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Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

...cic aorta, pulmonary arteires, abdominal aorta and its branches (renal and mesenteric arteries).MRA is also useful in patients for who surgery is anticipated and these conditions include, tumors, aneurysms, vascular malformations, and vascular occlusions or thromboses. Furthermore, the combination of M...

FDA attacks American Red Cross for blood violations

...ontempt of court for repeated safety violations in its blood collection program. FDA is acting today to e...nsure that the Red Cross takes much more seriously its role as guardian of the safety of the nation's blood supply, which is essential to the public health...

Dangers of Low Calcium Intake

...come more serious as the population starts to show its highest rate of osteoporosis and other bone health problems. Getting children to pay attention to their calcium needs is a challenge for scientists and educators....

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

...volves threading a catheter - with an electrode at its tip - into the area of the heart which is struggling with an uncontrolled heartbeat, known as tachycardia. A mild painless burst of radiofrequency energy, similar to microwave heat, is used to destroy about 20% of heart muscle. A study in the Journ...

Alcoholism Drug Fails To Prevent Drinking Relapses

... Earlier studies, including the work that led to its FDA approval, showed that when combined with counseling naltrexone could help control alcoholism by reducing drinking days and increasing days without liquor. The drug was also shown to suppress cravings and prevent relapses. In fact, the latest stud...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...f ibuprofen beforehand, aspirin lost 98 percent of its blood-thinning power. When aspirin was taken first...ses of ibuprofen weakened aspirin of 90 percent of its benefit. The researchers believe that ibuprofen clogs a channel inside a clotting enzyme known as cy...

Cure for Hepatitis B

...hers say Keezhanali - or Phyllanthus Amarus to use its botanical name - stopped the Hepatitis B virus fro...ian medical practice has long-standing methods for its treatment. Dr S Thiagrajan, who began the research nearly two decades ago, says "This plant has be...

Risk Of Developing Arthritis

...has launched a campaign to raise ￡ 250,000 to fund its sports injuries-related work. The charity is currently financing work into a new type of cartilage transplant surgery aimed specifically at younger people with sports injuries. It is also funding extensive work into improving hip, knee and other join...

Choose the correct hypertensive drug

... how well a drug lowers blood pressure but also at its effectiveness at preventing stroke, heart attack and heart failure....

Coffee enhances memory

...rogresses. During the morning hours, memory is at its best in older adults compared to late afternoon.// For researchers at the University of Arizona have found that coffee can find out memory performance throughout the day. They had about 60-70 participants aged over 64 do a verbal learning test in ...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

...g, Bonmax (raloxifene hydrochloride) consolidating its presence in the female healthcare segment. Bonmax .... Currently international trials are on to explore its use as a drug to prevent and treat breast cancer. Bonmax comes to India with an international expe...

Lancing tumours into the body

...container, which set the screw spinning.Because of its threaded surface the screw slowly began to cut through the oil. Its speed increased as the frequency of the rotating magnetic field was ramped up. Ishiyama’s second prototype, designed to swim and burrow into tissue, used a similar magnet but instea...

Genes for Vision discovered

...toreceptors. Fro ex, by removing a gene, and hence its protein, we can understand how that protein usually functions in cells. Thus the research says that this is a "boon for human beings".. br>...

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to challenge patents on drug

...ecent denial of a 180-day marketing exclusivity to its generic Omeprazole 40 mg capsules by the US Food and Drug Administration. Omeprazole is indicated for the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers. The FDA granted the marketing exclusivity to Andrx group of the US. The loss of marketing exclusivity...

Depression increases heart attacks

...he heart and ability to contract, which can affect its ability to handle stress or exertion. These findings suggest that if depression can be diagnosed and treated, people who have a heart attack may improve their chances of survival. The researchers monitored heart rhythm changes in 712 people after th...

Target for obesity treatment

... The PPARgamma gene actually produces two forms of its protein, called PPARgamma1 and PPARgamma2. The forms are very similar, except that PPARgamma2 has an extra amino acid on one end. Taking these concepts into consideration, the researchers inhibited roughly 50 percent of the production of the PPARgamm...

Iodex goes to SmithKline Beecham consumer Healthcare

...axo SmithKline India (GSK) has decided to transfer its Iodex range of products to SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare (SKBCH), a GSK subsidiary. SKBCH has a strong marketing and distribution network in India, comprising over 1,600 wholesalers and direct coverage of over 4,00,000 retail outlets. Last...

Control of inflammation

...o that inflammatory activity abates. Adenosine and its membrane-bund receptor made attractive cnadidates ... of it in the brain appear to cause sleep. Despite its numerous roles adenosine has received little attention from immunologists, says Sitkovsky. This much...

Morepan to file new drug applications with the USFDA

...stic pharma major Morepen Labs is planning to file its nine abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) with...he US FDA by the year 2003. The company would file its first two ANDAs - Loratadine (anthistatminic drug) and Atorvastain Calcium (anti-cholesterol) - by t...

Butterbur does wonders

...sed to treat plague and fever. In the 16th century its use was noted in treating cough, asthma, and skin wounds. Currently, it is used in the treatment of migraines. It has also been used successfully in preventing gastric ulcers, and in treating patients with irritable bladder and urinary tract spasms...

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