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Tag: "milestone" at medical news

Gardasil, a cervical cancer vaccine, hits the market

This is indeed an important milestone in the development of strategies to combat cervical abnormalities; the worlds first ever vaccine for cervical cancer, named Gardasil, has// made it to the market. A feather in the cap of Professor Frazer, a scientist in Queens land and the brain b...

Plateau Reached in the Battle against Breast Cancer

...roved treatment, This downward trend would mark a milestone with major public health implications because nearly 213,000 women find out they have breast cancer and nearly 41,000 die of the disease each year, making it the most common cancer in women and the second-leading cancer killer after lung cancer. Edw...

US, India Firms Develop New Cure for Black Fever

...he approval of Paromomycin IM Injection is a major milestone in global health, providing a lifelong cure for a ...al testing of Paromomycin. "This is an important milestone in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis, and it demonstrates the potential for public-private pa...

This World Heart Day, Be Proactive, Get the Facts

...d preventing risk in cardiac death is an important milestone in preventive cardiac care. This is an outpatient with no admission needed", added Dr Emmanuel. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, are the leading cause of death globally, killin...

Medical Center Tops 3 Million IV Syringes Using IntelliFill i.v. Robotics

... Children’s Medical Center Dallas has achieved the milestone of producing over three million syringes using the...e number one priority at Children’s. Reaching this milestone is significant because it demonstrates our commitment to delivering high quality, controlled, and co...

Peptic ulcer bacterium peps up a host of diseases by traversing the blood stream

...s draw the support of earlier findings from a 1980 milestone study by the 2005 Nobel laureates Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of Australia....

'Origin Of Sex' Can Be Revealed By Sperm Proteome

...ion at the University of Chicago, said: 'This is a milestone in the understanding of genomic distribution of male specific proteins. I marvel at their tremendous efforts and great successes.' The Royal Society and the National Science Foundation fund the research with additional support from the Biotechnolog...

Men are from Mars and Women from Venus, but why on Earth are Women so Woefully Wronged?

...too, we are not far behind. Oct 2006, was indeed a milestone period for the emancipation of women. A new law came into force in India to protect women from violence and abuse in their own homes. The new law has taken cognisance that marital rape, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse of a woman by her husband is i...

Compellis Pharmaceuticals Gets Patent for Obesity-Fighting Nasal Spray CP404

...says that the PATENT for CP404 marks a significant milestone in the company’s history as it the first issued PATENT protecting the therapeutic platform for treating obesity and also added that the company would begin human testing by 2007. CP404 works as a calcium channel blocker, blocking the senses of smel...

Italian Court Presides Over the Judgment of Incurably Ill Italian Man, Pleading Euthanasia

...s awaited from the Italian court, presiding over a milestone case regarding a patient named Piergiorgio Welby - suffering// from muscular dystrophy, paralyzed and terminally ill – who has petitioned the court to allow the doctors to disengage him from the respirator, and allow him to die. Italy, largely infl...

And the Winner Is

...around the world. Cheerleaders for each medical milestone have been chosen. They include Carl Djerassi co-creator of the Pill as well as a descendant of John Snow, the pioneer of anesthesia. Says Fiona Godlee, Editor of the British Medical Journal “Any of these milestones would make a deserving winner. T...

Mutated Gene and Bad Habits can Lead to Age-related Macular Degeneration

...he identification of the genetic risk factors is a milestone in our understanding of macular degeneration, we should not forget the importance of the 'traditional' risk factors such as smoking and obesity. These are the factors that a person can do something about now. Never start smoking, or stop if you alrea...

Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

...dead pregnant woman on life support had passed the milestone in her pregnancy where doctors believed her baby could survive// outside the womb, giving her family new hope. The family spokesperson said the baby is a girl and that Cecilia was a possible name the couple had discussed before her stroke. As with...

Tumour Grown Human Body by Chinese Scientists

...er seen a tumor outside the body. They agree its a milestone in cancer research," he said. He also noted that drug companies and researchers often found the treatments tested on a simple culture of cancer cells did not work well on the tumor itself. “Now they will be able to work with a complete, three dim...

Canandian Firm Announces Positive Results from Anti- Cervical Cancer Drug Trials

...atomist."We are very pleased to have achieved this milestone in the continuing development of our Topical Interferon Alpha-2b product candidate," said John Docherty, Helix's Vice President of Corporate Development. "Helix is committed to further advancing its clinical development program for this extremely...

Ranbaxy Develops New Compound for Respiratory Inflammation

...xy Laboratories Limited has achieved a significant milestone in its collaboration with GSK.// The company’s N...nbaxy could receive over $100 million in potential milestone payments for a product developed by Ranbaxy and subsequently launched by GSK in multiple indications...

Intercell to Begin Phase II JE Vaccine Trials in India

...td said, "We believe that this is a very important milestone in our endeavor to bring a safe and efficacious vaccine to endemic regions." Source: BioSpectrum SR/M...

Ban on Trade of Human Organs in China

... introduced by the central government, and it is a milestone in the country's organ transplant history," said Huang Jiefu, vice health minister, adding that the regulation is in line with international standards of medical ethics and the World Health Organization's guiding principles on the issue. R.S/N...

AMA Welcomes Recognition For Rural GP Training

...edicare recognition by the Government was the next milestone for ACRRM. Under the change, ACRRM fellows who have completed this program will be recognised by Medicare as equal to those who have completed the Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) program. “Both ACRRM and the RACGP prov...

FDA Grants Approval to First Bird Flu Vaccine

...aid in a statement the approval was "a significant milestone in pandemic preparedness."Sanofi manufactures the vaccine at a plant in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania. Philip Hosbach, vice president for immunization policies and government affairs for Paris-based Sanofi, said the company was working to develop ways t...

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