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Genesis of SUPAC

... the film coating operation. Importance of factors like variation in supply of raw material and their response to processing and variation in instrumentation type. Problems crop up during scale up because at R&D scale the product is developed using fairly standard equipment and under controlled conditions...

Diet Can Influence Allergic Skin Reactions

...omatoes--in short dozens of foods that people most like to eat. Study participants also gave up flavorings including vanilla and cinnamon, and condiments such as ketchup and barbecue sauce....

Snake venom a treatment for digestive disease

...ly could result in better treatments for disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, gastric reflux disease, chronic constipation and digestive complications of diabetes. Very small doses of the protein caused strong muscle contractions in the gut, especially in the small intestine. The proteins did not af...

Emphysema surgery - unbeneficial

... of breath that they cannot do everyday activities like climbing stairs or carrying their shopping. In the mid-1990s, studies seemed to suggest that lung reduction surgery was beneficial for people with emphysema. It appeared to leave them with a smaller, but more efficient, lung by cutting out a lot of t...

FDA Approves Contraceptive Ring

...ones etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol, molecules like those found in oral contraceptives....

Role of fats and oils in vision care

...her risk of AMD and those high in polyunsaturates, like margarine, had an 86 per cent increased risk. Bu...t diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish like tuna and salmon, were protective against AMD. The message is that if you want to look after your eye...

Helping the neurology of kidney failure

... failure often leads to neurological complications like fatigue, apathy, emotional instability and even co...e stress might also play a role in brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease, as well as brain injury....

Statins reduce heart attacks

...o prescribe some of the newer, more potent statins like Lipitor, which, particularly at higher doses, can produce a steeper drop....

New snoring cure

...the palate with few pain fibres so it doesn't hurt like the more standard treatment. And radiofrequency treatment works well - most patients in the trials experienced a significant decrease in snoring, which was maintained for several months following the surgery....

Aggressive blood pressure treatment needed

... blood pressure when they have other risk factors, like high cholesterol or diabetes. Maybe they believe l...c (top figure) hypertension reduces adverse events like heart attacks. This new study divides patients into four groups, depending on their cardiovascular r...

Suicide risk in panic disorder

...ng a panic attack, a dread of certain sensations - like palpitations - and the fear of losing one's sanity are clearly linked to suicide risk. Of course depression is also a potent risk factor - but cannot alone explain the data on panic disorder and suicide.// The survey, of 130 people with panic disor...

Smallpox as Biological Weapons?

...n Europeans brought it to the New World, it spread like wildfire through some aboriginal populations, killing up to 90 percent of the Aztecs and several Northeastern Indian nations. There is no cure for the disease, and a severe infection can be fatal.Samples of the virus have been kept alive in the Unite...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...he nervous functioning - electrical wiring, if you like - of the heart. It influences blood vessel size, blood pressure and the heart's ability to contract. A healthy heart is one with a high HRV. The fact that depression lowers HRV points to an important mind-body mechanism. Clearly, it may be essential ...

Resurface your skin

...ations, and surgery is expensive so you might feel like resigning yourself to the inevitable. But, according to Dr Robert Weiss of Cleavland University//, there are now a number of new technologies that can reverse the signs of skin ageing. Why not give non-ablative skin resurfacing a go? It sounds scar...

Fructose cause digestive problems

...t fructose might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder characterised by abdominal discomfort, bloating and chang...

Collagen improves voice quality in Parkinsonism

...of life, for they cannot communicate as they would like to. Doctors at the University of Cleavland have tried a new technique to improve voice quality in a group of 10 Parkinson's patients. They injected collagen - one of the proteins that makes up bone and skin - into the vocal cords in the larynx. For...

Biotechnology on the lead

...ct, and developments in understanding of diseases like anthrax and botulism, will help in developing tests and vaccines that will protect society against bioterrorist attacks - as well as natural epidemics.// The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) heard from ...

Dampness related to asthma

...uld spores can be found in damp places in the home like kitchens and bathrooms. "Keep kitchen and bathroom doors closed to prevent dampness spreading to other parts of the house and keep rooms well aired and try to avoid condensation."...

More about HIV

...re is what the typical immune system profile looks like for someone infected with HIV:Stage 1: Primary HIV... It has been replaced by more powerful treatments like protease inhibitors, but it's typical for powerful drugs to have even greater side effects. And wit...

First human clone is near

... plans to create tailor-made offspring. Countries like France and Germany have appealed to the United Nations to get human cloning banned in an international treaty.// The team has been banned from carrying out research in most European Union countries, but Zavos said that was not hindering progress. H...

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