thursday. K...e reduced," it said. Kawada Industries said the company hoped eventually to put the HRP-3 Promet Mk-II to commercial use. Project manager Takakatsu Isozumi ...Four-legged Friends Connect Online at Dogster
...give a picture of its success. In May alone, the company made more than 250,000 dollars (186,000 euros), had a healthy 22 million page views for both sites, and now has 15 full-time and three part-time employees, according to a Dogster spokesman John Vars. Labradors, Chihuahuas, Golden Retrievers and Ger...'Hi, can You Hear Me? I'm at 30,000 Feet'
...off routine for airline passengers, but a European company has found a way to make dialling safe and link up people from above the clouds. "Cabin connectivity is here and GSM phone use is both a technical and commercial reality," chief commercial officer of OnAir, Graham Lake, told AFP at the Paris Air Sho...Scientists Develop Insulin Pill
...may soon become a thing of the past, for a British company has developed a form of the protein that can be ta...s at Diabetology, a small research and development company that has spent may years trying to develop oral insulin, believe that it will better control of symp...Phase II Data Show Efficacy and Tolerability of Tapentadol in Chronic Pain Treatment
The German pharmaceutical company Grunenthal GmbH presented the first clinical evide...ent, user-friendly drug delivery technologies. The company discovers, develops, produces and markets high therapeutic value pharmaceuticals that contribute to ...Modified Drug Therapy for Alzheimers Disease
...the disease." CoMentis Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in San Francisco, is initiating the clinical...cinal chemistry, is a scientific co-founder of the company with Jordan Tang, the J.G. Puterbaugh Chair in Medical Research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Fou...Recall of the AIDS Drug Causes Panic in Zambia
...thane sulfonic acid ethyl ester. Roche, the Swiss company that manufactures the drug promptly recalled the d...ablets they were taking had an unusual smell. The company in a statement said that the contamination had been caused by an interaction between two chemicals, ...Oman to Launch First Bio-refinery in Gulf Region
An Omani company is set to launch the first bio-refinery in the Gulf region, which will produce ethanol mainly from date palms for use in motor vehicles as a substitute for petrol and diesel, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported Friday. Oman Green Energy Company ...Madhya Pradesh Bans Use of Vibrating Condoms
...and chemists say the ban is inconsequential. The company has said it would adhere to government guidelines. "So far, we have not received any official notification. In case the government does not want us to sell this product in that particular state, we will not do that," said S. Jayaraj, Deputy Genera...Stem Cell Licensing Deal Positions Toronto as World Leader in Technology
...ore. What excites me is that our growing stem cell company in Canada is now offering its services to the U.S., which is essentially half the world market, Turner says. We are now currently looking to expand into the Middle Eastern and Australian markets. The HUCPVC breakthrough was announced in 2005 when t...Now, Store Your Body's Immune System for Future Use Against Deadly Diseases
Lifeforce, an Anglo-American company has been allowed to store white blood cells of peo...oth infectious disease and foreign materials. The company will reportedly take 480-millilitre of blood from interested healthy individuals and will extract th...Shahnaz Hussain Takes Ayurveda to London's Harley Street
... cosmetic benefits, a press release from Hussain's company here said. Shahnaz Husain and LXiR share the principles and beliefs of holistic aesthetic care. During the last three decades, Shahnaz has been propagating the Ayurvedic path to beauty, based on the principles of holistic health, with yoga and medi...Slimming Product Offer Made Rachel Hunter Thinks She's Fat!
... worried about her weight after a slimming product company approached her for the product's promotion. The former wife of rocker Rod Stewart is the brand ambassador of diet shake SlimFast. However, she admitted that she was really concerned about her weight when the brand came up with the proposal. "I th...Ranbaxy Launches Pravastatin Sodium Tablets in US
...or heart diseases . Being the first-to-file, the company will enjoy a 180-day exclusivity for the pravastatin 80mg and benefit from the commercial gains during the period, it informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The annual sales for the tablets, used for prevention of several types coronary heart di...Violent Videogames Attract Criticism Again
...duled for July 10, because of the controversy. The company has 30 days to appeal the rating, accept it, or revamp the game and resubmit it for a new rating. Rockstar had hoped for an M (mature) rating so the game could be sold to 17-year-olds. "This is a horror genre," Rockstar spokesman Rodney Walker said...Potter and His Pals Light Up and Get Drunk Too!
... first drink in 'the middle of London', but in the company of close pals. "You are careful not to do it in the public eye. You have your first cigarette or first glass of alcohol in a safe environment with your close friends - or you choose to do it in a nightclub in the middle of London," The Sun quoted h...... experiencing trouble with moths . Pest control company Rentokil was quoted by Scotsman as saying that the...articularly popular recently and moths love it," a company spokesman said. However, environmentalists such as Sir David Attenborough say moths are under thre...