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Doctors attacked for complacency against pandemic threat

...ldson believes that the predicted emergence of the killer strain will be the biggest test of his career and the worst epidemic to face the NHS. "We can’t be alarmist, but we have to take it seriously and we have to prepare," he said. In addition to awarding a contract for 14.5m doses of the anti-viral drug...

Colgate To Develop Anti-Cancer Toothpastes And Mouthwashes

...e of the leading cancers n the world thanks to the killer called Tobacco. Smoking and other factors like chronic trauma do play a large part, but tobacco remains the number 1 culprit. Molecular therapies are emerging technologies that have the potential to fight cancers on the molecular level, giving the pa...

Judgment In Favor Of Merck For Vioxx Drug

...t, who died in May 2001 after taking Vioxx, a pain killer made by the company. After two days of deliberations, the jury said that Carol Ernst, Mr. Ernst’s widow, should be awarded $ 253.5 million which was later cut to $26 million. Over 5 years, about 20 million people worldwide took Vioxx before Merck sto...

Cancer Can Recur Any Time, Experts Caution

...in the United States. Cancer was the third largest killer of kids in America after trauma and homicide, he said. Even though modern techniques made it easier to detect and treat cancer, the number of cases has shot up alarmingly, he concluded....

Liver Adversely Affected By A Diet High In Fat

...n immune systems, which can cause reducing natural killer T (NKT) cells in the liver, according to a study of mice // conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The study, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Hepatology, found that mice on a high fat diet not only gained more ...

Hormone Treatment Before Radiation for Prostate Cancer

...the value of radiation. Prostate cancer is a major killer of men and remains undiagnosed and can present late when the disease has spread. In this situation hormone treatment can benefit the patient as it removes one of the factors that leads to its growth. Radical removal of prostate gland by surgery is ...

Obesity As A Contributor To Liver Disease

...evels of NKT cells, in the livers of mice. Natural killer T (NKT) cells in the liver regulate production of cytokines, which are cell proteins. The authors said these diet-related changes may contribute to obesity -related liver disease. The researchers found that the mice on the high-fat diet gained much ...

India Has The Oldest And Largest Collection Of Preserved Mosquitoes – Mosquito Museu

...formally set up in 1938 and still used in fighting killer disease outbreaks. Scientists and researchers from all over the world come here to study these neatly catalogued insects, delicately pinned down in glass-topped wooden trays. Many of them have been responsible for millions of deaths across South-Sout...

Stem Cells Can Be Used To Kill Cancer Cells

...om the stem cells in the laboratory. These natural killer cells are the body's first line of defense against...oteins. The researchers found that these natural killer cells generated from the stem cells were able to finish off cancer cells in vitro (in a test tube). ...

Common, cheaper drugs could be used to treat hypertension

...blood pressure as it is commonly known is a silent killer because it often goes unnoticed. It is not a life threatening disease. However, it can lead to a lot of complications such as heart attack, stroke, and // kidney failure if left untreated. Fortunately, it can be diagnosed by a very simple out patient...

Aspirin Might Counter Side Effects of Cox-2 Painkillers

After the failure of Vioxx, pain killer which was found to cause the death of Robert C. Ernst on May 2001 after taking Vioxx. Merck Pharma the manufacturers of Vioxx were asked by the Texas Jury to pay $253.5 million as compensation // to Mrs. Ernst. Over 5 years, about 20 million people ...

Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Historic Half Million Mark In US

... in 1992 and 2000. Prematurity is the number one killer of newborns. Latest statistics reveal that the prematurity crisis in this country continues to intensify. Babies are dying and those who survive are too often left with devastating consequences – such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, learning p...

Uttar Pradesh Encephalitis toll continues to rise - Over 600 dead

...cal facilities in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the killer virus had taken a virulent form. IANS news sources said the disease had affected 22 districts in the state, five districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh - mostly along the India-Nepal border - were the worst hit. Medindia on Japanese encephalitis: Ja...

Encephalitis Has Claimed 400 Lives In Uttar Pradesh

...ents, as many as 329 patients had succumbed to the killer virus till now. And 25 deaths were reported from the Basti division in the neighbourhood. "Currently, we have 367 patients. We are doing our best within the given resources to handle the patients," said a senior doctor K.P. Kushwaha. "What we reall...

Olive oil can do more good than just adding taste to your dish

... that acts like the popular anti-inflammatory pain killer ibuprofen. Infact, a 50-gram helping of extra-virgin olive oil was equivalent to about 10% of the ibuprofen dose recommended for adult pain relief according to researchers. The active ingredient in olive oil is oleocanthal, which affects the same b...

New Vaccine Targeted At Effective Treatment Against Tuberculosis

Globally, tuberculosis remains the number one killer in adults. TB is a lung disease, caused by a bacterium. Health experts say a new person is infected with TB somewhere in the world every second. // A vaccine against tuberculosis, termed BCG is currently available which, however, fails to protect ag...

Encephalitis Deaths Cross 220 in Uttar Pradesh

...d "official apathy" for the unabated spread of the killer brain fever, which had been striking eastern Uttar...South) Korea and Japan have managed to contain the killer disease, while we were still allowing common people to die for no fault of theirs," he added. (Sour...

Merck to pay $ 253.5 million to Vioxx victim family

...t, who died in May 2001 after taking Vioxx, a pain killer made by the company. After two days of deliberations, the jury said that Carol Ernst, Mr. Ernst’s widow, // should be awarded $ 253.5 million. Over 5 years, about 20 million people worldwide took Vioxx before Merck stopped selling the drug in Septe...

Encephalitis Claims 131 lives in Uttar Pradesh

...orakhpur. The toll caused by the rapidly spreading killer virus // in the state has gone up to 131. While the disease was so far confined largely to Gorakhpur and neighboring Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts, it has now spread to not only nearby Bahraich, Barabanki and Lakhimpur-Kheri districts but al...

Encephalitis claims 46 lives in UP

...ting that the situation is well under control, the killer virus is likely to take a higher toll in the coming days as over 150 patients are struggling for survival. It has been 27 years since encephalitis was first detected in this region, but no effort has been made by the government to contain it once a...

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