A Blow To Lycopene Supplements Claim To “Health” Fae
...e. Companies do not need FDA's prior approval for manufacturing and selling lycopene supplement. The FDA would intervene only when the companies make qualified health claims without prior approval, or the FDA finds the supplement or food is not safe. Along with the letter to American Longevity, the FDA also sen...Faster way of producing Bird flu vaccine using Reverse Genetics
...t believed that more than 6 months is required for manufacturing a vaccine with a new virus outbreak but by using their idea of vaccine preparation using genetic technique of reverse genetics it is possible to prepare bird flu vaccine against the required strain in a shorter time. The vaccine preparation using r...CMSI produces Low cost Anti-retroviral drugs in India
...apine and Zidovudine is produced by CMSI in its // manufacturing unit in Chennai, India. These two drugs were offic...trol and Research facilities was dedicated to this manufacturing unit. The two drugs, Nevirapine and Zidovudine, manufactured by the Essential Drug project of the ...India preparing to counteract bird flu threat
...Dr. Anbumani said the Government would be starting manufacturing influenza vaccine and anti-viral drugs. The minister said that we couldn’t stock pile vaccines as westerners as we are not sure about which kind of strain will be causing an infection in India. Mr. Anbumani explained. "When the need arises we will go...Stem cell cure for peripheral vascular disease: New hope on the horizon
...for heart disease, VesCell? in late 2006. “Our new manufacturing process will allow us to produce our autologous stem cell products at a cost that is much more competitive than other adult stem cell technologies such as bone marrow or cord blood. It will place stem cell therapy within the reach of the middle class...Ruling On Non Disclosure Of HIV Positive Status Is Not Ethical
... at the thought. With over a 10-15 % risk due to a manufacturing defect, the partner could contract the disease. Even greater would be the damage if the child born of such an act contracts the disease. Apparently, the judgment is based on prevailing laws, which need rethinking on the part of lawmakers. Neither th...Need For Awareness Of Allergenic Foods
...llergic consumers are facing, and will prompt good manufacturing practices and proper labeling of allergenic ingredients, eventually making the management of the apparently rising tide of food allergies feasible....Rich countries stock piling anti flu drugs with no stocks available for poor countries
...there, as Roche is the only Pharmaceutical Company manufacturing antiviral drug. The Pharmaceutical companies are selling the anti flu drugs to the rich countries which has lead to a situation where there is no stocks of Tamiflu available in poor countries....Increased demand for Bird flu anti-viral drug world wide
...ase in demand for Tamiflu and the manufactures are manufacturing more drugs in their head office to meet the increased demand. Pegasus Health, which represents most Christchurch GPs, has advised its doctors to avoid prescribing Tamiflu to the "wealthy, worried well" due to concerns about supply. ...Novel antibiotic dressing developed for improved wound healing
...-to-wear clothing. However, large-scale industrial manufacturing would be required to produce huge quantities of th...eld who often don't have time to change or shower, manufacturing of hospital gowns and bedding to prevent spread of bugs....Launch Of India’s First Virology Course At Pun
...ned virologists from anti-viral drugs and vaccines manufacturing industries, medical colleges and referral hospitals. Taught in the sylvan Microbial Containment Complex, the new course has enrolled 14 science graduates, selected out of the 400 students who took the national entrance test. The course comprises of...Proper Validation of Generic Drugs Could Save Millions of AIDS Patients
... and some drugs are exported, the countries mostly manufacturing generic drugs are China, India, and Thailand. The manufacturing companies are wholly or partly owned by the government enterprises, and these companies can simply s......ompany founder) and Hancock revolutionized condom manufacturing and mass manufacturing started. Vulcanisation is a process, which turns the rubber into a strong elastic material. (3) 19...Encephalitis Claims 131 lives in Uttar Pradesh
...oor demand for the vaccine had forced India's only manufacturing unit at Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh to reduce production. The Indian vaccine is priced Rs.60 a vial, against the imported vaccine's cost of Rs.150-200. Top government officials declined to comment on the issue. "Right now we are grappling with th...Influence of Celebrities on Breast Cancer Awareness
...panies are making huge profits from breast cancer, manufacturing and selling known carcinogens on one hand, and then producing (and profiting from) breast cancer treatment drugs on the other. Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, among the world’s largest manufacturers of pesticides, plastics, and pharmaceuticals is also the ...Pill might be able to reduce the damage loud noise does to your hearing
...of noise at work, such as in mining, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. Earplugs not always enough Nor is the problem just in the workplace. Hobbies like recreational shooting, motorcycling and snowmobiling pose a risk, too. Earplugs and specialized sound-deadening earmuffs are clearly helpful, but t...Malignant virus in polio vaccine combined to Cancer
...dney tissue from rhesus monkeys. At the time, the manufacturing process was considered safe. But in 1960, it was discovered that large batches of the vaccine were contaminated with the simian virus later named SV40. An estimated 90 million Americans received Salk vaccine injections and as many as 30 million were ...Hyderabad To Have Asia’s First Catheter Making Uni
...dhra Pradesh is set to house Asia's first catheter manufacturing facility, which will not only bring down the cost ...drug-delivery technology. We also aim to integrate manufacturing capabilities of Relisys to provide high quality manufacturing services for integrated solutions," sa...Clampdown On Fake Drugs Manufacturers In India – New Bill Enacte
... need to mix trade-mark offences and spurious drug manufacturing when there is already sufficient law under trademark and copy rights to handle such cases.......a, vomiting, diarrhea and weakness. Danco a drug manufacturing company has said that it will revise the label of Mifeprex so as to warn users of the possibility of bacterial infection and other complications. According to Danco the Mifeprex packaging already includes a warning stating that women who use the drug...