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Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos

...s for the collaboration), Mr K. Varaprasada Reddy, confirmed that his company had detailed discussions with Chiron Corp. ``We are willing to take up the project if selected,'' he told Business Line. Scientists of Chiron Corp including its Chairman had visited the facilities of Shanta Biotechnics during 2000. ...

Leptospirosis epidemic feared in mumbai - 12 killed

...) from leptospirosis as of Thursday evening and 45 confirmed cases in city hospitals, " Maharashtra state Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar told.Leptospirosis, which is a 'great mimicker' of symptoms is being misdiagnosed by majority of the private doctors and the patients come to public hospitals when their...

Early detection of prostate cancer

...PSA levels. A diagnosis of prostate cancer is then confirmed or excluded using a biopsy. That same group of men, however, had other potential cancer indicators: their levels of the protein IGF-1 were higher than those of a similar group of men who were cancer-free, and their levels of IGFBP-3 were lower. Fur...

Mushroom and muscle loss

...spital Pellegrin in Bordeaux, France.Bedry said he confirmed the mushroom's toxicity by feeding extracts to mic...iguing reports one will watch and see if it can be confirmed in the future," he said....

Sleep, snoring....stroke

...t Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, said the American data confirmed what they knew of the links between snoring and stroke.The results from the Western New York Stroke Screening Study, presented at the American Stroke Association's 26th International Stroke Conference showed that those who regularly slept more than e...

Blood clots likely in long travel

...er 1993 and December 2000. There were 56 cases of confirmed pulmonary embolism out of more than 130 million passengers from 145 countries.Among people travelling less than 5000km, this gave a rate of 0.01 cases of embolism per million. The rate rose to 1.5 cases per million for those travelling more than 5000...

Long travel increase pulmonary embolism

... different countries and there were 50 cases of PE confirmed on arrival.// The incidence of PE was much greater at 1.4 cases per million among those travelling more than 5000 kilometres than among those taking shorter flights - where the incidence was just 0.01 per million. For people travelling more than 10,0...

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...MPO) is associated with CAD. If these findings are confirmed in other populations and prove to be predictive of coronary events, MPO levels may be helpful to identify patients with CAD who might otherwise not be identified by routine screening methods. Despite the interesting observations in these studies, ma...

Allergies are related to mothers' menses

... who started menstruating at 16. The pattern was confirmed by looking at the ages in between - the higher the age at first periods, or "menarche", as doctors call it, the less chance of allergies for the children. The study authors said: "To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an association. "Ho...

No link between blood groups and prostate cancer

...be of big concern for men who have type A, but not confirmed as yet. Researchers at the Institute for Complementary Medicine in California checked the blood group of 200 men who had had a prostatectomy at the State Hospital. They find that men with type A are no more likely to get cancer. And when they looked...

Evidence supporting H.pylori eradication

...ts commencing long-term NSAID treatment. Research confirmed H.pylori and NSAID use as independent risk factors for peptic ulcer disease (PUD). The pooled data from 16 studies of 1,625 NSAID users showed that uncomplicated PUD was more than twice as likely in patients positive for H.pylori infection than in th...

Aspirin - a drug after one’s own hear

...tiplatelet” drugs that help to prevent blood clots confirmed that aspirin reduces heart attacks and strokes in susceptible patients. But only about half of the people who could benefit from aspirin and anti-platelet therapy receive it. “This study shows that aspirin is beneficial in an even wider range of co...

Sun Pharma to launch chiral version of omeprazole soon

...molecule itself. Officials of Sun Pharmaceuticals confirmed about the introduction of the product shortly in the Indian market. However, any further details as to the price or the brand name were not divulged. In this particular segment, there are three other players, namely Zydus Cadila, Dr. Reddy’s Labor...

Vaccination to prevent strokes

...Bichat Hospital in Paris, said if the results were confirmed it would mark a "major advance in stroke prevention". The theory suggest that they destabilise fatty deposits on the walls of arteries, helping to form clots. Strokes are caused by clots thwarting blood flow to the brain. The authors suggest that t...

Plague creates panic in India

Four people are confirmed dead from pneumonic plague in northern India. Doct...ic plague. // "The sequence of tests collectively confirmed that the cases related to infection with yersinia pestis, commonly known as pneumonic plague," Feder...

Toxins linked with pregnancy loss

...anic solvents, alcohol, and ionizing radiation are confirmed environmental teratogens, and exposure could contribute to pregnancy loss. Caffeine, cigarette smoking, and hyperthermia are suspected teratogens, and the teratogenic impact of pesticides remains unknown. The teratogenic potential of multiple other e...

A treatment for Osteoporosis

...ted research, a four- year survey of 180 patients, confirmed everyone's suspicion: People are far more likely to stick with a once-a-week schedule. The drug has already been approved for weekly dosage by the US government....

Processed Meat, Diabetes connection Found

...a. Hu agreed, saying that the findings need to be confirmed by other research. He said the work nevertheless suggests that research is needed to determine if a link exists between diets high in processed meats and the incidence of heart disease and cancer. Approximately 16 million Americans are thought to h...

Blood Pressure Drugs maintain muscle strength

...onally or not at all. If these findings can be confirmed in randomized controlled trials, ACE inhibitors could not only be used as first-line treatment for older adults with hypertension but could also be used to slow physical decline in elderly people. Although the study was limited to women, research had...

Calcium reduces colon cancer risk

...l intestine. The results of the study need to be confirmed by other research before a recommendation can be made regarding dietary calcium and colon cancer. The study is important because it suggests that adequate calcium in the diet has a benefit beyond building strong bones. This is important because a lot...

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