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Fresh bird flu vaccines made in China

...en used together, which is capable of fighting the lethal H5N1 strain of bird-flu. Though the vaccines are yet to go into complete production, the Lab director Chen Hualan said that the vaccines have been very efficient in containing the spread of avian influenza. Another development in this field is the ...

Measles Outbreak in Boston

...rs and an additional four cases of the potentially lethal disease were reported last week. The paper quoted the city health authorities as saying they believe that all 11 cases can be traced to that single visitor. Since the outbreak, the state has distributed or ordered 23,000 doses of measles vaccine,...

Radiation Therapy Made More Compatible

...ated with radiation, because it can deliver a more lethal dose to the tumor while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. It may also extend the use of radiation to cases where it is now used only judiciously, such as brain cancer in patients under three years of age, because of the high sensitivit...

Hungry for respite: Bird-flu virus ruffles poultry in Hungary

... it is still not sure if the strain belongs to the lethal H5N1. Following the detection of the virus in a farm in southeast Hungary, habited by nearly 3000 geese, officials have ordered culling of nearly 300,000 birds, identified in the risky zone. Chinese officials have confirmed that things have been ...

Australian Drug Regulators Call for Revamp On The Pharmaceutical Surveillance

... of getting an early warning about the potentially lethal drug problems due to the ban that links the Medicare and other health records. It was reportedly explained that if the information was not contained in separate systems, then Australia could have had an early warning of the links between the arthri...

Spurious Drugs is a Leading Cause of Casualties Among Drug Users

...consumption of narcotics substances is potentially lethal in itself, a more potent menace is the increasing supply of spurious drugs //that is leading to a higher casualty rate among drug users in India, especially when consumed with alcohol, according to experts. 'The 'impure' drugs are more dangerous as ...

Six More Bhopal Gas Tragedy Continues to Take Toll

...e suffering from the after-effects ofthe tonnes of lethal Methyl Isocyanate gas that leaked out of UnionCarbide's pesticide plant on the night of Dec 2, 1984, killing over1,700 people instantly and affecting thousands for life. The hospital management is often accused of giving priority to privatepatients...

Flying Injection: Prevent the bite of disease

...rt from the nuisance that it is, this could mean a lethal injection of many harmful diseases//. The program-in-charge for Delaware Mosquito Control, Bill Meredith, said that Delaware offers an ambient atmosphere for mosquito to breed. In his words,' We’re a buggy state. We're in the top 10 in the United S...

Educating the public about E-coli

...ate measures are needed to effectively deal with a lethal and even fatal food poisoning infection//. Three fresh cases, not connected to the former outbreak, is being traced to a slaughtering outlet in South Lanarkshire, were confirmed yesterday. A warning about E-coli is being flashed to inform the publi...

Poultry Vaccine against Avian Flu

...h this recombinant vaccine and then exposed to the lethal strains of avian influenza virus and the Newcastle virus but the result is that the vaccine produces antibodies against both viruses. , offering protection against both diseases. The researchers are now discussing with the drug companies about mass p...

Action Urged Against Fake Medicines

...have warned that the growing menace of potentially lethal or harmful counterfeit medicines has to be contained// otherwise there would be a global health crisis. "There is a growing threat to patient safety in the developed and developing world," said Jo Harkness, of the International Alliance of Patients...

Highly Pure Form Of heroin Proving To be lethal Killer

...her explained that the high-purity heroin could be lethal to addicts, whose tolerance is based on normal strengths of the drug, which in normal conditions are adulterated, or "cut", by drug dealers in order to make their supplies go further and generate more money. Detective Superintendent John McSporran,...

EU Countries Pushed To Make All the Preparation to Handle the Bird Flu Pandemic

...out 115 people worldwide and experts fear that the lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus might mutate and spark a global pandemic capable of killing millions. Hence various measures are taken to tackle such situations in case the need arise in Europe....

Discovery Of New Molecule Could Solve Cancer Spread Mystery

...s molecule was found to inhibit the progression of lethal malignant glioma cells both in vivo as well as in vitro. This study reinforces the concept that successful small molecule kinase inhibitors must display a broad reactivity to effectively attenuate the complex signaling pathways involved in malignan...

PI-103 Effective against Brain Cancer

...the PI-103 acts as a potent drug candidate against lethal brain tumor. In animal studies (mice) with human glioma grafts the drug is found to be potent against proliferating cancer cells. The unique effectiveness of PI-103 stems from its ability to attack two separate steps in the series of signals that tri...

Religious Leaders Come In The Way Of Euthanasia

...he law in US. It stated that doctors can prescribe lethal drugs to patients who are suffering unbearably and have less than six months to live. These drugs can be administered by the patients to themselves. But after a seven-hour debate, members of the unelected House of Lords rejected the bill. Initially t...

Anemia from Malaria Linked to a Protein MIF

...ot everyone infected with malaria develops severe, lethal anemia. And there are cases where patients who hav...out which children may be most susceptible to this lethal complication of malarial infection and to identify treatments targeted to them especially, the study...

Bush Unveils Latest Blueprint for Handling Bird Flu Pandemic

...r coordinating// the battle against an outbreak of lethal influenza in the U.S. While the plans have been ...e also part of the plan. The report said that a lethal flu outbreak in the U.S. could cause between 200,000 and 2 million deaths as well as disrupt everyth...

Bird Flu Restrictions To Be Lifted In Scotland

... a month after a dead swan// was found to have the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu. The restrictions that were aimed at stopping the spread of the deadly bird flu virus in Scotland have now been lifted in their entirety. The restrictions were imposed after finding the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus in a swan ...

Internet Encourages Self-Destructive Behaviour Among Teens

...urage self-injurious behaviour and add potentially lethal behaviours to the repertoire of established adolescent self-injurers, said lead author Whitlock. Researchers led by Linda Jackson from Michigan State University examined the positive effects of home Internet access on the academic performance of lo...

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