Beware Weight Loss Drugs, Say Canadian Experts
...In a famous case, the Herbal Magic Systems, a diet company settled out of court a suit against it for over th... The first opened in London, Ont., in 1996 and the company serves about 40,000 customers per year. It has promoted a "lifestyle-based diet combined with herbal...Gilead's AIDS Drug Awaits Patent in India
... assuaged fears voiced by critics and NGOs. "The company plans to use this patent responsibly and has made its intention clear in the act of issuing non-exclusive voluntary licenses to Indian companies," he said. "We have also planned a direct contact programme with NGOs and this open mode of communicati...Google to Digitise 800,000 Books at Mysore Varsity
... do the job for free, the vice chancellor said the company would get free link for these materials once the necessary patent right is done. Prasad, who is also a physicist, said that selected physics students of his university are also getting trained to help in the digitalisation process. Mysore Univers...My Space Pressured into Sharing Data on Sex Offenders
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...and tough generic competition in the US. But the company said its two best-selling drugs - Advair for asthm...se in heart risk to patients taking Avandia. The company points out though that a study of 33,000 patients in a managed-care database showed no increased he...Experts to Develop New Weapons Against Food Poisoning
...m experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons ...tingham, said: We are excited to be working with a company like GangaGen that is at the forefront of phage technology development. Our team's research has de...Super-oxidised Water Found Effective Against MRSA
...orine ions, kills bacteria, virus and fungi. The company claims that the solution is effective against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We would welcome any safe effective treatment which could help people with diabetes make a swift recovery, the BBC quoted Tracy Kelly, Diabetes UK car...Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs
...n the business of educating the public than a beer company is in the business of educating people about alcoh... This usually takes about six months, and the drug company is given a grace period of several additional months, by which time most ads would have been changed...Contact Lens Wearers Warned Against Using AMO Solution
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...ncement came from Asthmatx, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a catheter-based procedure for the treatment of asthma. Severe asthma patients who underwent bronchial thermoplasty showed significant improvements in asthma control, pulmonary function and quality of life. There was also lesser ...Genes That Produce 'skimmed Milk' in Cows Identified
...uce. The rogue cows were discovered when biotech company ViaLactia screened the range of milk compositions across the entire herd of 4m New Zealand cattle. New Zealand dairy firm Fonterra has already made milk products from Marges milk and they maintain the positive taste....Researchers Found Drug Effects of Deadly Prescription Well Before FDA
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...ylan Laboratories Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company with three principal subsidiaries, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes an ext...Indian Engineer Sentenced for Groping Women During Flight
...ll-traveled and had gone to US to work for a candy company near Washington D.C. He flew March 21 from London to Philadelphia aboard a British Airways flight, according to an affivadivit by FBI agent John Kitzinger. During the flight, Boomaiah allegedly rubbed the thigh of a woman sitting next to him, followe...Significant Scientific Breakthrough in Stem Cell Banking
...amework allows. Today, we believe we are the first company in the world that will be able to offer this new service to parents across up to 36 countries", says Marc Waeterschoot, CEO Cryo-Save Group. The collection of a part of the cord is done after the delivery and is a low risk procedure. A specialised ...Combination Therapies Continue to Thrive Among Pharma Brands
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...ylan Laboratories Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company with three principal subsidiaries, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes an ext...Investigational Drug Being Pursued for the Treatment of Ischaemic Stroke
...tional countries will be entering the program. The company expects that the trials will be conducted at up to 130 sites worldwide and that approximately 70% of the ASP-I sites and approximately 50% of the ASP-II sites will be located within the U.S. Patients who qualify for enrollment into the clinical trial...New Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Program in African Workplace
...showed that only 13 percent of the companies had a company policy in place to deal with HIV and AIDS. 'The future of African business, in the age of HIV/AIDS, will be bleak if employers do not immediately engage in treatment and prevention efforts,' said Dr. Neeraj Mistry, technical director at the Global ...