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Uday Tour, Global Medicare Tie Up To Tap Medical Tourism Mart

Healthcare consultancy firm Global Medicare and Uday Tour and Travel have entered into an agreement to promote Indian medical facilities overseas with a view to tap the growing medical tourism industry. // As per the MoU, Global Medicare would provide technical knowhow and pr...

Increased Childhood Leukemia Risk If House Is Near Power Lines

...ect young lives now and in the future." Research firm TNS had sought the views of 265 people earlier this month on their preferences. The findings of the survey lend support to the Draper report published last year, which had said that living near power lines increased risk of childhood leukemia. The ...

Wonder Drug For Weight Loss Launched In UK

...y of the drug at $165. The French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Aventis is manufacturing Acomplia and they are also applying for licenses to market the drug in the U.S. A spokeswoman for Sanofi-Aventis said: 'We believe the right patient for Acomplia is overweight with type two diabetes or low levels of go...

IDFC Private Equity Invests Rs 90 Crore In Manipal Health Systems

...Equity. "We have acquired a minority stake in the firm and we will be part of it for a period of five yea...have an option to exit from this investment as the firm plans to go public," IDFC president & CEO Luis Miranda told PTI here. Manipal Health Systems curren...

Senior Researcher Harassed In AIIMS

...es Dr.Gill in her letter. She has requested that firm action be taken against the Head of the Department and a senior physician for harassing her. ...

AIDS: Why the pandemic outpaces us

... were platitudes without specific action plans and firm commitments. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan asserted that the 2001 UNGASS Declaration of Commitment had "galvanized global action..... and helped guide national decision-making." True. The 2001 UNGASS was a landmark in global efforts to the AIDS c...

Agreement for Joint Trials of Avian Flu Vac cine on Humans

... Pasteur, the world's third-largest pharmaceutical firm together with the Public Health Ministry have reac...ns have been going on between the ministry and the firm following the abortion of the vaccine trial deal with Japan against the H5N1 strain of bird flu viru...

New Reflux Disease Technology More Comfortable, Not More Effective

...98 percent," he said. But, Mark said, there's no firm evidence that leaving the probe in longer leads to better health, or more accurate diagnosis for the patient. (Source: Newswis)...

Breast Cancer Treatment Switches to more Modern Therapy

...dex// under a new European licence granted to drug firm AstraZeneca. The company AstraZeneca has stated that Arimidex, an aromatase inhibitor, will be made available to women who have already received a partial course of tamoxifen.The license for this switch over has been granted in Britain, Portugal, G...

BreastScreen Australia Is Being Sued Towards Medical Negligence

...medical negligence case. It was explained by the firm that in the case of Ms Naismith the cancer had spread to her bones, and that she has been given two years to live, at most. Their lawyer, Sarah Yellop said, "The best case scenario is two years." Explaining last Monday that both the women do not want...

Treatment for Breast Cancer to take a New Turn

...midex under a new European licence granted to drug firm AstraZeneca. The company AstraZeneca has stated that Arimidex, an aromatase inhibitor, will be made available to women who have already received a partial course of tamoxifen.The license for this switch over has been granted in Britain, Portugal, G...

The National Governors Association Releases Guidelines For Outbreak Of Bird Flu

...ndependent as possible. 2. State leaders must take firm steps to limit the spread of the disease by restricting travel and activities, as there could be a high probability of medical services likely be overwhelmed and the availably of drugs probably taking months before they're available to everyone. 3. S...

Ranbaxy Signs Licensing, Supply Agreement for Canadian Market

...salers, it added. The company is the first Indian firm to market a licensed generic product in Canada. RPCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company and is engaged in the sale and distribution of generic medicines in the Canadian healthcare system. The shares of the company closed at Rs 325.90, up 0...

Bayer to Market Biocon Insulin in China

...statement Wednesday. The Bangalore-based biotech firm plans to launch Insugen in China by 2007-08 after completing the registration trials and seeking the regulatory approvals. "The marketing tie-up with Bayer will be extended to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region later. The incidence of diabe...

Drug Trial Proves Nightmare for British Indian Student

...the student, agreed to a drug trial for US testing firm Parexel in March, but is now said to be a pale shadow of his former outgoing self. He is reported to be taking antidepressants and medication to stop his skin itching. London-based Modi also has problems with his bowels and kidneys and his eyes fee...

Drug Trial Victims to Sue Firm

...ng an Indian student are suing a US-based research firm for a botched drug trial here for which they had volunteered only to be admitted to intensive care with multiple organ failures. // Nav Modi, 24, and five other youngsters are claiming millions of pounds for the devastating blunders made during the...

iGATE Completes Phase I Testing Of Meningitis Vaccine

Contract research firm iGATE Clinical Research International today completed the Phase I clinical trial of a new meningococcal-A conjugate vaccine. // The project, which is being done in partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Program for Appropri...

On-board Avian Flu Testing Labs on US Navy Ships

A Singapore bioscience firm has set up the first on-board avian flu testing laboratories on the US Seventh Fleet's flagship and an aircraft carrier, the company confirmed Monday.// The H5N1 testing facilities are on the flagship USS Blue Ridge and the carrier USS Kitty Hawk, s...

China's Neusoft and Trivitron Plan to Set up Medical Equipments Unit

...tware, retail and finance boom in India, it is our firm belief that the next big growth area for India is going to be in indigenous medical technology," said G.S.K. Velu, managing director of the Trivitron group. "Neusoft has internationally installed more than 800 CTs and 200 MRIs and has also establis...

Study Finds That Food Wrappers Could Be A Source For Health Risks

...the FSA have said it was still too early to draw a firm conclusion, but advised people not to alter their eating habits. br>...

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(Date:12/3/2009)..., , LONDON, Dec. 3 Chil...inical research organization (CRO) providing clini...he Americas and Asia, today announces the appointm...ent, Global Quality & Medical Affairs. Dr. Moo...office. ,, Dr. Moore is a physician with 15 yea...
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(Date:12/2/2009)...ntain forest,s woodland herb population has shown ...ories recover from logging, according to Purdue Un...rtions of the forest nearly 80 years ago, the dist...t floor was similar to that of undisturbed areas. ...orestry and natural resources, said that contrasts...
(Date:12/2/2009)...nter researchers have figured out how stem cells i...able to resist radiation therapy. And using a drug...cancer stem cells, they were able to kill many mor...riment. , The work builds off earlier research ...ects of radiation much better than other cancer ce...
(Date:12/2/2009)...roduct called moist snuff placed between lip and ...obacco industry to change manufacturing practices ...udy is published online in ACS, monthly journal C...his category of tobacco products contains surprisi...ng substances. Called polycyclic aromatic hydrocar...
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