Thailand Directs Pharma Companies to Declare Production Cost of Drugs
...s are a special product, and the FDA has a duty to ease the problems of drug access while protecting consumers' rights," Siriwat said, adding, "In the meantime, we also have to ensure the move will not severely hurt the benefits of drug companies". Thailand's Ministry of Public Health also recently ann...Laws on Mentally Ill Endangers Public Life
...t be given importance as much as the patients. The ease of procuring arms and guns too must be controlled to avert such mishaps. <...The Pain Relieved With the Help of Palliative Workers
...he illness. Her family could seem to do nothing to ease the pain. It was then the family got help from unexpected quarters- the palliative care team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. A doctor at the center specialized in this field arranged a meeting with the patient and family. With the help of the...Intake of Cherries Could Cut the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease
...ries have anti-inflammatory benefits that may help ease the pain of arthritis and gout. Source-Eurekalert SR/L...Hillary Clinton Speaks Up Strongly for Stem Cell Research
...he was speaking days after days the House voted to ease limits on the federally funded research despite President Bush's veto threat. Bush says the legislation would compel taxpayers to support "the deliberate destruction of human embryos." Lawmakers lack the votes to overturn a veto. But Clinton emph...American Sports Star Teenager Dies Due To Overdose Of Muscle Cream
...s Johnson and Johnson produce such creams meant to ease muscle strain and tension caused by too much exercise. The products such as Bengay, Icy Hot etc., contain ingredients that relax the muscles. Instructions are given to not exceed applications of 3 or 4 times per day. The medical examiner's spokeswo...Worlds Heaviest Man Loses Weight Thanks to Monitored Dieting
...roud of him now," she says. "He is so much more at ease with life." His new food programme has re-energised his life - he now has a girlfriend and wants children. He has bought a giant massage machine to maintain the circulation in the legs he can no longer close or move. He has his own website and has ...Significant Scientific Breakthrough in Stem Cell Banking
...out invasive surgical techniques. By virtue of the ease of their isolation from the umbilical cord and their high differentiation potential, MSCs are considered likely by the Directors to be among the first stem cell types to be introduced in clinical use. Therefore, the collection of MSCs derived from th...New Electro-chemical Biosensor to Check Food Contamination
... maximum of 100 micrograms per litre. Due to the ease of use of this sensor and its portability, the technique can be used in situ for quantitative analysis of the presence of atrazine, as well as that of other herbicides, in food and water samples outside the laboratory. "Due to their characteristics...Now Fingerprints can Be Used to Detect Drugs and Diseases Instead of Blood Samples
...n a surface. The research team demonstrated the ease with which this should be possible by differentiating between fingerprints made by smokers and nonsmokers. To avoid false results from chance contact with tobacco products, they designed their system to detect cotinine, a metabolite formed by the bod...Blind Faith Dictates Use Of Herbal Supplements In Many
.... In other words , those using herbal medicines to ease specific ailments do so on the basis of blind faith and do not care to check the credentials of purported claims or seek evidence based results. The researchers led by Aditya Bardia of University of Iowa viewed extensive data from a 2002 national h...Experts Critical of a New OTC Product to Treat Psoriasis
...ription medications including steroid creams that ease inflammation are far from perfect. When over f...asis. He suspects that a zinc spray might slightly ease inflammation and that it might be a bit more helpful for seborrheic dermatitis than for psoriasis. ...Impotence and Incontinence Greatly Reduced With New Prostate Cancer Treatment
... image-guidance technology "stands out through its ease of use and its wide applicability." With the appropriate infrastructure in place, HDR brachytherapy in combination with the new image-guidance technology has the potential to offer treatment that is more affordable, more convenient for patients and...Flower Essences may Be the Best Stress-busters
...is to combat inattentiveness, Star of Bethlehem to ease shock, and Cherry Plum to calm irrational thoughts. Available in a convenient spray bottle or in drop form, the therapy helps provide better emotional balance and fast, convenient relief from everyday stress, according to the study conducted by re...Estrogen Therapy Protects Against Fading Mental Powers: Study
...e sex hormones estrogen and progesterone begins to ease off. The findings indicate that the debate on the potential benefits of HRT is not over yet, said John Morrison, a professor in the department of neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "There's been a great deal of confus...Violent Videogames Attract Criticism Again
...in diagnosing mental illness. Such a move would ease the path for insurance coverage of video game addiction. But even before debate on the subject began, the committee that made the proposal backed away from its position, and instead recommended that the American Psychiatric Association consider th...'Walk of Shame' Triggers Toilet Consciousness
...referred the old way of heading for open fields to ease themselves, reports Grassroots Features. Fed up with the stubborn refusal of villagers to use their private latrines, Sarpanch Dinesh Kaushik decided to take drastic action. He invited officials of the district Public Health Engineering Department...US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients
...th dietary supplements, said the new rule does not ease his concern that unsafe supplements are too easy to bring to market. "You still don't have to show the product is safe. You don't have to prove it works," said Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group. Consumers Union, publisher ...Effective Treatment for Malaria Control
...ideal properties (low cost, documented safety, and ease of use) for use as an IPT during pregnancy. The current appraisal of available data on the efficacy of IPT with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as a function of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment responses in children provides policy makers with a clear...... is expected to come into effect from August could ease the water logging problem in Guwahati with focus b... logging would continue. No amount of drains could ease the problem," Sarma said. However, several opposition political parties and citizen's groups have ...