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Will Teflon Regain Its Rightful Place In The Kitchen?

...usly died of cancer. The EPA settled with Teflon's manufacturer for $16.5 million over the company's failure to report possible cancer risks. This chemical is also detected in small amounts in people's bloodstreams and other bodies of water. Apart from this its non stick properties reduce the use of greasy groc...

AIDS drug GS 9137 Shows Promise

The manufacturer of the experimental AIDS drug GS 9137 Gilead Sciences Inc. has revealed that the results of the drug experiments were successful, as lower levels of HIV were noticed in the case of those who were taking the treatment. // The experiment was conducted ...

Marketing of Low Tar Cigarette Brand by BAT Unethical

...ritish American Tobacco (BAT), a leading cigarette manufacturer has been adopting a strategy to mask the toxicity of the manufactured cigarettes. // In an audit conducted to review the internal documents of the company by Canadian researchers, it has been found that the cigarettes actually delivered elevated lev...

Cancer-causing Property Of Teflon Leaves US Regulators Concerned

...expected lines. However, DuPont, which is the only manufacturer of Teflon in North America has been releasing ads asserting the safety of their product, "We disagree with the panel's recommendation on the cancer classification, and we continue to support the EPA's draft risk assessment," said Robert Rickard, DuP...

Use Of Viagra May Affect Eyesight

... findings have however been rejected by the drug’s manufacturer Pfizer. The company is reported to have conducted trials involving 13,000 patients. The company has stated that naion is associated with diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The naion condition is quite common among patients who are ag...

Tamiflu substrate produced from Bioengineered Bacteria

...vince. Due to shortage of Shikimic acid, Roche the manufacturer of Tamiflu is planning to use genetically bioengineered E.coli bacterium to produce shikimic acid by fermentation method. Fermentation procedures uses cheap carbohydrate source which will be used by the bioengineered E.coli as a substrate for product...

Guru’s Supporters Clash With CPI-M Me

...ed by Divya Yog Pharmacy. She also said that the manufacturer had concealed this from the users of the medicines. Along with the letter, Karat had sent samples of the medicines used for treating epilepsy and impotency to the ministry. These samples were reportedly tested at the Government owned Central Counc...

Jharkhand Chemists to Boycott Viagra

...khand Chemist and Druggist Association (JCDA). The manufacturer of Viagra, which is chemically sildenafil citrate, is launching the product in India next week. Sinha says that they have requested Pfizer not to bring Viagra to Jharkand. "We have informed Pfizer not to launch the drug in Jharkhand. If our request i...

Meat firm 'won't go down without a fight'

...lion. Conroy's - the state's largest small goods manufacturer - was linked to the listeria outbreak. The bacterial strain identified is the same as that found to have infected two patients in the Royal Adelaide Hospital, one of whom died on October 31. He said they had put money in other commercial areas that...

Revlimid Approved For Treatment Of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by FDA

...(FDA). The approval was announced by Celgene Corp, manufacturer of the drug.// The exact cause of MDS is not known. However, increased incidence of MDS has been noticed following radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Transfusion of blood and blood products (platelet) is the usual form of treatment. Anti-biotics may al...

Jharkhand Pharmacies Refuse To Sell Viagra

...and order problems." Viagra (sildenafil citrate) manufacturer Pfizer is launching the drug in the Indian market this week, seven years after it was introduced in global markets. "We have informed Pfizer not to launch the drug in Jharkhand. If our request is heeded, we will boycott the drug," said Sinha. Anot...

The MRSA Superbug May Yet Be Overcome

...ese antibiotics can be grown on the sponges of one manufacturer alone. The Morrisons supermarket, which sells the sponges, is unwilling to reveal the name of the manufacturer of the sponge. The Heriot Watt University’s researchers are trying to identify the manufacturers of ...

Serum Institute Launches New Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine

India's leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India has manufactured for the first time first indigenous Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) vaccines // . The vaccine is called Td-Vac and will combat the deadly diphtheria and tetanus among both adolescents and adults. The new vaccin...

a New Pill Can eliminate menstruation

... to spot potential health problems. However, the manufacturer said the pill that has to be taken 365 days a year without a break was given to about 2,000 women for a study and just six had serious side effects such as prolonged bleeding or blood clots. Like any other pill, 'Anya' avoids pregnancy by stopping ...

Health Officials Inquire Into OraQuick HIV Tests

...vealed. The OraSure Technologies of Bethlehem, the manufacturer of the test is cooperating with the investigation. ( The kit can also conduct blood tests, and the high false positives are reported to be only from the saliva test. Due to its popularity, as many as 6,000 more people underwent the test during the...

Indian Ayurveda in troubled waters abroad.

...ni and Siddha from January 1, 2006. Every licensed manufacturer of herbal products in the country will have to declare the content of heavy metals on the containers before exports. ...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Twice As Effective Before Onset Of Sexual Activity

...est in young girls aged 10 to 14, according to its manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The vaccine targets the human papilloma virus, which has // been implicated in cervical cancer. And although it works pretty well in the 15-25 age group as well, the immune response in young girls was twice as high as that fou...

Pandemic Will Affect Business Houses

... place will go out of business. Alcan, an aluminum manufacturer is preparing itself for a pandemic, according to reports. The company employs over 70,000 workers across the world....

$35 billion needed globally for immunization

...g new vaccines. This trend of having more than one manufacturer in the fray will bring down the cost of vaccine production, making efforts of GAVI widely reachable, the experts said....

Plant based fake meat induces repulsive reaction

...ple sick,' Jacobson said. 'I am surprised that any manufacturer or grocer would risk sullying its reputation by selling sickness-inducing foods.' 'On theoretical grounds alone, the use of this mould in food is highly dubious,' said Dr. John Santilli, an American allergist....

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