firm 1 8

Tag: "firm" at medical news

Allergy-less Cats Available For ￡2,500

...by deleting this protein. California-based biotech firm Allerca conducted tests on thousands of cats before identifying the perfect breed. "This is a natural gene divergence within the cat DNA - one out of 50,000 cats will have this divergence. So naturally divergent cats were found and then bred so the...

Catastrophic Elephant Man Drug Trial Victims Injected Recklessly

...amages claim against Parexel, the private research firm which undertook the trial. The victims are now at a risk of contracting cancer and other chronic and incurable diseases such as multiple sclerosis. An investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, concluded that no discr...

Peek Before Birth

...this is what people obviously want." However the firm stresses that this kind of scan is only for aesthetic purposes, and as such it will only offer the ultrasound following an all-clear 2D scan. Terry says, "People can get a whole diagnostic scan with us first followed by the 4D scan for aesthetic reas...

Now Single Jab Could Ward off Asthma, Eczema and Hay Fever

A Swiss firm has developed a vaccine that it says can ward off common allergies such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. // The vaccine by Cytos Biotechnology has been tested on humans and contains harmless DNA similar to that found in the TB bug, reported the onl...

Unscientific Depression Drugs aplenty in Health Stores

..., cat's claw, royal jelly and liquid tonic have no firm evidence base and "have potentially serious drug interactions". The experts, Joyce Reed, a senior house officer at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, and Peter Trigwell, a consultant in liaison psychiatry at Leeds General Infirmary, published...

Injustice to cancer patients at work

...an who had breast cancer and worked for a security firm for 19 years was told she was a "bad investment" as she needed more time off for reconstructive surgery. But the most awful of all incidents is the one in which, a woman had a job offer withdrawn by a cancer charity after it was found that she had ha...

Now a Robot to Treat Baldness

British biotechnology firm Intercytex has developed a robot that will help treat baldness by growing new hair follicle cells//. The company has successfully tested the treatment in removing hair follicles from the back of the neck, multiplying them and then re-implanting the ...

Precautionary Recall of Beef over E.coli Contamination Concerns

... amount of beef that is routinely handled by their firm within a four hour work shift. As of Saturday afternoon the company received no reports of E. coli contamination. Jim Goeser, president said, "We are very aware of consumer's E. coli concerns but we also have a high confidence the beef in question ...

Do Anti-wrinkle Cosmetics Really Work?

...an company Christine Schrammek based in Essen. The firm offers three different preparations graded for greasy, dry and prematurely aged skin. The list of ingredients reads a little like a shopping list for the grocers. "All the ingredients are edible," assures owner Christine Schrammek-Drusio. Despite t...

Bhutan Lifts Ban on Poultry from India

...products can therefore be done from any company or firm in India that can meet the essential set of conditions." The ministry said all poultry meat must be processed with proper packaging and must be from a Government of India certified unit. "All consignment should be transported in refrigerated vehi...

Genomic tests for better cancer treatment

...are treated with chemotherapy each year, without a firm basis for which drug they receive," said genetics professor Joseph Nevins."We believe these genomic tests have the potential to revolutionize cancer care by identifying the right drug for each individual patient," Nevins said in a statement. "Impor...

Accused Arrested in Blood Test Kit Scam

...it as against Rs.60-70 quoted by their rivals. The firm clinched the contract in December 2004 after the state AIDS Control and Prevention Society floated the tenders. Till August 2006, the company had supplied over 1,40,000 kits for detecting infections like Hepatitis B and C, said a health official. ...

Isotopes For Cancer Treatment In India

...ill manufacture the cyclotron system while Italian firm COMECER will produce the chemical systems. The project will be completed in about two years. He said consultations are also on between VECC, IBA and New Merchants International for development and installation of a modern cyclotron based proton thera...

Fast food giant KFC to switch to trans fat free menus

...lets globally, has announced that it has reached a firm decision to switch// over to cooking oils which have no trans fats in it. Spokespersons for KFC have announced that all the outlets of KFC will use low linolenic soybean oil by April 2007.In a statement issued by KFC it was announced that changes hav...

Cereal Bars Slammed for More Sugar Than Sweet Snacks

...this was not an option they considered because the firm uses only natural ingredients. It added that 87 per cent of the fat was 'good' fats essential for health. NLA...

Bihar to get eight new private medical colleges

...re with an investment of Rs.1.4 billion. Another firm called Indo-American Medical Foundation is to invest Rs.1 billion in setting up a college. Bettiah, in west Champaran district, has attracted two proposals - one by Medicontrivers India Ltd and the other by Kerala-based Universal Empire Group. Ra...

US calls 'interrogation techniques' national security secrets

... to their lawyers, the Post reported.A lawyer at a firm that represents many prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has sought access to Majid Khan, who was transferred to Guantanamo along with 14 other prisoners from secret sites in September.The lawyer said the government was "attempting to misuse its class...

Multiple deaths forces cancer trial to be called off

Cell Therapeutics a biotechnology firm based in Seattle has called off further enrollment for the clinical trial it had initiated early this year following the untimely deaths// of few of the patients who were participating in the clinical trial to prove the efficacy of the cancer drug Xy...

Charity swindler jailed over cash fraud

...by Freeman himself every year to run the firm.This firm was a leading fundraiser for Dundee-based Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) and Breast Cancer Relief. However, a Court of Session judge ordered Freeman not to involve in the management of the charity. The Scottish Charities' Office watchdog reveale...

Novel Plans Of FDA To Monitor Safety Of Medical Devices

...ication on every piece of gadget manufactured by a firm to scrutinize and detect malfunctions and side effects that could be caused by the device. They also plan to revamp computer databases where complaints and problems faced by clients are registered and submission of complaints of defects on paper will...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10