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Feeding channel created by malaria parasite - a new target for malaria treatments

...ing countries. This discovery is an important step forward in our understanding of malaria and the search for new interventions to reduce the burden of this devastating disease. P. falciparum is transmitted through the bite of mosquitoes infected with the parasite. After the malaria parasite infects a human...

The Cancer Rumour mill working over time

...Especially so when we receive emails telling us to forward the message to people around us!!!!! In the U.S. many people inadvertently forward mails to their friends and well-wishers without realizing that they are helping the rumour mill work...

Chinese paracetamol may be slapped with dumping duty

...time has been given for interested parties to come forward and explain their positions before any final decisions would be taken the Directorate added. Though the domestic market had grown over the past, the importer had slashed the prices of the imported drug thereby forcing the domestic market to sell bel...

Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

A resolution put forward by Brazil, at the annual assembly of the world health organization is to be accepted advising exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months in all infants. The resolution was passed at the committee stage on Wednesday after 2 hours of debate whe...

Protective effects of tomatoes in prostate cancer

...nd biochemistry at the University of Maryland came forward with the explanation that the combination of these plant nutrients, called phytonutrients, including lycopene, which is highly concentrated in tomato products is responsible for the protective effects against cancer.But the epidemiological studies do...

Novartis files application with FDA for Zometa

...minute infusion time. Novartis is pleased to bring forward another drug that will help make a marked difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families" said David Epstein, President, Novartis Oncology. Three trials have been successfully conducted, evaluating more than 3,000 patients. This is ...

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

Scientists have made a signficant step forward in their attempt to starve cancer tumours by stopping the growth of the blood vessels that feed them nutrients. Four drugs that disrupt angiogenesis - blood vessel formation - have been shown for the first time to be effective. It also provides the f...

Warm yourself to sleep

..., hot baths and// sleeping pills have all been put forward as answers to that wide-awake feeling. But it appears that nothing beats the dilation of blood vessels in the hands and feet as a sure way to induce drooping eyelids. Dr Kurt Krauchi and his team at the Sleep Laboratory at Basel monitored the body ...

GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

GlaxoSmithKline is putting its best foot forward in completing its social responsibility. The steps will also enable the company promote Zyban, its anti-smoking drug. Glaxo is aiding companies cultivate a non-smoking environment as part of its policy, along with providing teams to help in the trans...

Scientists found ancient Human Germ Killer

...ot even ready to do animal studies. We are looking forward to that in the near future.'' He added: ``I truly believe this molecule has a lot of promise.''...

Surgery-Rigged pulley helps patients

...he wires. That tightening moves the pieces of bone forward a millimeter a day. As that happens, the body manufactures new bone to fill the gap. Over six weeks, facial bones can be extended as much as the length of a paper clip. Poll doesn't have long-term data yet proving the children will never need addit...

Heart and dental care

...cording to a recent report. //Researchers have put forward a simple suggestion that they say may increase compliance with the antibiotic recommendations. The researchers say that echocardiogram reports should routinely tell doctors whether their patients are candidates for antibiotics. The problem now is t...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

... says, "The results of this study are a major step forward in our understanding of why breast cancer is so common in developed countries." Researchers say the incidence of breast cancer in developed countries may be reduced by more than half if women still had as many children and breastfed them for as long ...

New approach to anti-anxiety drugs

...ibitors for protein kinase C would be a useful way forward for treating anxiety in humans, providing an alternative to the benzodiazepines....

Exercise helps with leg cramps

...hat exercise, even though painful, is the best way forward in peripheral arterial disease. Around five per cent of those aged 55// or over will be affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a condition where fatty build up, or plaque, in the leg arteries leads to pain, aching, and tiredness on walking. ...

Myostatin gene could hold the key to treatment for DMD

...lieves that there is a real possibility for moving forward in clinical trials with myostatin inhibition, Khurana is more cautious, noting that the myostatin-blocking antibodies he used were made in mouse cells to target mouse myostatin and that it is necessary to make specific human antibodies before proceed...

AEterna's acquisition of Zentaris being followed up with its new product pipeline and clinical development strategy

...is expected to drive drug discovery on an ongoing- forward basis through a state-of-the-art drug discovery unit, including a 100,000 proprietary compound library. Gilles Gagnon, President and COO at AEterna added that given the above five factors and and a portfolio of 12 products in development, the strateg...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

...earchers at the World Health Organization have put forward a number of measures that could reduce the number of years lost to heart disease. According to these researchers, preventive measures could be divided// into non-personal and personal. Non-personal measures include those like media campaigns to persu...

Vitamin D May Aid Breast Cancer Treatment

...breast cancer treatment. That's the suggestion put forward by a group of Dartmouth researchers in a report in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Cancer Research. The study, which involved the treatment of breast cancer tumors in mice, adds to a growing body of evidence that a derivative of vitamin D k...

Islets May Lead to Diabetes Cure

Researchers take a step forward in their search for a cure for diabetes. A new study done in mice shows cells from the spleen appear to develop into insulin //producing pancreatic islet cells. This could lead to a broad application for patients with diabetes.The latest research is ...

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