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New device for detecting artery blockages

...in detecting blockages of the carotid arteries. If its use were more widespread, it could really help people avoid the risk of stroke from problems with their carotid arteries....

Delirium linked to death

...ld be considered a significant, serious problem in its own right and as a marker of serious risk of mortality. The detection of delirium should prompt efforts to identify and treat underlying medical problems....

New swift therapy limits stroke damage

...ain from damage. A larger trial is now planned and its hoped that this advance may turn out to decrease mortality and disability after a stroke....

Staying mentally energitic prevents Alzheimer's

...s. They were assigned points for each activity and its frequency. Over the next few years, on average, 100 people went on to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those with higher points on the mental activity scale seemed to have a lower risk of dementia. It's an encouraging result, for everyone can find some...

Resurgence Of Botulism

...owder that wasn't properly refrigerated, and after its expiration date. That same year several people became ill after eating twice-baked potatoes at a Texas restaurant. The botulism organism is destroyed only by heat, freezing or high levels of acidity. It grows quite normally in most people's refrigera...

Scios Inc. targets drug giants in arthritis war

...s treatment. Scios' ambitions are much larger than its market capitalization of a little more than $1 bil...armaceuticals Inc. , was forced to drop back after its lead p38 kinase inhibitor showed toxicity in high doses in some animals. There are also many competi...

Bruxism linked to anxiety disorder

...the risk factors associated with the disorder, and its links to other health-related and sleep-related issues. Participants were interviewed by phone. Tooth grinding which occurred at least weekly during sleep was reported by 7.9 percent of the participants. More than 45 percent of those with tooth gri...

Osteoporosis associated with Childhood Cancer

...ia is the most common form of childhood cancer and its survivability rate is reaching 80 percent because of the effective drug combinations. It's not only a personal problem for the individual patient and his or her family, it has the potential to become a tremendous public health issue. Survivors of ch...

Northfield Labs Receives FDA Comments

...er for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) on its Biologics License Application (BLA), submitted August 2001. CBER indicated that they are seeking additional information before accepting the application for filing and issued a Refusal-to-File letter to the company. " Refusals for first-time submiss...

Ranbaxy Labs' Entry Into Anti-Acne Market

...not yet arrived. The US FDA has already approved its manufacturing facility for the product. A special ...8% - 10% . The US FDA has been quite stringent in its inspections for the anti-acne drug to check for possible side effects. The drug is suspected to have...

Laser to help in root canal treatment

...y of San Clemente, in California clearance to vend its Waterlase laser therapy for root canal procedures on hard and soft tissue.//The approval is the first by the FDA for a laser root canal and covers all enamel, dentin and pulpal removal as well as shaping of the root canal. The Waterlase is not a dire...

Air pollution may raise risk of lung cancer

...xposes you to "fine particulate matter" that makes its way into your lungs when you breathe, increasing your risk of cardiopulmonary disease and cancer. Scientists were quick to point out that the increased cancer risk from breathing particulate pollution is only a tiny fraction of the increased risk fr...

Diet irregularities lead to stomach cancer

...ay food is grown and produced// have robbed it off its anti-cancer agents. The researchers are working on a study which indicates that Aspirin may be effective in fighting stomach cancer. They are carrying out two trials on people with a predisposition to developing the disease. Initial results show th...

Influenza drug delayed

...his flu season because production problems delayed its distribution. The medication, Tamiflu Oral Suspens...this season. Hoffmann-La Roche informed the FDA of its production problems, but FDA spokeswoman Sharon Jayne said the company was not required to do so. //...

Healthy Medicine Or Harmful Intoxicant?

...ailed as a wonder drug for the first 30 years// of its career, has been blamed as an illegal killer for t...aths and emergency room visits, while others claim its unrivaled uses as a prescription drug. The Food and Drug Administration banned GHB in 1990. Preside...

Pharmacia may take 51.5 percent Abbott stake

... pay for the stake, which it could acquire through its wholly-owned Indian unit, Pharmacia India Pvt. Ltd...lined to comment. The US-based Abbott would retain its 58.2 per cent holding in another Indian subsidiary, knoll Pharma....

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...er chip implanted near the eye’s retina is well on its way to offering some restored vision. People blinded by eye diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and age-related degeneration of the eye will be benefitted by the new development.// The implant works for eye diseases in which healthy retinal neuro...

Glenmark’s new molecule to go through trial

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd today said its newly- found andti-diabetic/anti-obesity molecule will be put into clinical trials by later this year. Mr Glenn Saldanha, Executive Director, Glenmark pharmaceuticals, told newspersons that the company’s R&D team has established ‘proof of concept’ in...

New pacemaker reduces risk of heart failure

...mplanted in more than 3,000 people in the US since its approval by the FDA. It is intended for people with a particular form of heart failure, a debilitating illness in which people suffer shortness of breath because their hearts do not beat strongly enough. Overall, an estimated 5 million Americans ha...

Screening device for ovarian cancer

... ovarian cancer at an early stage is demonstrating its potential. Researchers in the US are using cutting-edge technology called proteomics //to differentiate healthy from diseased tissue. Proteomics involves creating a 'fingerprint' of tissue, based upon detecting and analysing the different protein mol...

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