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Scientists Receive Patent for Development of "combination" Proteins to Produce Vaccines for Lyme Disease

... non-pathogenic families of Borrelia. The patent covers the development of the chimeric proteins themselves, the nucleic acids (genetic material) used to generate the proteins, the methods used to make the proteins, the methods used to deliver either the proteins or nucleic acids, the use of the proteins ...

India’s Biotech Companies- Jumbos Waiting to Gro

.... The report published in Nature Biotechnology, covers about 21 Indian biotechnology companies. Accordingly, Indian firms, with low wage costs, are all set to make generic drugs when those produced by big Western firms lose patent protection. In addition, they are increasingly trying to develop new d...

Make Treatment of Parkinsons More Affordable, Doctors Plead

...ons’ disease is expensive, while medical insurance covers only 3 per cent of the Indian population. The NIMHANS study also notes that patients who come to the hospital have incomes higher than the average GNI. Clearly then poorer patients are even less likely to receive care and medication, as they are...

Merck's Pain Reliever Arcoxia Rejected by US Federal Advisory Panel

...s cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. While healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over each other and helps absorb shock of movement, in osteoarthritis, the top layer of cartilage breaks down and wears away. This allows bones under the cartilage to...

Scientists Concerned About Gonorrhea’s Drug Resistanc

...ococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP), which covers 26 US cities. The new GISP data shows that among heterosexual men, the percentage of fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (QRNG) cases went up 11-fold between 2001 and 2006. In 2001 it was 0.6 percent, and in early 2006 it was 6.7 perce...

Chondroitin may Not Have Any Beneficial Effect on Arthritis, New Study Says

...oo. Cartilage is a smooth, connecting tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. It enables our joints to support the weight when bending, stretching, walking or running. It is the body's natural shock absorber. Glucosamine supplements are derived from shellfish shells; chondroitin supplements ar...

Government Delivers On Emergency Medical Training For Rural Doctors

...) 4-7 (in contrast to the rest of the program that covers RRMA 3-7), and there was a two-day limit on emergency training. The Minister was lobbied to restore RRMA 3-7 coverage and remove the two-day cap on training. Today’s announcement by the Government reflects that revision. “Emergency medicine is c...

Artificial Tanning Causes Concern

... arms and legs. · Slap on a wide-brimmed hat that covers your head, face, ears and neck. Hats without a wide brim, such as baseball caps, do not give enough protection. · Wear sunglasses, which can help prevent damage to your eyes by blocking a large amount of ultraviolet rays. Choose sunglasses with even...

Arcoxia Slammed –Nothing Better Than Vioxx Says FD

...mostly affects cartilage, the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. While healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over each other and helps absorb shock of movement, in osteoarthritis, the top layer of cartilage breaks down and wears away. This allows bones under the cartilage to rub ...

Breast Reduction Surgery Among Boys Rising in US

...o look good, to try to look like the models on the covers of the fitness magazines, Dr. Roxanne Guy, a plastic surgeon Guy said. Be that good or bad, sometimes they can go overboard, and in this sense they are beginning to resemble teenage girls. The shame can be intense. One of Dr. Copelands patients, no...

Canadians Urged to Renovate Houses to Check Radon Gas Radiation

...g cracks in concrete floor slabs, fitting airtight covers on sumps, installing special traps in basement drains, covering over exposed soils, and installing a ventilation system to move the radon outdoors. A National Research Council report for the Environmental Protection Agency said that while eliminati...

Cuba is Exporting Healthcare Now

...enezuela pays the bill. But most of the time, Cuba covers tuition, living expenses, books, and medical care. In return, the students agree that, upon completion of their studies, they will return to their own under-served communities to practice medicine. The curriculum at ELAM begins, for most students, ...

Sunbathers Beware of Skin Cancer, Dermatologists Warn

...e said. Appropriate clothing includes a hat that covers the scalp, long sleeves if it's not too hot and fabrics that aren't open-weaved or too thin. A thin, white T-shirt allows the ultraviolet rays that cause skin cancer and sunburn to penetrate, so sunscreen should be applied underneath, said Dr. Jona...

Policy Changes Have Direct Effect on Nursing Home Care

...sing home residents in the United States, but only covers 51 percent of the $103 billion in total nursing home costs. Medicare covers 12.5 percent of those costs, private insurance pays 7 percent and consumers pay 29.5 percent. In 2...

Britneys Letter to Her Fans Covers Issues on Life, Rehab, God and Kids

...rd letter on her official website to her fans that covers life, rehab, God and kids. "Recently, I was sent to a very humbling place called rehab. I truly hit rock bottom. Till this day I don't think that it was alcohol or depression. I was like a bad kid running around with ADD [attention deficit disorder...

Thymus Transplants Give Hope to Babies With Fatal Immune Disease

...rgoing heart surgery. Since the gland is large and covers the heart in infants, surgeons must remove all or part of it to gain access to the heart. The removed thymus tissue is grown in culture for several weeks in a laboratory while researchers ensure that there are no diseases present in the tissue. Strip...

US Hospital Group Offers Warranty on Surgeries

...e new arrangement is its own insurance unit, which covers about 210,000 people in Pennsylvania. Eventually, though, Geisinger hopes to attract other insurers and employers that provide health benefits by expanding the approach into other lines of care provided by the nearly 660 doctors it employs at its thr...

Novel Catheter Technique Successfully Patches Holes in the Heart

...ed forward again, releasing the second disc, which covers the rupture on the right side of the heart. Implantation of the VSD occluder was performed by Donald J. Hagler, M.D., FSCAI, a professor of pediatrics in the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases at the Mayo Clinic. The proc...

Research Suggests Mens Sexual Behavior Adapts to Perceived Threats

...tilization. The research presented in the review covers physical adaptations, including penis shape and style of intercourse, as well as behavior in response to perceived infidelity that all serve to increase the success of fertilization. The studies have shown that when partners are separated for perio...

Shisha Owners Mobilise Against July 1 Smoking Ban in England

...human right laws. The ban which starts on Sunday covers virtually all enclosed public places including offices, factories, pubs and bars, but not outdoors or in private homes. England will become the last part of the United Kingdom to go smoke-free: smoking was banned in enclosed public places in Scotla...

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