Strife in Kashmir Drives Thousands to Psychiatric Wards
...risking for him is now routine, he has been taking medicines for anxiety for the past 10 years. Psychiatrists in Kashmir have long been asking for better medical facilities to treat mental illnesses. Apart from the OPD facility at the Psychiatric Hospital, the OPD facility kept available at smhs hospital, Sr...UK too Will Insist on Folic Acid in Bread
...e correct working of other medications? The Pfizer medicines compendium states that folic acid may decrease phenytoin serum levels. These levels are important for those people who use the anti convulsant drug Epanutin to control their epilepsy. And there was this comment on the internet: I am a 67 year old m...The Plight of Jharkhand's Mysterious deaf Village
... of the hearing vein. It can also be a reaction to medicines or injury in the ear. But the exact reason can be known only after investigating the villagers and studying their medical history." When Jharkhand Health Minister Bhanu Pratap Shahi's attention was drawn towards the problem, he said: "I came to kno...Spending on Diabetes Drugs Soars in US
... The analysis projects that, by 2009, spending on medicines to treat diabetes could soar by 60 percent to 68 p...companies and other large clients. But while new medicines and combination therapies can be expensive, the cost of treating complications from untreated diabet...A Non-profit Drug Firms Injection to Fight Kala Azar Included in WHOs Model List
...Medicines provides a model for countries to select medicines addressing public health priorities. Medicines are...ing the promise of safe, effective, and affordable medicines to those most in need, said Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz, OneWorld Healths Co-founder and Chief Medical Offi...Single-tablet With Two Drugs may Help Control High BP Better
...rug called benazepril, which belongs to a class of medicines known as ACE inhibitors. The other drug in one of ...l, its a drug called amlodipine, one of a class of medicines called calcium channel blockers. Researchers found that just six months of treatment brought the b...Miners in Madhya Pradesh at High Risk of Developing TB
...he Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) medicines as the gulf between availability of medical servic...ayaram, said he is a TB patient but is not getting medicines from the government hospital. "I've to go to Morena where I'm getting treatment at a private hospita...Patients Will Suffer Under PBS Cost Recovery
...it ensures that Australians are able to access the medicines they need, regardless of their own personal financial circumstances. The AMA vigorously opposes any move to weaken that. The AMA Federal Council yesterday passed an urgency motion stating there is no case for recovering the cost of PBS listing an...Medical College Students Help Change Global Health Policy
..." "Adding this medicine to the list of essential medicines represents an exceptional achievement by our stude...rest of generic firms in producing it. Such statin medicines have been shown to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) levels, commonly known as "bad ch...Shortage of Doctors and Nurses Affects AIDS Treatment in Africa
...n the region. What little succour can come through medicines is also denied the unfortunate people. Africa has increased the number of AIDS sufferers on treatment from 100,000 in 2003 to 1.3 million last year, but a lack of medical workers is preventing further expansion of drug programs, according to the r...ECP may Be Effective in Treating Crohn's Disease
...lammatory bowel disease are currently treated with medicines that suppress the immune system. Unlike ECP, those medications can have many serious side effects. The 28 patient trial studied the safety and efficacy of ECP in patients with a Crohns Disease Activity Index (CDAI) of at least 220 and less than 45...Ostracized HIV-affected Widow Turns to Begging
..., she was reduced to begging. She is unable to buy medicines because she cannot afford them at Rs.500 a month. No one is ready to help her, not even the local administration. Bramarabara Ojha , block developement officer (BDO) of local Nischintakoili block, pleaded ignorance about the case. But he promised t...Japanese Expedition Clears Half Ton of Garbage from Mt. Everest
... collected includes tin cans, old tents, old food, medicines and other trash." He added some of the item he collected would be displayed in Japan to raise awareness about the pollution on the mountains while the rest was "disposed off properly". Noguchi has in the past organised similar expeditions and hop...More Than 270 Medicines in Testing for Heart Disease and Stroke
...that biopharmaceutical researchers are testing 277 medicines for two of the three leading causes of death of Americans -- heart disease and stroke. The medicines are currently in clinical trials or under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 'Heart...Panama Official Arrested Over Tainted Medicine Deaths of 100
...eck if their deaths were related to one of some 14 medicines for cough, allergy and flu produced by the SSF lab...ory and contaminated with diethylene glycol. The medicines were produced with glycerin imported from China.Officially the government has said that 52 people ha...India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe
... Brussels Thursday. About 31 percent of all fake medicines seized in the EU last year came from India, UAE (3...eit medicines, noted the report. The seized fake medicines included Viagra, Cialis and Levitra but also other serious medicines such as anti-cholesterol, anti-...Ayurveda Resorts in Kerala Gear Up for the Monsoon Season
... have so much time at their disposal, we give them medicines that they can carry with them and we have constant interaction with them." Naveen explained. And for those who are on a short holiday, a general oil massage is sure to put the spring back in your step. Five years back, the ayurveda tourism indust...New Drug to Help Kick Smoking Habit Cleared in UK
...th really life-threatening conditions cant get the medicines they need, he said. Others have pointed out that the cost of Champix will be recouped from the NHSs 1.5bn annual bill for treating diseases caused by smoking....Manipur Pharmacies Shut Down Fearing Separatist Threats
... medicines. "We do not have sufficient stocks of medicines and hence are putting on hold some of the major operations planned earlier," a doctor at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences here said. Such is the fear that nobody would like to even talk about the extortions. "People like us suffer a lot......rom store shelves. At times, DEG is also used in medicines as a low-cost, though potentially deadly, substitute for glycerine sweetener.US inspectors have also faulted exported Chinese pet food ingredients, containing melamine, for the deaths of pet animals in North America....