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April Showers Bring May Flowers – And Plenty of Pollen, To

...t drugstores sell them). ? Change the air filters monthly in heating and air conditioning systems, and/or install an air purifier. ? Keep windows and doors closed during heavy pollen seasons. ? Rid your home of indoor plants and other sources of mildew. ? Use antihistamine and decongestants as necessary ...

Study Finds No Survival Benefit for Gastric Cancer Patients

...eekly treatments of five chemotherapy drugs or six monthly treatments of only two of the drugs. After their treatment, the patients were followed for a median of 54 months. The researchers found no significant difference in survival between the two groups. The five-drug regimen did not reduce the risk of d...

Thailand Directs Pharma Companies to Declare Production Cost of Drugs

... reduce the price to less than 2,000 baht, or $62, monthly to compete with the price of Kaletra offered by Abbott, according to Virat Poorahong, head of the Thai Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS. Source-Kaiser Family Foundation/B...

Period Eliminating Pills

The idea that here will be no monthly bleeding in women or menstruation may come as welc...n make the apt choice. br> The stopping of the monthly cycle could have some adverse affects on the body functionings, as the same hormones affect the brai...

Bio-Rad Gets Life Science Industry Awards – 200

...ver 64,000 print subscribers and more than 400,000 monthly visitors to its website, The Scientist’s unique blend of authoritative editorial content has attracted a loyal following among life scientists around the world. The bond between The Scientist and its readers translated into a real interest in recogni...

Polio Cases In The Country

...obilize the missed children for vaccination during monthly Health day in the village ? Involvement of religious leaders, Panchayats and celebrities for community awareness and mobilization for vaccination. This information was given by the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaka in a...

Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?

...rual suppression is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a modern development and is at odds with what female bodies wer...

Where Children Lead the Sanitation Drive

... to convince them," he pointed out. In addition, monthly meetings are held with parents at which issues like personal hygiene, safe drinking water practices and toilet hygiene are discussed. At Pandadah village, about 48 km away from Rajnandgaon, a similar school-centric approach to the campaign can be s...

US Veteran Benefit System Needs Overhauling

... in our understanding of disability. The size of monthly payments to U.S. veterans who sustained disabilities during military service depends on their VA disability ratings. A veteran without dependents who receives a rating of 10 percent would receive $115 a month tax free. A rating of 100 percent, meanin...

Second CyberKnife(R) System to Meet Growing Demand for Radiosurgery

...ows centers to build a financial plan with minimum monthly payment schedules and revenue sharing that is tailored to their specific needs. The program also assists with business development, operational and reimbursement support. Sinai Hospital is the first center to enter into a shared ownership program tha...

Hunger Awareness Day to Shed Light on Surprising Face of Hunger June 5

... by employed mothers and fathers, households whose monthly food stamps allowance is depleted after two and a half weeks, children seeking an after-school meal to substitute for the one they will not get at home, and grandparents who are forced to chose between paying for food or paying for medical care. "L...

Older Motorists Improve Driving Performance With Physical Conditioning

...walking for exercise. The control group received monthly in-home education that reviewed general safety issues about home safety, fall prevention and vehicle care. The intervention group also received these materials. Participants completed an on-road driving evaluation on a mix of highway driving, parki...

FDA Approves Wyeth's Oral Contraceptive Lybrel

...ntraceptive Lybrel, which is designed to eliminate monthly menstrual periods, the Los Angeles Times reports. ...rug Evaluation and Research, said that eliminating monthly periods does not appear to carry safety issues, but he added that Wyeth will continue to study Lybre...

FDA Approves Birth Control Pill for Continuous Use

...ontinuous use that can stop indefinitely a woman's monthly preparation of pregnancy. Lybrel, produced by Wyeth, comes in a 28-day pill pack with a low dosage of hormones ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, which are already widely used in birth-control pills. The pill prevents conception by halting mens...

New Pill to Suppress Menstrual Bleeding Indefinitely

... and means of limiting or even stopping altogether monthly bleeding. Only the regimen available is a bit comp...ven sugar pills a design meant to mimic a woman's monthly cycle. It can be taken continuously. Surveys have found up to half of women would prefer not to h...

New Laser Offers Alternative to Surgery in Treating Voice Disorders

...ew laser allows us to now treat them in the office monthly or bimonthly, without ever having to go to the operating room. This option is great for patients because they can stay awake for the procedure and do not need general anesthesia." The in-office procedure involves numbing the throat and placing an e...

Resident Bacteria May Help Clean Phosphorous From Lakes

...dota and Wingra during ice-off seasons, as well as monthly samples when the lakes are frozen, Taihu, a large, shallow lake in Jiangsu Province that supplies drinking water to 40 million people in Shanghai and surrounding cities. 'We are looking at the relationship between what types of bacteria are present a...

Once-a-year Drug Reduces Fractures from Osteoporosis

...s delivered once a year is as effective as current monthly or weekly osteoporosis regimens at reducing the in... pill," Black said. "Adherence to these weekly and monthly regimens is often a problem, so an annual treatment means patients are far more likely to actually r...

Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?

...rual suppression is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a modern development and is at odds with what female bodies wer...

Now, Store Your Body's Immune System for Future Use Against Deadly Diseases

...ervice will cost around 88 dollars initially and a monthly fees of 25 dollars. According to Del DelaRonde, co-founder of the company in Newport, UK, the stored sample will have the complete range of a person's white blood cells. "That sample would have the complete repertoire of all your white blood cells,...

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