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Possible Outbreak of TB in Aberdeen

... year. The NHS also has put up and distributed a letter and information sheet to the worshippers stressing on the necessity for screening. But doctors of the NHS Grampian said that long periods of close contact with the diseased patient is required to transmit the disease but occasionally cases may, for...

Delhi Hospitals On Standby For President Bush

...r services were to their satisfaction and issued a letter designating us as the standby hospital for the US president and other dignitaries," said S.K. Sama, chairman of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. "We have reserved two rooms for this purpose," Sama, who also officiates as the hospital's medical director, told...

Patients Should Be Entitled to "Humane Compensation" if Drug Trials Go Wrong

...onary compensation," Professor Laurence wrote in a letter to the BMJ. He said that the wording of most contracts was dubious at most and was not convincing either to an observer of the patients. "The trial sponsor of course may always pay ex-gratia compensation, if it cares to. But if it does not, then the ...

Confusion persists in the case of whole grains

...ut the Whole Grains Council and Oldways received a letter from the FDA telling that the stamp could be misbranded under various Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. It said at a press conference that it does not take any legal responsibilities of whether the brands carrying the stamp are truthful...

Hwang Woo Suk Suspended By Seoul National University

...ad been falsified. Hwang handed in his resignation letter to the College of Veterinary Medicine in December. Prosecutors are also conducting an investigation and Hwang is likely to face embezzlement charges for the misuse of government funds. Edited (IANS)...

German Nurse Makes A Confession

...e clinic in Sonthofen, where he was employed. Mr. letter admitted to having killed 12 patients using a lethal injection and feigned non remembrance of the remaining cases. But later on Tuesday, went back on the confession and refused to comment on the deaths he had caused.” I confessed to killings which I ...

Drug Makers Banned From Providing Gifts To Doctors

... trial. The provision of small gifts such as pens, letter pads and meals can have a significant influence on the physician prescription. The request of additions to standard drug supplies in hospitals is more likely to be made by doctors who have accepted gifts such as meals and funds from drug manufacturer...

New fertility kit, analyzes the woman's ability to conceive

.... The women after undergoing the test receives a letter informing her about her fertility and explaining to her in detail about the various aspects of the test result. Clare Brown, the chief executive of Infertility Network UK, was happy to learn about this new kit but also informed the public that ther...

Doctors Ask MPs To Protect Human Rights By Banning Smoking In Enclosed Public Spaces

...g was banned in all enclosed public spaces. In a letter to all MP's, Dr Johnson said, “A partial ban on smoking in public place// disregards the human rights of workers and customers whose health will not be protected by the proposed legislation. It will bring nothing short of unworkable chaos, and the m...

FDA needs to be more vigilant in monitoring, tissue banks.

...ator Charles Schumer was very upset and has sent a letter to the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach. In his letter he had asked the FDA to provide a full account of the problem.// The confusion started when it was...

Guru’s Supporters Clash With CPI-M Me

...nment to take action against the yoga guru. In a letter to the health ministry a few months ago, Karat had alleged the use of animal parts, including dried testicles, bones and skulls crushed to powder, in medicines prepared by Divya Yog Pharmacy. She also said that the manufacturer had concealed this f...

Herbal Medicines with Animal, Human Body Parts! - Swami Ramdev Accused

...ce of animal products in the samples tested. The letter No.2999/05-JS (Ayush), dated December from Shiv Basant, joint secretary, Ministry of Health, read: “Analysis reports of the samples given by you have since been received and prima facie examination reveal a violation of licensing and labelling provis...

Georgia: Indian doctor's license cancelled

... methotrexate". The board said it had received a letter from Shanthaveerappa on Thursday acknowledging that he had treated patients with two drugs not approved for use in the United States and that he misbranded one of the drugs. Prosecutors claim that Shanthaveerappa and his assistant, Dan Bartoli, inj...

Scientist Calls Upon Media To Retract His Work

...d author Gerald Schatten, an American, submitted a letter to the magazine saying some of the results "could not be trusted", and there were problems with the DNA fingerprinting, Kennedy said. 'It is clear that the authors are going to need to provide more details as to where the errors lie and how they ar...

Religious sensitivity of medicos gender-dependent

... no, for male medicos.// According to a research letter published in the December issue of the Southern Me...ents. The findings were published in a research letter rather than as a research study due to the preliminary nature of the data and the small sample size....

Religious groups overcome objections to cervical cancer vaccines

...well-being of the American people," she wrote in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. Merck's vaccine has shown huge promise and could be the first on the market as it is effective against two most common strains of HPV. "You can't get HPV through casual contact, and if you limit y...

British Grandmother has timely bypass surgery in India

...uld be having the operation."But, instead, I got a letter in March saying my operation wouldn't be for another three to six months. "I then received a letter at the beginning of August scheduling it for Sep 1 - but on Aug 14 I had a further letter canceling ...

US Politicians Urge Movie Moghuls To Add Anti-Smoking Announcements

...er attorney generals to also sign their names on a letter he sent to movie executives. The American Legacy Foundation is funding a new anti-smoking public service announcement. Curran hopes studio bosses will add this to films which feature smoking scenes. --IANS...

A Blow To Lycopene Supplements Claim To “Health” Fae

...industry pertaining to Lycopene supplements. In a letter sent Nov. 8 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administra...e supplement or food is not safe. Along with the letter to American Longevity, the FDA also sent a similar letter to Lycopene Health Claim Coalition and rej...

Impotence drug such as Viagra may cause Vision Loss

...equire manufacturers to send all U.S. physicians a letter about the risk and call for pharmacists to give FDA-approved leaflets with prescriptions. Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, Senate Finance Committee Chairman has questioned the FDA regarding the actions taken by them against the reports of blindnes...

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