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A Vaccine for the impending pandemic Avian Influenza

...ic changes necessitates constant monitoring of the global influenza situation and annual adjustments in the ...an cases of bird flu, causing increasing fear of a global pandemic, there seems to be a strong resolve in the scientific community to combat this impending an...

A new anti diabetic drug on the anvil

...study will be conducted by Parexel U.K., a leading global CRO. The Phase I study is expected to be completed in February 2006 and will be conducted using single and multiple oral doses on healthy volunteers. The objective of this study is to assess the safety and bioavailability of GRC 8200 in humans. Pre-c...

Worlds Largest Cord Blood Bank to be started in India

...s. Histostem chose India as the launch pad for its global operations because it” has the largest birth count in the world,” and its one billion plus population is genetically diverse enough to match the genetic characteristics of people worldwide. The bank plans to collect 400,000 units of umbilical cord bl...

Ruling On Non Disclosure Of HIV Positive Status Is Not Ethical

...e trying their best to control the HIV menace at a global level. Nelson Mandela has said very aptly, that for every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women. For every woman infected by HIV, we destroy a generation....

Terminally Ill Patients Could Be Offered A Better Life

...f given treatment in time, Indian groups will join global bodies to mark Oct 8 as World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. "State governments need to replace ancient rules that cause some impediments in providing terminally ill people with analgesics and opiates that can make life easier in the last stages,"...

People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic

...an cases of bird flu, causing increasing fear of a global pandemic, there seems to be a strong resolve in the scientific community to combat this impending and much // dreaded pandemic. Concern about bird flu has risen since October 5 when scientists from the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control ...

Biologicals Transfer Proposal between US and Indian Biotechnology

..., including India’s grandiose scheme to become the global hub of contract research and clinical trials, may ...s patents. One solution, says FICCI is to create a global bank that will compulsorily collect patent protected biological materials an offer these to industri...

Need for concerted action for prevention of chronic diseases

...tment" clearly demonstrates the full extent of the global burden of chronic diseases including cardiovascula...ory diseases and diabetes.It is anticipated that a global action to prevent chronic disease could save the lives of 36 million people who would otherwise be d...

Terminally Ill deserves a better quality of Life

...f given treatment in time, Indian groups will join global bodies to mark Oct 8 as World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. "State governments need to replace ancient rules that cause some impediments in providing terminally ill people with analgesics and opiates that can make life easier in the last stages,"...

Mobile phones may influence normal brain functioning

...arch, was conducted with the aim to test whether a global system for mobile communication (GSM) signal affects human resting EEG, analyzed with a high EEG frequency resolution, and, when this influence is most evident on EEG spectral power, i.e. whether this is restricted to the period of real exposure or i...

Finland and India to interact and cooperate in the filed of telemedicine and biotechnology

Meria heikela, Leader of Finpro’s global industry team said that Telemedicine and biotechnology are the two important potential areas of cooperation between Finland and India.// Ms. Heikela talked to a gathering of Industry representatives at an interaction organized by the Confederation of...

Historic trial for tuberculosis launched together by leading drug companies

...he trials."We are witnessing an historic moment in global health," said Dr. Maria C. Freire, President and C...evelopment Goal to reverse tuberculosis as a major global health pandemic by 2015." said Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, head of the pharmaceuticals division of Bayer ...

MMR Vaccination not linked to Autism

...icacy of MMR. “MMR remains an important preventive global intervention,” conclude the authors. The review appears in the most recent issue of The Cochrane Library. The review confirmed that the combined vaccine may cause expected short-term effects such as irritability, fever, rash and joint stiffness. Ve...

Herbal remedies to be tested by Zambia for AIDS treatment

In response to the global burden imposed by the widespread incidence of AIDS, Zambia has initiated clinical drug trials involving herbal medicines. //It has been estimated that one in every six Zambians are afflicted with the disease. The initiative would focus on the effic...

India to maintain Public domain Registry database of clinical trials conducted in India.

...e potential and a great opportunity to emerge as a global centre for clinical trials, we need to have the right kind of institutions, right legislation, and human skills and budgetary and other administrative support so that we don't miss the bus." Falguni Sen, a professor at Fordham University, New York,...

Drug companies in India keen on developing bird flu drug

...e’s patented drug Tamiflu, useful in combating the global threat against the most dreaded avian flu virus. Section 92 empowers the government to issue CL without receipt of an application from the industry. Furthermore, the issue of such license is independent of third party consent. The following proposa...

AIDS control requires co-coordinated move regarding safe sexual practices

...ical advance, social justice and aspirations for a global leadership could soon be realized. Medindia on AIDS: Preventing the spread of HIV requires a comprehensive strategy that includes effective, sustained health education and health promotion programs. The goal of these programs is to reduce the r...

Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid

...ain in Asia. Medical experts fear it could spark a global pandemic if it mutates into a highly infectious virus in humans. President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress for $7.1 billion on Tuesday to prepare for a pandemic flu, including $1.2 billion for 20 million doses of a vaccine against H5N1 bird f...

Death from heart attack can be reduced by new drug combination

...r the world. It accounts for 29.2 percent of total global deaths according to the World Health Organization.// People who survive the episode require long-term care and support. Amongst the risk factors, the important ones are obesity, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. A majori...

Acute Shortage Of Neurosurgeons In India: One Surgeon For Every 1 Million!

... to the disease burden. With India emerging as a global leader in the quality health care delivery, it is crucial that steps are taken to encourage doctors to channelise towards the superspeciality and impart specialized training in neurosurgery. If this is materialized, we will be able to meet the needs ...

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