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NPIL withdraws Parkinson’s dru

...ures Madopar, Parkinson’s drug, locally has ceased its production in both vial and tablet form following ...rmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to reconsider its price revision. However, according to NPPA sources the cased was already ‘‘pending review’’ with the...

Dangers of heat

...said: "In a heatwave the body has to spend much of its energy trying to keep the core temperature down and this increases the stress on everything else." However, he said anybody could be at risk if they did not take sensible steps. There are a number of sensible things that everybody should do to avoid...

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...as led to an increased demand for the drug used in its treatment - Ciprofloxacin. Already there is news that the German pharma major Bayer is tripling its production of Ciprofloxacin to cater to the burgeoning demand and will supply 200 million tablets in...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...ve the scheme must be reviewed within 12 months of its implementation. The maximum price scheme would remain in force until a decision had been made on how best to supply generic medicines cost-effectively to the NHS. A spokesperson for the British Generic Manufacturers Association said the extension r...

Diabetes on the rise

...India has a population of more than a billion, and its citizens appear prone to developing diabetes later in life, and are certainly more vulnerable to its complications such as high blood pressure leading to coronary heart disease. Part of the blame fal...

Resurface your skin

...tion of new collagen - the protein that gives skin its youthful elasticity. The treatment takes just 15 minutes and you might expect a visible improvement after three to five treatments spaced out over about four weeks. You do need to protect your new skin from the sun thereafter, with sunscreen. If yo...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

...g to new research. The study - the largest ever of its kind and the first major research to look at people before they develop Alzheimer's - followed 5,369 men and women aged 57 and over. None of the people had Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia, before the study by the Erasmus Medical Schoo...

New gene for hairloss

... activated by thyroid hormone, so it may influence its own activity as well as that of other genes targeted by the hormone. It may be a key factor in the hormone's effects in both brain and skin....

Poisonous Parkinson's molecule discovered

...of a diagnostic test for Parkinson's. And blocking its action could turn out to be a useful new form of therapy....

Fluoride Found Effective in Osteoporosis

...o stimulate new bone formation, but concerns about its safety have limited its use in the elderly, according to Dr. Craig D. Rubin from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Ce...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...is a self-contained breathing apparatus, which has its own oxygen canister, good for about a half-hour of breathing time. First responders also wear impermeable clothing designed to protect from agents that penetrate the skin. The second-most protective masks are those that fit either over the full fa...

Spreading its wings

... Druggists Association (APCDA) has decided to help its member chemists to computerise their business tran...ng a software, which could be commonly utilised by its members. It will also procure the computers in bulk in order to ensure a rock-bottom price for the c...

Vitamins reduce pre-eclampsia

... prevent the onset of this devastating illness and its consequences."...

Detection of Cancer

...ator' nature of this diagnostic molecule points to its use as a potential cancer treatment, but Professor Parish cautions that further research is needed to evaluate this possibility. The second stage, C-Test2, would use a similar technique to identify the type of cancer present."Mass spectrometry may e...

Is Smallpox Threat Real ?

...contagious virus that kills at least 30 percent of its victims and disfigures many who survive, was eradicated from the globe more than two decades ago. Scientists retained stocks of the variola virus, which causes the disease, and stored them in secure laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia, and Moscow, Russi...

Why running noses are a good thing

... to make sure they don't miss a case of anthrax in its early, treatable stage. But none of the five cases of inhaled anthrax so far have started with nasal congestion or runny nose. Those symptoms, of course, are common in flu and many other viruses that cause wintertime respiratory ills. So asking about...

Hydroxyurea derivatives kill colon cancer cells

... unknown mechanisms. In the laboratory, EPH116 and its relatives also showed activity against small cell lung cancer and malignant melanoma cells....

Woman gets cancer from transplanted kidney

...ient's normal tissue indicated that the cancer had its start in the donated organ. The relative who had donated the kidney had been diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the lung nearly 2 years before donating a kidney. People who receive an organ transplant are known to have an increased risk of seve...

Miscarriage linked to late embryos

...ntation - the true start of pregnancy - influences its success or failure. Fertilised eggs can attach themselves to the lining of the womb anywhere from six to 12 days after ovulation, the researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences found.But most successful pregnancies impl...

More about HIV

... and replace T cells until the body begins to lose its uphill battle. Eventually, so much virus is produc... help alleviate the stress associated with HIV and its treatment. One team of researchers believes they may have discovered one of the ways in which stres...

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