Erectile Dysfunction Drug Viagra Launched In India By Pfizer
...other manufacturers for a period of 20 years. In moving towards the new set of laws, India agreed that its generics drug companies would pull drugs that are copycat versions of drugs approved elsewhere after 1995. First approved by the FDA in 1998, Viagra brought Pfizer $1.68 billion in revenue in 2004. ...Metastasis of Neuroblastoma linked to Loss Of Caspase-8 gene
...ed death (IMD). By this technique all the free and moving cancerous cells are destroyed by the Integrin molecules before they can affect another distant organ. The research team conducted experiments using tumor cells and introducing them in the laboratory embryo models. When caspase-8 gene was blocked th...Designer Rats Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes
...ts. "With all this information in hand, science is moving from a microscopic to global perspective of heart disease," Lee says. "This will generate research projects for years down the line." The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit center dedicated to deciphering and analyzing genome...Georgia Institute of Technology develops doppler Vein finder
...which transmits acoustical waves which detects the moving blood between the stationary tissue sand skin. Compared to ultrasound vein detector which is very expensive this doppler ultrasound is a hand held instrument and is comparatively cheaper. The device emits a thin acoustical wave through the reflector ...Mountain Biking Results In Serious Injuries
...l the three accident victims lost their ability of moving their limbs. Severe cervical spine injuries were detected in the subsequent CT or MRI scans. The causes of the accidents were reportedly preventable. There should be better awareness among the medical teams which attend to such injuries to enable pro...Fixational eye movement responsible for visibility
... gazing at a fixed object our eye are continuously moving which make things visible and if these movement stops it leads to fading of objects and this continuous movement is called as fixational eye movement which makes the brain to make possible for making things visible for us. There as been lot of cont...Antidepressant drugs interacts with Immune cells
...eading to pleasant feeling and eases depression by moving through the synaptic spaces of neurons. Researchers have found that these anti-depressant in the same way they work with brain cells also interacts with immune cells by a physical contact by activating the dendrite cells to increase its memory agains...India Targets Eliminating Leprosy
...ficials in India have revealed that the country is moving further towards eliminating leprosy. The country has set itself a target of less than one leprosy infected person for every 10,000 people. During the early 1980s, when the Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) was yet to be introduced in the country, the figures ...Lunar Forces Affect The Surface Of The Earth
...is weaker, because the Pacific plate there is also moving westward, essentially rear-ending the Asian continent. Other scientists reserve their judgment on the study. Edited (IANS)...Computer Game To Fight Obesity
...me on a large scale. The game // involves a player moving his/her feet on a special mat to copy dance steps shown on screen. Children aged between 10 years and 14 years will be able to utilize this game as an exercise. West Virginia has turned to computer games to make school children more active to help...Blue Cross Signs Up 110,000 Minnesotans For Part D Medicare Plans
...e fact that people see the value of Part D and are moving to Part D coverage in droves certainly is affirmation of the program even as it is the source of much the difficulty being reported," said Deborah Madson, Blue Cross vice president of government programs. Blue Cross started preparing early in 2005 fo...Mentally Deranged Man Chained for 20 Years
... is a very quiet man today. He spends his days not moving an inch or even trying to talk to anyone. His son, Saudan Singh, a college student, has always seen his father bound in chains. Mansharam's wife Harbai says her husband's signs of mental illness surfaced soon after they were married. According to ...Bird Flu Could Claim 140 Million Lives: Report
...lematic because of the 'need to hit the constantly moving target as the virus mutates very rapidly.' It put the worst-case death toll at 28.4 million in China, 24 million in India, 11.4 million in Indonesia, 4.1 million in the Philippines, 2.1 million in Japan, two million in the US and 5.6 million in Eur...Bird flu: the threat causes lowering in poultry stocks
...emains a core business, most poultry companies are moving downstream to further enhance their earnings. The solution they have found is to sell poultry that has been heated to high temperatures and then sold as this would kill the organisms...Needle-Free Injection System Ideal for Pandemic Outbreaks
...low fast, accurate and safe injections, is rapidly moving toward establishing itself as a valuable instrument in the fight against disease // in both humans and animals. With its patented ability to adjust pressure and volume to meet varied conditions Med-Jet(human) and Agro-Jet(animal) puts the Company in...Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices
...to anyone because of the rush but today things are moving at an easy pace. It seems we will have to keep these chicken in the market and feed them because there is no point sending them back to the farms," he added. Meanwhile, farm owners like Satpal of Sonipat, Haryana, faced a tough time convincing the ...Oscar Winners Live Longer Than Co-Competitors
...hlight that winners have better chances of further moving up the ladder as they find it easier to grab an opportunity. They are also better paid and better appreciated compared to other co-actors that enhances their health and longevity. Surprisingly, screenwriters were found to die 3.6 years earlier than...Australia In Search Of A Better Way to Handle Critically Ill Patients and Balance Elective Surgery
... admitted to public hospitals. This situation is moving from bad to worse. Professor Sprivulis told the press that studies of more than 60,000 admissions at Canberra Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdiner in Perth found that delays in treatment caused more than 13...Whopping Cancer Treatment Charges May See the Light of Day
...mistic after the talks, which according to her, is moving towards a resolution. ......ncy L. Keim, "Lipoproteins are the body's means of moving lipids to muscles, where they're used for energy, or to fatty tissue, where they're stored as reserves.” It is known in health sectors that High density lipoproteins are good, while low-density lipoproteins are bad. An investigation into the effect...