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India Requires Over $200 Bn to Provide Quality Healthcare

...ndia's healthcare situation requires a much faster growth rate as it would require about 2.2 million beds and the investment needed for that is almost $77.9 billion, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said in a presentation to the government. FICCI has suggested a five-pron...

Life Insurers in India to Launch Health Insurance Policies

...d to reach further heights, observers say . At a growth rate of over 44 per cent per annum, it is one of the most attractive businesses for non-life insurers and even life insurers are jumping in the fray. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), for instance, is planning to launch a health insur...

UK Suggestion for Restricted Use of Anti-AMD Drugs Draws Flak

... they work by targeting VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor), a protein that helps the formation of new...rsible sight loss. The anti-VEGF drugs inhibit the growth of new blood vessels, thereby minimising the risk of scarring. Treatment with anti-VEGF drugs req...

Singapore's HIV/AIDS Cases Rise by Record Levels in 2006

... disease. Singapore has expressed alarm over the growth of HIV infections but the government has rejected widespread promotion of condom use, preferring instead to focus on using more effective and cheaper methods such as preventing mother-to-child infections....

Wine Woos World as Trade Fair Opens

...hisky producers, indicating these were the leading growth categories. Gin is the only category in decline. ...rkets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, the growth of wine tourism, and the ever ongoing cork versus screwcap debate. Of note will be the increasing nu...

Boffin Identifies Gene Causing Otosclerosis

...y surgery," Thys said. As the gene involved is a growth factor, and the disease manifests itself by the abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear, it may have a large potential for therapy", she added. Thys and her team ...

Obese Infant Kacey Causes Concern

...arely six month old . According to the normal baby growth chart Kaceys recordings were way beyond the normal...r fitting her in a child seat. Today her premature growth spurt makes her stand out. The four year old can pass off for a ten year old as she weighs 31.5Kg. ...

Rare Womens Lung Disease May Yield Insights Into Common Diseases

... looking into the role female hormones play in the growth and metastasis of LAM cells. Her tireless efforts have shed light on the connection between two diseases, provided understanding of the underlying mechanisms and hopefully will one day lead to a cure. By studying LAM we hope to develop treatments t...

Diabetic Womens Death Rate Shows No Decline

...en the increasing life span of women and the rapid growth of minority populations, the number of women in the United States at risk for diabetes is increasing. There are some clear cut discrepancies in a similar study conducted in Canada. The gender gap found in the U.S. diabetic population can't necessar...

IIT-Kharagpur the Leading Technology College in India: Survey

... 72 percent last year. The survey underlined the growth of second-tier engineering schools - six NITs form...-Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) registered the highest growth in terms of companies visiting campuses for placements. Over 22 technology schools have shown a shif...

Desalination of Sea is Not a Solution to Tackle Global Water Scarcity: WWF

...shwater programme. According to Pittock, since a growth in the energy intensive technology would increase emissions and damage coastal and river habitats, greater emphasis on managing existing supplies should be given before the go-ahead is given to major water projects. New desalination plants, which a...

Protein That may Prevent Eye Damage in Premature Babies Identified

...blood vessel growth." The protein - insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, or IGFBP-3 - was thought to survive entirely to regulate insulin-like growth factor-1, a molecular growth factor that is essential for the development of nerve, muscle, bone, li...

Research in the Origin of Microtubules

...ells with a fluorescent molecule, videotaped their growth and carefully followed the tracks back to their origin. "We show that not only the centrosome, but the Golgi also makes microtubules," Kaverina said. "And unlike centrosomal microtubules, which are radial and symmetric, these microtubules are direc...

Hair Restoration Procedures Performed Worldwide Increased 34 Percent in 2006

...2004 to 645,281 patients in 2006. "The tremendous growth in hair restoration can be attributed to the continual refinements in modern day hair transplants and proven medical therapies that produce natural-looking results that are virtually undetectable," said Paul C. Cotterill, MD, president of the ISHRS. ...

Scientists Trace New Pathway That may Stem Antibiotic Resistance

...erase, and destroy bacteria without inhibiting the growth of human cells. Irina Artsimovitch of Ohio State University and Robert Laudick of the University of Wisconsin collaborated with Vassylyev for carrying out the study, funded by the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences....

Researchers Have Found the Role of Protein in Accelerating Breast Cancer Progression

... well as the release of factors that stimulate the growth of malignant cancer cells," Deuel said. "We've s...nthesis. Collagen fragments are known to stimulate growth of carcinoma cells and to stimulate anti-apoptotic pathways, favouring growth of the carcinoma cells...

Novel Method to Inhibit Prostate Cancer

... than known drug treatments while inhibiting tumor growth substantially. Goldstein cautions that this inhibiting activity of tumor metastases growth was not absolute and that while the results are encouraging, there is a need for further research to...

Maths Theory Shows Genetic Pattern of Tumour Growth

...lter their own genetic makeup to accelerate tumour growth by using a mathematical theory. This is the first study to show why such alterations in the genetic makeup of cancer cells occur. It provides insight into how tumours thrive, besides offering a potential foundation for future cancer treatments. ...

Novel Treatment Beneficial for Colon and Liver Cancer

...e new treatment has shown promise in retarding the growth of such cancers. This discovery is the principa...the new drug in mice has shown that it slows tumor growth with respect to those animals subjected to other procedures. This diminishing of the cancerogenous a...

Doctors Remove Tumour from Heart in a Rare Surgery

...was no identifiable cause known to trigger off the growth of this tumour in the heart. "It took us over five hours to remove the tumour measuring 8 x 10 x 12 cm along with a large part of both the upper chambers (left and right atria) and reconstruct the heart. "It has been technically challenging and c...

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