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New Drugs Prices Control Order to Be Issued After Finalisation of New Pharmaceutical Policy

...ation of the Policy a new DPCO would be issued for controlling prices of identified essential medicines. Besides, it has also been proposed in the new draft National Pharmaceutical Policy, 2006 that a separate Drugs (Price Regulation and Control) Act may be introduced to strengthen NPPA for effective monitorin...

Weight Gain In Women Is Linked With Lack Of Sleep – A Study Say

...uration and weight gain persisted even after using controlling factors like physical activities and calorie consumption in both groups. Though the exact reasons for association aren't clear, some research have suggested that sleep deprivation alters the hormones involved in appetite control and metabolism. The...

Scotland Plans To Raise The Legal Age For Buying Cigarettes

..."I'm sure we have to be much more assertive around controlling those who sell cigarettes to those who are clearly underage, as we are doing with test purchasing schemes at the moment. The legislation here is clear, the responsibility of vendors is clear, so there is no excuse." Scotland leads in raising the le...

Longer Anthracycline Therapy Reduces Heart Failure in Adult Cancer Patients

... Anthracycline therapy can be very successful at controlling cancer, but heart damage caused by anthracycline treatment “is a considerable and serious problem,” said Dr. Elvira van Dalen of the Emma Children’s Hospital in the Netherlands. She and her colleagues found that the rates of heart failure among adu...

Bread enriched with lupin may help stave off calories

...ng lupin kernel flour to various foods may help in controlling appetite. Lupin is a serious contender with soya bean for its increasing protein content. The investigators conducted a study with 16 subjects who were given either white bread or lupin enriched bread in different combinations. It was observed that...

Insect Protein Effective for Treating Heart Enlargement, Arrythmias

... enlarged, it also disrupts the electrical signals controlling the heartbeat, causing arrhythmias and increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death. While most patients can be treated with drug therapy, these treatments have side effects and are not effective in all patients. Patients with arrhythmias who are at h...

Regulatory Mechanism for Tumor Suppressor Protein Identified

...the journal Nature. "The p53 protein is vital for controlling cancer throughout the body," says Shelley L. Berger, Ph.D., the Hilary Koprowski Professor at The Wistar Institute and senior author on the study. "The new mechanism we describe, driven by a previously unknown enzyme, represses the p53 protein when i...

Scientists Close To Identifying Anti-viral Drug for SARS

...ight Source (NSLS) have been working on methods of controlling the virus . They have successfully identified a component of the virus that can be targeted by new anti-SARS virus drugs.The stage has been set now for the identication of compounds that can fight against the marked component, by the scientists at th...

Dengue Claims 44 Lives in Pakistan

...ce. Minister for Health Muhammad Nasir Khan said controlling the spread of the disease had become a problem because those affected with the virus were undergoing self-treatment instead of approaching hospitals. Source-IANS...

Can Our Body Manufacture A Pain Killer?

...sts are optimistic that the chemical is capable of controlling the body’s response to pain. John Wood, professor of molecular neurobiology, at University College London, said, "The discovery that human saliva contains a pain-killing protein is very interesting, and follows on from the discovery of related prot...

Higher Level of Certain Fatty Acid Associated with Lower Dementia Risk

...ntia, including 71 with Alzheimer’s disease. After controlling for other known risk factors for dementia, including age and homocysteine levels, and dividing the study population into fourths (quartiles) based on levels of DHA, the researchers found that men and women in the quartile with the highest DHA levels ...

Diabetes Linked to High Stress Levels

... medication is a safe and non-invasive approach to controlling diabetes in individuals of all ages. The long held.... Homeopathic medication acts as an immuno-booster controlling early complications of diabetes such as nerve and eye problems and chronic skin problems, as well as...

Ice Cream made of Camel Milk Launched in Rajasthan

...he milk also contains insulin, which is helpful in controlling blood sugar levels among the diabetic. A Rajasthan camel gives around four to six litres of milk a day, according to the NGO, which is examining the possibility of marketing the milk in tetra packs in the near future. Camel milk is marketed as a ...

Systemic Pre-Surgical Treatment Can Prolong Survival Of Kidney Cancer Patients

... expression of key signaling molecules involved in controlling cell proliferation, survival and migration, they c...renal cell carcinoma, what molecules and genes are controlling disease resistance and response, and, specifically, what role is played by the protein VHL, which is...

A Wonder Drug From Milk Thistle

...ay. 'Studies have shown that the best method of controlling glucose levels is through a combination of regular physical activity, a healthy diet and the relevant prescribed medication,' a Diabetes UK spokesperson said. 'This study is very small and still in its early stages, therefore we would not recommend u...

Antacids also control oral bacteria

...eden.,opine ; this could help in improving ways of controlling plaque and gingivitis. "The American diet and th...zoles that already have a range of uses, primarily controlling stomach hyperacidity and killing Helicobacter pylori (the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers). ...

Herbal Twist: Plausible Cure for Diabetes 'Crops' Up

...erson, 'Studies have shown that the best method of controlling glucose levels is through a combination of regular physical activity, a healthy diet and the relevant prescribed medication. This study is very small and still in its early stages, therefore we would not recommend using milk thistle or any other supp...

Making Headway Against Hepatitis C

...potent Interferon, is nearly twice as effective at controlling hepatitis C than standard treatments. They are sharing their findings at the annual American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases meeting in Boston. “The results are promising,” says Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., principal investigator and director ...

Key Gene Controlling Eye Lens Development Identified

...Six3 is one of the earliest critical regulators // controlling lens development in the eye of the mammalian embryo. Mutations in Six3 have been previously identified in patients with holoprosencephaly, a disease that can cause the part of the brain called the cerebrum to fail to divide normally into two lobes. ...

Diabetes II May Be Controlled By Sanofi's New Obesity Pill

... obese. The standard drugs used are effective in controlling blood sugar levels but lead to weight gain, which makes the illness difficult to treat. Accomplia with its cardiovascular and metabolic effect could prove to be very useful , felt Scheen. It is generally well tolerated , the side effects being nausea...

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