Navigation Links


Tag: "drugs" at medical news

Ductal lavage may detect early breast cancer

...ed. Based on the test, women might be treated with drugs shown to prevent breast cancer....

Beware of the oral patch! It could be cancer!!!

...d way to tell whether they have removed enough. No drugs have yet been proved to prevent oral cancer, but many are being tested. Several other studies published within the past year have found other genetic markers for oral cancer. For instance, there's also a risk of cancer if cells from the white patche...

Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

...ed mining giant, Anglo American for supplying AIDS drugs to South African workers. About 11% of South Afric...and research has shown that providing workers with drugs is cheaper than paying for absenteeism, loss of productivity, hospitalization, funerals and replacin...

Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin

...ergies. Penicillin and penicillin-like antibiotic drugs are often preferable to alternative antibiotics, S...nd noted, because they are cheaper than many other drugs and less likely to induce side effects or cause drug resistance.The best way out of this problem is ...

New drug helps boost cancer treatment

...ells and gives new potency to failing chemotherapy drugs thereby extending survival of advanced colorectal cancer patients. IMC-C225, the new drug which is actually a monoclonal antibody, is designed to interfere with the epidermal growth factor receptor, a molecular structure that, when blocked, makes it...

African HIV strains more resistant to anti HIV drugs

...in Africa make it more difficult for the anti AIDS drugs to act on them according to researchers. This however does not mean that these drugs will be powerless against the virus but these drugs find it difficult to latch on to the protease, w...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

...ll millions. Although there is no cure, antiviral drugs combined with interferon therapy can be useful. The treatment is very long and can extend upto a year. Unpleasant side effects include nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue and depression. Hepatitis C is spread by blood-to-blood contamination, says ...

Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis

... joints. Usually non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed by doctors to fight arthritis. But the treatment is usually protracted and has many side effects like irritation of gastro-intestinal tract. The Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico has now claimed that this ne...

The flip side of AIDS cocktails – HAART regime damages live

...ts to stop the treatment. Regimens that contained drugs called nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, especially nevirapine and efavirenz, were particularly hard on the liver, Chung and colleagues found. In more than 25% of the cases the HAART regime cost elevation of liver enzymes to more than ...

South Africa Wins landmark case against pharmaceutical giants

...tients in the world now wants to secure affordable drugs from around the world to tackle its AIDS epidemic....a law permitting South Africa to import cheap AIDS drugs was beaten off by the court. Health experts and AIDS activists say that this would lower the cost o...

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...f the total export earnings of the country is from drugs and pharmaceuticals which amounts to $3.5 billion....of safety, efficacy and quality with 400 different drugs and 2,000 formulation. Mr. Chokani hoped that the new branch in Delhi would act as an effective int...

Researchers Scale to assess the Severity of Epilepsy in Kids

...eed more aggressive therapy such as surgery, newer drugs or a specialized diet. A lot of these children do well on currently available medications and treatment. But if doctors see these abnormalities, alarm bells should go off, and they might want to explore some of the newer treatments....

"Make AIDS Therapy affordable" - Physicians demand

...ncome is such that they are not able to afford the drugs they need. So I really don't think respecting the monopoly of a drug company in the face of AIDS is a good argument. AIDS is unique and I think we have to draw a line."...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...ogenous leukemia (CML). Other molecular-targeting drugs previously approved by the FDA interfere with proteins associated with other cancers, but not with proteins that directly cause the disease. Gleevec, was discovered and developed by Novartis Oncology in collaboration with its colleagues. CML is ...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...ogenous leukemia (CML). Other molecular-targeting drugs previously approved by the FDA interfere with proteins associated with other cancers, but not with proteins that directly cause the disease. Gleevec, was discovered and developed by Novartis Oncology in collaboration with its colleagues. CML is ...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...sms genetically engineered to produce vaccines and drugs to treat IBD and other diseases. Weinstock said even genetically engineered helminths are a possibility. But doctors face at least two potential hurdles before probiotics with genetically modified organisms becomes a reality: controlling the reprodu...

India's anti-AIDS drug market engaged in price war

...ases has lured many companies to develop anti-AIDS drugs and market it in India and abroad by adapting inno...ipla triggered a controversy by offering anti-AIDS drugs at a drastically lower prices. Pharmaceutical companies in India are able to gain good healthy reve...

RANBAXY - enters anti-AIDS segment

...utical company, is planning to enter the anti-AIDS drugs segment. According to Ranbaxy's regional director ... a bulk drug manufacturer, will be formulating the drugs which will be converted to the final drug at Ranbaxy's unit at Dewas in Madhya pradesh. The company ...

Blocked viens block eye sight

...asma to shoot tiny bullets of blockage-dissolving drugs into a clogged vein.// The tiny blood vessels tha...e developed a needle-shaped probe that could shoot drugs right at the site of blockage and reopen the vein. The hollow needle is 1.5 millimetres in diameter...

New FDA Approved Drug To Treat Migraine

...hout aura in adults. Axert belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin receptor agonists.Axert tablets contain almotriptan malate, a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonist.// This drug targets serotonin receptors and act against migraine headaches by inducing the constriction of blo...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Other Tagsdramatically 2dramatically 3dramatically 4dramatically 5dramatically 6dramatically 7dramatically 8dramatically 9dramatically 10services 2services 3services 4services 5services 6services 7services 8services 9services 10coming 2coming 3coming 4coming 5coming 6coming 7coming 8coming 9coming 10antipsychotic 2accuracy 2accuracy 3accuracy 4accuracy 5accuracy 6accuracy 7accuracy 8accuracy 9underlie 2underlie 3underlie 4bypass 2
(Date:12/1/2009)...und with elastography can help differentiate betwe... to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...). , "High-frequency ultrasound with elastograph...kin cancer diagnosis," said lead author Eliot L. S...diology at the University of Maryland School of Me...
(Date:12/1/2009)...d, controlled clinical trial presented today at th...rth America (RSNA) reveal that one in five patient...ly blood to the legs and other parts of the body a...sease. , Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occu...and other substances, builds up in the arteries, l...
(Date:12/1/2009)... Adolescent obesity is a major public health prob...resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the U... 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietet... in weight control behaviors, including dietary in...dolescents who lost weight and those who did not i...
(Date:11/30/2009)...ast Fertility is attempting to dispel the notion t...and send patients home pregnant with multiples. W...ent, their priority is health and safety. In addi...hs can put on a country’s healthcare system...., 2009 -- Many patients and doctors in the U.K. wo...
(Date:11/30/2009)...wswire/ -- Results of a randomized, controlled cli...of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA...or blockage in arteries that supply blood to the l...ant but silent coronary artery disease. ,, Per... a combination of fat, cholesterol and other subst...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Special ultrasound accurately identifies skin cancer 2Health News:Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries 2Health News:Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents 2Health News:East Coast Fertility Aims to Build Families One Baby at a Time by Applying Single Embryo Transfers to Donor Egg Program 2Health News:East Coast Fertility Aims to Build Families One Baby at a Time by Applying Single Embryo Transfers to Donor Egg Program 3Health News:Severe Asymptomatic Heart Disease May Accompany Narrowing in Leg Arteries 2Health News:Severe Asymptomatic Heart Disease May Accompany Narrowing in Leg Arteries 3
(Date:11/26/2009)...rks are some of the Ocean,s most distinctive resid...this strange head shape, says Michelle McComb fro... is the shark,s vision. ,Perhaps their visual fiel...ys McComb, giving the sharks excellent stereovisio...mb, there were two schools of thought on this theo...
(Date:11/26/2009)...e at last worked out a way of using recordings of ...pulations. This is the first time sound recordings... accurate estimates of bird species, populations. ... Ecological Society,s Journal of Applied Ecology ... a major advance in our ability to monitor whale a...
(Date:11/26/2009)...s. (November 26, 2009) Whitehead researchers have...cells to pinpoint specific genes and proteins used...e . , In most human cell cultures genes are pres...nd one from the mother. Gene inactivation by mutat... is inactivated, the second copy usually remains a...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view 2Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species 2Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets 2Eleven Health 26amp 3B Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court to Reject Tobacco Companies Lawsuit Against FDA Tobacco Regulation Law 58604 1Eleven Health 26amp 3B Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court to Reject Tobacco Companies Lawsuit Against FDA Tobacco Regulation Law 58604 2Revolutionary B School Building Named for Healthcare Entrepreneur Alan B Miller To Be Dedicated 58601 1Revolutionary B School Building Named for Healthcare Entrepreneur Alan B Miller To Be Dedicated 58601 2Revolutionary B School Building Named for Healthcare Entrepreneur Alan B Miller To Be Dedicated 58601 3RadioShack Joins With Lance Armstrong to Raise Awareness for LIVESTRONG Day on Oct 2 58598 1RadioShack Joins With Lance Armstrong to Raise Awareness for LIVESTRONG Day on Oct 2 58598 2RadioShack Joins With Lance Armstrong to Raise Awareness for LIVESTRONG Day on Oct 2 58598 3
Other Contentscephalizationcerebellumcerebellumcerebellumcerebellumcerebellumcerebrumcerebrumcervicalcervicalcervicalcervicalcervicalcervicalcervicalcervixcervixcervixcervix