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Philippines Government prepares to counter bird flu

Philippines Government is getting prepared to counter any bird flu cases in an effective way as it controlled the spread of SARS earlier. //Philippines president Arroyo has appointed two important members of her Government to prevent any possible attack and also increase the awareness to people on possi...

Sharp Increase In Morning-After Pill Sales Among British Women

...been a considerable increase in the over the sales counter of the morning-after pill with more women //buying it from the nearby chemist. The figure has infact doubled over the year. Alarmingly, 46 per cent of women who used it said that condom failure was the reason behind the consumption. The results of ...

United Kingdom Is Lagging In Novelty In The Field Of Pharmaceuticals

...spital care//. Europe has a new plan in order to counter the worsening competitive position of its biopharmaceutical enterprises. The policy is nominally based on a report submitted by Boston based international consultancy Charles River Associates (CRA) to the European Commission to investigate the status...

Launch Of India’s First Virology Course At Pun

Aiming to counter the threat posed by new virus-induced diseases like bird flu and Japanese encephalitis, a city-based institute has launched a course offering specialization in virology. The NIV and the Institute of // Biotechnology and Bioinformatics of the Universi...

Children With Facial Anomalies Are Affected By Parental Tensions

...ing infancy may be stable through toddlerhood. To counter developmental problems, specific guidance tailored to parents of newborns with CFAs could have positive effects on the psychosocial well being of parents and their children. Guidance includes early, accurate information about the child’s condition an...

Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug

...ptives will be available in pharmacies as over the counter drug with out medical prescription in India, which...d the need of emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug as it will help distress women who are in the burden of unnecessary pregnancy due to unwilling ...

A Protein-Rich Diet Combined With Exercise Found To Be More Effective In Weight Loss

...High-protein diets have been controversial as they counter the accepted weight-loss diet and there is little information on their impact on health over the long-term. But recent studies suggest that they may indeed work better than low-calorie, high-carbohydrate diets by increasing satiety and reducing fat m...

The Risks Involved In Purchase Of Over The Counter Medications

...ectively manage the risks associated with over the counter drugs. Of the many conditions treated , a headache...ould be dangerous. Drugs freely available over the counter are also at risk of being overused. Doctors are of the opinion that there is a need to increase educ...

Stress relief for Diabetics

...od sugar wants to go up, then the exercise kind of counter balances that." Hence leading a healthy life is the best thing one has seen in life. According to Amercan Foabe According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 16 million people have diabetes, and that number is rising. Researchers in this...

Gene enchances radiation therapy - A novel approach to fight cancer

...cer cells, it has unwanted side effects that could counter its positive effects. Dr. Rupert K. Schmidt-Ullrich, of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and colleagues found that radiation activates the EGFR, or epidermal growth factor receptor, which is a part of a repair mechanism that can undo som...

Combing Hair More Effective Than OTC Medicine For Head Lice

...ial for comparing the Bug Buster kit with over the counter insecticide treatments against head lice in United...t hair is far more effective than current over the counter chemical treatments for eliminating head lice, shows the research. Head lice are parasites that usu...

Estimates For Number Of HIV/AIDS Deaths In India Still Not Available

...gh profile advocates. However, experts like Piot counter the argument by saying the real impact of the problem in terms of mortality rate would be felt five to 10 years from now. He feels that dealing with AIDS should be a top concern, and not enough is done in most states. Piot noted some states like Ta...

Acrolein may be the key to halting spinal cord damage

... said that once this role is clarified, drugs that counter acrolein's effects could join the other approaches to treating spinal cord injury under development at Purdue’s Center for Paralysis Research. "My colleague Richard Borgens and I have already had our hands in developing PEG, a substance that coats ...

Ibuprofen to lower risk of Parkinson’s diseas

...chool of Public Health have reported that over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs// like ibuprofen are beneficial as they can lower the risk of Parkinson’s disease. The study had tracked participants who took daily one ibuprofen tablet, men and women, for over the period of 8.5 yrs. These people seemed to...

Herbal remedies can have harmful interaction when taken with drugs for rheumatic arthritis

...out the fact that herbal preparations and over the counter alternative medicines// may react badly when taken along with medication for rheumatic arthritis. The study points out that herbal preparations and alternate medicines are widely used by people suffering from rheumatic arthritis. Most of these prepa...

FDA to bring about changes in Marketed Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

... the use of the said drugs. The makers of over the counter NSAIDs were also asked to provide information about skin reactions and any other information that will help the consumer to use the drug safely. In addition to the instructions to the drug manufacturers, FDA had also updated the patient and healthca...

Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

...roducts out of reach of minors, "it was out on the counter just like aspirin," she says. "My then-7-year-old son could have bought it."Johnson and her colleagues launched two studies of young people and nicotine replacement products. Results of the first study, which analyzed use of the products among teenag...

Little sleep as bad as no sleep

...rsity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine said that counter measures shouldbe worked out for people like pilots, trainee doctors, who are continuouslysleep deprived due to their work....

Mental retardation linked to brain protein

...tardation and to develop new drugs or therapies to counter the condition....

Keep fit with salads

..., flowers and trees can often be seen on the salad counter at banquets. Add a touch of colour and elegance to the spread. Even for home parties one can use an attractive salad decoration as an eye-catching centerpiece. Salad vegetables can be cut into different fancy shapes (instead of the usual round slice...

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