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Multi billion-dollar suit filed against cell phone firm for causing brain tumours

...er, have another version to say. They claim if the manufacturers had known about the harmful effects of the radiation emitted, then these people should be punished severely- they say. Whichever way the case goes, it is sure to open up a Pandora’s box and will also attract world wide attention. Because these days c...

Dietary phytonutrients – Secret for the good food to taste ba

...oflavones are needed to stay healthy. But the food manufacturers remove phytonutrients by debittering process, as the humans have the tendency to avoid bitter food as spoiled or poisonous in nature. The solution to overcome the bitterness is to follow Mediterranean cuisine or to prepare it with oil like in Ameri...

Diabetic testing gets easier

...scomfort associated with them. But researchers and manufacturers have increasingly been developing new ways to minimize the pain from those finger pricks with a growing arsenal of glucose monitors, lasers and lancets. One of the newest monitors on the market is a device that allows a diabetic to test sugar using ...

Alerts for safety of heart device

...re devices will be fitted and it is important that manufacturers make sure that they are reliable....

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

... was shown to be severely impaired among pesticide manufacturers and agricultural workers. ...

Health Officials Recommend Flu Vaccine

...r's decision to stop making the flu vaccine. Other manufacturers have stepped up production, but all orders are not expected to be filled until December. So right now, health departments and some doctors' offices continue to have limited supplies of the vaccine, and are closely following federal guidelines to gi...

Steps To Improve Quality Of Plant-Based Drugs

...inal plants sector. // As a first step, licensed manufacturers of drugs making use of plant-based material will be asked to submit a list of materials used to the state drugs licensing authorities. This will ensure right quantity of material used as well as help build a database on the use of plants. The board h...

FDA approves surgical gel

...infection, or who have cancer or are pregnant. The manufacturers would begin selling Intergel in February and cost about $200....

Handbook cum diary on regulatory information

...ok cum diary for the benefit of all chemists, drug manufacturers and the Association members in the state. The Asso...f various chemists and druggist associations, drug manufacturers associations and drug inspectors....

The route to fertilization

...ant discovery for cardiologists as well as for the manufacturers of the impotence drug, Viagra. It also functions as an important neurotransmitter in people and is used by white blood cells to kill tumors, bacteria and other invaders....

FDA changes rules on testing drugs for children

...ess recently reauthorized financial incentives for manufacturers to do those studies. The FDA said it wants to see if the new law makes the old mandate, which drug makers hated, unnecessary.// But three Democrats complained to President Bush that the action was halting "an important regulation that protects chil...

Early detection of colorectal cancer may be hindered by coloured toilet disinfectants

...g for blood difficult. He therefore suggested that manufacturers of toilet disinfectants switch to colourless products, or use agents that turn a specific colour in the presence of minor amounts of blood. His argument was hailed as "interesting and valid", by Jola Gore-Booth, Chief Executive of Colon Cancer Concer...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

... that non-personal health initiatives like getting manufacturers to limit the salt content in foods could give back over 21 million 'disability adjusted years of life' (DALYs, which are - put simply - years of healthy life) a year worldwide. Combined cholesterol and blood pressure lowering therapy for individuals ...

New FDA regulations puts some cough syrups off market

...sions automatically illegal. The FDA has warned 66 manufacturers that Mucinex would be the only once-a-day prescription guaifenesin allowed to sell unless its competitors won formal approval. The FDA has given these companies time till end of November to pull their brands of extended-release guaifenesin off the ma...

Scientists push to lower hidden sodium in food

... Now public health specialists are pressuring food manufacturers and restaurants to cut the salt, because too much sodium// is bad for your blood pressure -- and high blood pressure hurts your heart, brain and kidneys. Reduced-sodium alternatives are rare in grocery aisles. Manufacturers argue it's hard to change...

Evening,the best time to take Cholesterol Drug

...gs. Fifty-seven patients completed the trial. Most manufacturers of statins recommend the drugs be taken at night, but doubt has been cast on whether that is the best time. Researchers found when patients switched from taking their nighttime pill to the morning, there were significant increases in total cholester...

Variations In ingredients From Brand to Brand

...they hope that these findings will add pressure on manufacturers to introduce firmer regulation on the manufacture of herbal medicines - which do not have to be made to the same rigid standards as pharmaceutical products....

Viagra Also Found To Be Effective For Treatment of Lung Diseases

...ve helped improve the outlook for patients. Drug manufacturers say they would sell a pulmonary hypertension drug under a different name and in a different form from Viagra to prevent prescription errors. Investigators in the clinical trials said the drug was being provided as a round white pill, not a blue diamo...

Being Obese Increases Ones Risk Of A wrong Diagnosis During Medical Imaging

...ifficult with heavier people. Thus researchers say manufacturers need to think about design changes and technological advancements to obtain quality imaging in larger patients....

FDA warnings against use of antipsychotic drugs for elderly

...on geriatric patients. FDA has requested that the manufacturers of these drugs do change the label of these medications to include the warning against use of them in geriatric patients with dementia. The warning must be boxed to catch the maximum attention and must say that they are not approved for treating the ...

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