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Immunosupressants for Eczema

... years which are dermatocentric are astounding and here is another. Using Tacrolimus, the agent which was devised for liver transplantation, there has been found to vast symptomatic relief of patients. Eczema is a devastating disease because of its chronicity as well as the symptomatology of its lesions.F...

AIDS Disaster in India is Imminent

...gle country. And speakers at two press conferences here cautioned that a pervasive culture of denial about the Indian epidemic, among both government officials and healthcare professionals, threatens to allow the crisis to spin out of control."There's been an extraordinary degree of denial about the natur...

Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors

...ren a firsthand feel of their roots, says salaries here becomingcloser if not identical to salaries elsewhere in the world, have made theseNRI dreams real in today's context....

ATG useful in transplant patients as substitute for steroids

...ood cells often try to reject the new organ .It is here that ATG steps in. The rabbit ATG works to prevent this from happening without the problems caused by steroids. Unlike traditional long-term steroid treatment, normally used to reduce swelling and inflammation following organ transplant, Eason said ...

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...maceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council here on Friday. Mr. Sengupta said such alliance should foster better understanding and consolidation among Indian companies to equip them well to face the increasing global competition. He assured all help and guidance by the Government in making India...

Chemists prepare for face-off with manufacturers

...ork of America nor in the Afghanistan! It is right here in the commercial capital of India --- Mumbai. And who are the warring parties? They are the pharmaceutical industry of the country and the RDCA or the Retail & Dispensing Chemists Association. The latter is a member body of over 5,000 retail druggis...

Quit Smoking

...ressant drug called bupropion - known commercially here as Zyban and made by GlaxoSmithKline - is showing considerable promise in helping smokers butt tobacco out of their lives for good. In the study 784 participants took bupropion to help them stop smoking. After seven weeks of treatment 461 participant...

Complementary and Alternative medicine

...One thing's for sure - complementary therapies are here to stay....

Poisonous Parkinson's molecule discovered

...so it may be an important clue as to how the cells here die - ADTIQ may be exerting a toxic effect. If the TIQs could be detected in blood, say, or urine, this could form the basis of a diagnostic test for Parkinson's. And blocking its action could turn out to be a useful new form of therapy....

Music in link with epilepsy

...evidence of other benefits deriving from music and here is a study which brings that evidence together from its original authoritative sources to help music organisations of all kinds provide cogent answers."...

Gel pares inflammatory activity throughout body

...mained for six months. "Several studies conducted here and elsewhere have found oral bacteria from gum infections in arterial plaque. Now we have shown that therapy for periodontal disease lessens the inflammatory burden throughout the body." The University at Buffalo is one of five research centers par...

A hormone may decrease Menopause Symptoms

...p. The trial results were presented at a meeting here of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. The study, which enrolled women who were naturally or surgically menopausal, consisted of a three-week screening period, a one-week placebo period and a 12-week treatment period. The lotion, either active...

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

...School of Medicine.// Sokol presented her findings here Friday at a meeting of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. Sokol's team evaluated 7,021 samples from 40 sperm donors in the Los Angeles area over a 2-year period from 1995 to 1998 and compared them with 5,000 samples donated by 30 men from No...

Gene glitches connecting pot with Schizophrenia

...stem in schizophrenia. The importance of a finding here cannot be overstated, in that it would form a tissue target for drug development and allow targeted treatments to emerge for the illness. It appears malfunctions in the brain's marijuana-linked circuitry may make one vulnerable to schizophrenia, Uji...

Psychiatric issues common in brain disease

...gnosed with degenerative brain disease? What's new here is that the researchers believe that the cerebellum may be involved in cognition and emotion. Previously, it's been assumed the role of this part of the brain was confined to control of movement. The good news is that although the brain condition c...

New drug for hypertension

...ypertension. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday,// NCL director Sivaram and Emcure managing director Satish Mehta said the chirally pure S-Amlodipine, a product of their collaborative research, will be a great boon for the patients suffering from hypertension. Stating that Emcure is ...

Bacterial discovery may help CF patients

...ere's an aqueous environment. So the possibilities here are endless."...

Sepsis treatment functions best in difficult cases

...lives in the intensive care unit, because patients here are very vulnerable to infection. Treatment is usually by anti-inflammatory agents, which can damp down the infection. But success of anti-inflammatory agents is variable. Researchers in the US carried out a large retrospective study, covering 20 c...

More risks connected with live-donor liver transplants

... Burlington, Mass., who said that the procedure is here to stay, said the findings will give potential donors a clearer picture of the risks....

A cup of coffee could hamper your diet

... Now, for those of you who cannot cut the coffee, here are few ideas that will help you cut the calories. Choose the smallest size cup, either eight or 12 ounces. This can save you up to 110 calories. Ask that your beverage be made with fat-free milk instead of whole milk. This saves you about 80 calori...

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