Scots Demand Best Quality Treatment For COPD As Christmas Gift
... Campaigners want the patients in Scotland to be granted the same rights as patients in England, where a nationwide standard is maintained for the care of COPD patients. The charity members plan to gather outside the Scottish Parliament with their assertive postcards before Christmas. PRI...Revolutionary Pill Promises Relief for Hay Fever Sufferers
...anufactured by Danish company ALK-Albello has been granted approval for sale in 27 countries including UK. Costs of treatment though run high. Hundreds of thousands of pounds an year will be incurred by the national health services when the pill is released for prescription. Trials conducted in hundreds...Compellis Pharmaceuticals Gets Patent for Obesity-Fighting Nasal Spray CP404
... manufacturer, Compellis Pharmaceuticals, has been granted the PATENT for CP404, a nasal spray that combats obesity //entitled "Inhibition of olfactory neurosensory function to treat obesity and related disorders." Compellis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focusing more on developing novel mec...Robotic Model To Teach Surgical Skills
...ting to break down the surgical skills we take for granted into their fundamental components," Yuh said. "Hopefully, a better understanding of how we learn to operate will help more efficiently train future surgeons. With the significantly reduced number of hours surgical residents are permitted to be in the...Johns Hopkins Computer Scientists Unravel 'Language Of Surgery'
...ting to break down the surgical skills we take for granted into their fundamental components," Yuh said. "Hopefully, a better understanding of how we learn to operate will help more efficiently train future surgeons. With the significantly reduced number of hours surgical residents are permitted to be in the...Rail Travel Concession to Disabled Persons
...person). Except Deaf & Dumb persons, concession is granted in all classes to other categories. Deaf & Dumb pe...n in Second, Sleepr and First Class. Concession is granted in all Mail/Express and Super fast trains. Concession is not admissible in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Sha...Gene Therapy May Be the Solution for Erectile Dysfunction
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...ral for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, who was granted a rare interview with the Nobel peace laureate on Saturday night by Myanmar's ruling junta. Gambari, who also was allowed to meet Suu Kyi during his previous trip in May, told the visiting UN envoy that she "welcomes continued engagement by the Uni...Garlic compound may help treat cancer
...tors have filed a patent for their invention. Once granted the patent will be in the name of Kerala's Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology where the work was carried out. "Our findings are mainly at the laboratory level and we really have no clue as to how effective this will be at the patient level. But ...Fury over Backing of Health Shake-up
...s committee, the decision that they have taken has granted the trust the green light. According to Burnley MP Kitty Ussher the decision is 'incomprehensible'. The re-organisation has planned that all 999 severe injury and illness patients will be taken to Blackburn Royal Hospital. Burnley General ...Mercury-Based Vaccine Ban Temporarily Suspended
..." Belshe said in a statement. The waiver has been granted only because the health threat from influenza is greater than the worries about the mercury based vaccine. MAL...Ranbaxy to Market Debiopharm's New Drug in India
... in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Sanvar has been granted orphan drug status in the US where it is presently undergoing Phase III clinical trials. Debiopharm expects to file Sanvar for approval in the US in first quarter of 2007. "We are glad to partner with Debiopharm in the gastro-enterology area and sh...Canadian Regulators allow Silicone Breast Implants in Market
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...ying message seems to be -not to take any drug for granted in terms of its safety, take only the correct dosge and be aware of its adverse effects. MAL...Judicial Probe Ordered for Botched Eye Surgery Camp
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...uria also expressed her pleasure over the reprieve granted to the commission saying, "They have a unique ability to stand outside and give us the objective report card we need on mental health and well-being." NLA...Effective Cure for Alcoholism – A single dose of LS
...., including a team at Harvard, have recently been granted permission to conduct experiments with LSD. "We accept all sorts of drugs, but I think LSD's 'street' popularity ultimately led to its demise," Dyck said. "And that's too bad, because I think the researchers in Saskatchewan, among others, showed th...Vision restoration with a drug for macular degeneration
...lar Disease Society said, "It is vital Lucentis is granted a Europe-wide licence and treatment is funded by the NHS as soon as possible. It is a treatment that is effective within the first few weeks of onset of Wet AMD. If funding by primary care trusts is delayed until Nice complete their review then thous...... Vectibix acts by targeting it. The approval was granted after conducting a randomized and controlled clinical trial on 463 patients.The cancer had spread to other parts of the body and did not respond to conventionally used drugs like Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan and Fluoropyridine. It was found that patients ...