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State Of The Art Healthcare Facility Opened In 'New Dubai' by Welcare

A unique world class healthcare facility, supported by Welcare World Health Systems, has been launced in the New Dubai region. // A full service ambulatory health care service comprising of outpatient, emergency, day care surgery and diagnostic // services had been recently inagurated in Knowledge Village. ..The new facility, Welcare Ambulatory Care Center is open from 8 am to 11 pm and fucn...

Inculcating Positive Thoughts Could Eliminate Depressive Mood

Next time you want to reach out for those pills to beat the blues, just think positive instead. A new book authored by an Indian American neurologist says the key// to contentment lies in the mind and people who have a positive outlook are less likely to suffer from depression. ....D.V. Pasupuleti, director of neurology at the Hurley Medical Centre and a clinical professor at Michigan State Uni...

Pre-gestational Diabetes in Mothers enhances the Risk of Hypocalcaemia in Newborns

The American Academy of Pediatrics, at its annual meeting in Atlanta has offered an insight into the calcium levels of infants born to diabetic mothers//. .. ..Hypocalcaemia or low calcium in new borns is an outcome of high blood sugar levels in pregnant women, and can lead to certain difficulties, which may include deficient bone formation. ....To understand the connection, Dr. Samrat U. Das of...

Bilcare Signs Pact With Honeywell for Packaging Solutions

Mumbai: Bilcare, a leading research-based pharmaceutical packing solution company, Tuesday announced a regional development collaboration with Honeywell//, a UK-based pharma packaging firm, to provide high-barrier packaging solution for the pharmaceutical sector. ...."The partnership with Honeywell's Healthcare Film Business would help Bilcare to provide state-of-the-art materials for ensuing saf...

LCA Hails Congressional Front Against Pink Camel Cigarette Campaign

WASHINGTON, June 6 Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed Congressional leaders and their efforts to challenge the marketing of Camel No. 9, the sleekly packaged pink and black cigarettes designed to appeal to young women. ......LCA President Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said, "This is the first step in getting these cigarettes deliberately targeting young women off the market completely." ......Fe...

Velcade(R) Plus Doxil(R) Improves Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma Patients

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., and CHICAGO, The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)-supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians-today said that data from a follow-up to a Phase 3 multi- national clinical trial shows the combination of DOXIL(R) with VELCADE(R) improves the probability of survival by 41%. ......The foll...

Envisat Captured Breath of Volcano

Indonesias Mount Gamkonora volcano is spewing hot ash and smoke into the air, seen in the image taken by the MERIS instrument aboard ESAs satellite Envisat, causing more than 8000 people to be evacuated amid fears of an imminent eruption, according to officials. ...Officials raised the alert to the highest level on Tuesday after the volcano, located in the eastern province of North Maluku, sta...

Furore Over Spa Planned on Active Philippines Volcano

A project to build a spa on the rim of one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines was in danger of being scuttled Wednesday by government regulators . ......A South Korean group, Jung Ang Interventure, stands to lose its government permit to build a 72 million-peso (1.57 million-dollar) spa-resort on Taal volcano south of Manila unless it meets a range of environmental requirements. .....