Scientists Push for Labeling of all Fats to Avoid Heart Disease
...ition to saturated fat on nutrition labels for all manufactured foods. The UK Food Standards Agency is now pressing for revision of the European directive so that these fats are labeled in the nutrition labels on foods marketed in the United Kingdom and other European countries. The Agency believes that this...iGATE Completes Phase I Testing Of Meningitis Vaccine
...inical trials. The new meningococcal A vaccine is manufactured by Serum Institute of India Limited (SIIL). IGATE CRI commenced monitoring Phase I trials in September 2004 in India and expects to initiate work on Phase II trials this year. The Phase I trial of the new vaccine was conducted in 72 subjects across ...Sunscreen Blocking UVA Radiation Receives Federal Approval
...elanoma. French cosmetics company L'Oreal SA has manufactured Anthelios with a sun protection factor of 15. Ec...ctive ingredients of the sunscreen. The sunscreens manufactured by the company and sold in Canada and Europe had included Mexoryl since 1993....Coffee king American Flavor 3 in 1 Coffee mix contains undisclosed milk protein
...an Flavor 3 in 1 Coffee mix is a Singapore product manufactured by Super Coffee mix Manufacturing Ltd. This product is available in packages of 600 g containing 30 x 20 g individual sachets with UPC 8 888240 000170 and the Best Before End 8102005/18102007 Consumers have been advised to exercise caution befor...Aurobindo Gets USFDA Approval for Didanosine Chewable Tablets
... It is the version of VIDEX an anti-HIV medication manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb. The shares of the company was trading at Rs 608, up 2.16 per cent at the BSE. Source:PTI News......to have the wet form of the disease. Lucentis is manufactured by Genentech, Inc., a Biotechnology Company based in South San Francisco, California. None of the other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments has been shown to significantly reverse vision deterioration, like Lucentis does. Lucentis ...Latest Drug for AMD, Beyond The Reach Of Common Man
...other proven and cost effective drug. Lucentis is manufactured by Genentech and is already called the wonder drug. AMD is a chronic eye disease affecting 1.7 million Americans and a leading cause of blindness in the country. Dr. Philip Rosenfeld, a macular-degeneration specialist in Miami said that the drug c...Pomegranates In Snack-Sized Bars
...ild Blueberry IQ FruitFast bars are the other bars manufactured by Flavonoid Sciences of Eastport. The process was invented as a part of an effort to get kids and teenagers to follow the recommended five to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables....Bird Flu Vaccine Trials In Australia
..." “If results were positive, stocks would then be manufactured to have on hand to protect against a possible bird flu pandemic” Dr Richmond said. "While there hasn't been any case of bird flu being spread from human to human, it's important that we're not complacent and (we'll) keep working to find ways to prot...The conception of Anya, a period-free contraceptive pill
...l oral contraceptive pill//. The pill, named Anya, manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, is awaiting approval by health Canada, which will enable women to give a merry slip to the monthly period! Currently unavailable in neither United States nor Canada, Anya is undergoing a testing period marked by extensive cl...Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer
...han those receiving cisplatin alone. Hycamtin is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC. ...tenderness at the site of injection. Gardasil is manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc., of Whitehouse Station, NJ. br>...Statins Could Play Important Role In Influenza Pandemic
...lable, unlike influenza vaccines, which have to be manufactured after the virus strain is identified. "It is important to recognize that the statins/influenza idea is only that--an idea," Dr. Fedson said. "It needs to be confirmed by rigorous scientific studies." Statins wouldn't replace vaccines, he added, beca...Watch Out For the Erroneous Readings in the Glucose Meters
...the affected meters. FreeStyle and FreeStyle Mini, manufactured by Abbott Diabetes Care have to be replaced as they show faulty readings. The MHRA is very worried about the consequence of the faulty blood glucose meter results....New Revolutionary Drug Could Stop the Spread of HIV
A new revolutionary drug manufactured by a US biotechnology company could block the spread of HIV, say scientists after finding its benefits in a small-scale human trial. // Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) steadily weakens the body's immune system until it can no longer fight off in...Panacea Biotec In-Licenses FMD Vaccine
...he replied in the negative and said, 'this will be manufactured at our multi-product facility.' Jain said the company expected a significant contribution from the FMD vaccine to its overall topline and bottomline growth, but 'it is too early to quantify at the moment.' 'When we are near to about six months of pro...PowderMed Announces Needle-Less Flu Vaccine
...f a DNA-based approach is that the vaccines can be manufactured very rapidly and in large quantities, while yielding an efficacious immune response at low doses," said Dr. Clive Dix, chief executive officer of PowderMed. The vaccine duplicates the gene of the influenza virus or the currently prevailing bird flu ...WHO Calls For More Regulation On Tobacco Products
...d No Tobacco Day. The variety of tobacco products manufactured and marketed worldwide continues to expand, and these include flavoured, natural or organic. Besides, roll-your-own cigarettes are often advertised and marketed with names and packaging that might mislead consumers into believing that they are less d...Scientists Engineer Artificial Penis
...ale rabbits were introduced with a graft made from manufactured penile tissue. The animals were allowed to re-grow penises to full size enabling normal functions, even capable of penetrating females. It was observed that these rabbits were able to mate within a month of fixing the engineered penis and were able t...Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System, Another Option To Hip Replacement Surgery
...Resurfacing System was developed in England and is manufactured by Smith & Nephew, Inc. Souce: Newswise...Intro of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Experts Urge Commitment From Industry
...can start to be saved straight away. This vaccine, manufactured by Wyeth, is effective, well-tolerated and can be delivered through existing immunisation systems. Surveillance data from the USA indicate that the herd immunity(i) effect from routine childhood pneumococcal vaccination prevents twice as many cases a...