Minister from MP Urges to Ban the Sale of Sex Toys
...al market in the range of Rs.400 billion and China manufactured 70 percent of such toys. "It has found a new market in India, now officially since HLL is purchasing the product from it. "The sale of such toys will lead to severe consequences in society. And they should be banned. But the union government is tur...US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients
...rule will help ensure that dietary supplements are manufactured with controls that result in a consistent product free of contamination, with accurate labeling," said Dr. Robert E. Brackett, director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition....Vaccine Ninety Percent Effective Against Cervical Cancer
...ould be sold under the brand name Cervarix, and is manufactured by British firm GlaxoSmithKline, which funded the study. A similar drug produced by US firm Merck, Gardasil, also vaccinates against HPV types 16 and 18, and has already been approved for sale in many countries. More than half of the women vaccin...Anti-osteoporosis Drugs Could Result in Irregular Heart Rhythm, New Study
...k between Reclast, made by Novartis AG and Fosamax manufactured by Merck and Co and irregular heart rhythm , though only in a small number of women users. Both are known bone-building drugs. The signs of a problem seem to be more pronounced with Reclast, given as an annual shot. But there was a hint of similar ...FDA Warns Against Buying of Counterfeit Drug Through Internet
...les was sold from two different web sites. Xenical manufactured by Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. help obese people lose w...ient in Meridia, an FDA-approved prescription drug manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. Not all people can use the drug though both help to lose weight. Both the dr...First Ever Patch Drug To Treat Parkinsons Symptoms Approved
... Known by the name Neupro, the once-daily patch is manufactured by Schwarz Pharma AG. The patch contains a drug called rotigotine, which has not been sold before in the United States. Parkinsons disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills ...NIH Awards Emory $3.6 Million for Schizophrenia Gene Research
...man genome. The new technology uses "DNA chips," manufactured by NimbleGen Systems, Inc., that can compare DNA copy number differences in a reference genome to the genomes of the individuals being screened. Scientists can array 2.1 million locations in the genome, or about one in every 1,000 base pairs, on a si...FDA Approves Expanded Use for Surgical Sealant
...l) in 2003 for use during liver surgery. Evicel is manufactured by OMRIX biopharmaceuticals LTD, Kiryat Ono, Israel....Poisoned Workers of Hindustan Lever Demand Treatment
... such as soaps and detergents, shampoos and sprays manufactured by HLL. Concerns for toxics in HLLs products range from use of cheap industrial cleansers like SLS and SLES on shampoos, or the presence of pthalates or parabens which are known to be carcinogenic, endocrine disruptors, damage the reproductive syste...WHO to Investigate Hepatitis Vaccine Deaths in Vietnam
...Nam has suspended the use of a Hepatitis B vaccine manufactured by global leader LG group (the Republic of Korea )...related to only two batches of Hepatitis B vaccine manufactured by LG. The WHO said it supports, as a precautionary measure, the nationwide temporary suspension of ...Floida to Electronically Track Alzheimers Patients
...f Alzheimer's Community Care, said the RFID chips, manufactured by VeriChip Corp., provided the best means of giving medical personnel access to a patient's medical history, since people with Alzheimer's often cannot relay that information themselves. "Our patients are the most fragile and vulnerable of any pop...A Non-profit Drug Firms Injection to Fight Kala Azar Included in WHOs Model List
...ion (WHO) has designated Paromomycin IM injection manufactured by the US based Institute for OneWorld Health, a non-profit drug firm, for inclusion in its Model List for Essential Medicines. Paromomycin IM Injection is a cost-effective treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the worlds second most deadly pa...Medical College Students Help Change Global Health Policy
...itioned WHO that simvastatin (Zocor) -- originally manufactured by Merck -- be added to the list. Simvastatin was selected based on its worldwide availability, cost-effectiveness and the interest of generic firms in producing it. Such statin medicines have been shown to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (...Contact Lens Wearers Warned Against Using AMO Solution
...n contact lens users. The solution of concern is manufactured by the Advanced Medical Optics Inc. based out of Santa Ana, California. The possible connection between the use of AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution and Acanthamoeba kertitis was first suspected in 2004 by a University of Illinois-...New Device for Stroke Patients Improves Walking
...ne at Weill Cornell Medical College. The device, manufactured by Bioness Inc. of Santa Clarita, Calif., may also be able to help patients with traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell also offers a similar device for rehabilitation of arm movement: the ...Fly Ash Bricks are Absolutely Safer Than Actually Predicted
...to global warming. In contrast, fly ash bricks are manufactured at room temperature. They conserve energy, cost less to manufacture, and don't contribute to air pollution or global warming, Liu added. However, further study is required to determine how the mercury adsorption occurs and how tightly the metal is ...Optometrists Support AMO's Voluntary Contact Lens Solution Recall
...orted using the Complete(R) MoisturePlus(TM) brand manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics. "This is a great concern to optometrists across the country," said Dr. Schaeffer. "We are urging Americans to discontinue use of Complete(R) MoisturePlus(TM) immediately and switch to an alternative product." Patients sh...FDA: New Drug for Advance Kidney Cancer
...cent of all U.S. adult kidney cancer. Torisel is manufactured by Philadelphia-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc....Stop Smoking, Start Living: World No Tobacco Day
... snuffed too. Regional products like the bidis , manufactured in India, are also very popular. With powerful anti-smoking campaign on the rise the tobacco companies have resorted to amazing marketing strategies to keep the popularity of tobacco alive. New products such as fruit-flavored, chocolate-flavored,......the seized counterfeit medicines are thought to be manufactured in India. The UAE is not a producer of medicines, but the Emirate is used to hide the origin of the fake medicines and shipped from there. John Pulford, who heads the European Commission's unit for security and specific controls, told INEPNEXT n...