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Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement

...buted drugs. The Supreme Court observed that the object of distribution of samples of the drugs to the doctors is to make them aware that such drugs are available in the market in relation to the cure of a particular affliction and therefore to persuade them to prescribe the same in appropriate cases. B...

Sniff out flatulence

...uld be charcoal. Their research revealed// that an object called a Toot Trapper, a cushion covered in activated charcoal, reduced the smell of flatulence to almost unnoticeable levels. The scientists from Minneapolis Veterans' Affairs Medical Centre fed 16 healthy people pinto beans and lactulose and wait...

Adult stem cells in treatment for Multiple sclerosis (MS)

... research on embryonic stem cells. Pro-life groups object to research on ESCs because this involves the destruction of embryos aged up to 14 days. These groups argue that adult stem cells are just as promising for medical research....

World's oldest turns 116 in Japan

...st March at the age of 115. Along with being the object of national pride as a symbol of this nation's unmatched longevity, Hongo is famous throughout Japan for her habit of sleeping for two days and then staying awake for two days. Hongo, whose husband died when she was 77, reportedly slept through an e...

Habit Memory May Enhance Learning In People

...lled EP and GP, participated in a series of simple object discrimination tasks. Both individuals have severe memory impairment, due to temporal lobe damage caused by herpes simplex encephalitis. At the beginning of each session, the volunteers had no recollection of having performed the task previously, a...

A man who lost both of his arms in an accident

...ng communication between the brain and the outside object that needs to be moved. "To move something, you have to get a command signal from the brain to [an object,] whether it's a wheelchair, robot or your own arm," explains Dr. Brian Schmit, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering . The technol...

New ultralight hand with better functionality and flexibility developed

...which can also sense how strongly it's gripping an object or whether an object is slipping. Dr Chappell, the brain behind the masterpiece development said: "The aim is to create...

Beauty contest with a difference

...e contest has been named ‘Miss Positive-2005’. The object of the contest is to change the attitude of the pu...nment of engaging in a cover up operation with the object of hiding the reality in the country from the rest of the world. <br...

Terminally Ill Children Require Home Care

...Association of Children's Hospices (ACH), with the object of providing the best possible services to children who live under life-limiting conditions. The health needs of such children are complex, and they require long-term palliative care....

AMA To Combat Obesity

... // and drinks industry will be monitored with the object of preventing junk food from being targeted at children. The health and nutrition in the country is also sought to be improved by the Australian Medical Association (AMA), with new standards being set for addressing nutritional problems, starting f...

Healthy Brains Depend Upon Survival Genes

... doing further research on this subject// with the object of identifying the ‘survival genes’ in the brain. The awakened genes add capacity to the brain to resist the after effects of drugs, strokes, and also contribute towards the development of the brain where unborn babies are concerned. Gene therapies...

Shanghai To Tackle Hypertension

...ing launched at Shanghai at three communities. The object behind this exercise is to bring down the number// of patients who go to hospitals which are more expensive. The program which will cover 350,000 people will start towards early 2006 and go on until mid 2007. The Pfizer Pharmaceuticals of the US al...

Mother Sacrifices Her Life For Her Son

...ven a mild form of chemotherapy treatment with the object of suppressing the illness until the child was born. She died after her newborn son Nathan was baptized. Nathan is now a four-month-old toddler. The doctors were compelled to induce him due to a rise in the calcium levels of the mother, making the ...

Parents' Permission Required For Tattooing

... all those who are less than 16 years of age. The object behind the exercise is to reduce the possibilities of blood borne diseases being transmitted through contaminated dye and dirty equipment. The rules will also cover anyone who offers electrolysis, piercing and acupuncture. The new rules will have to ...

Canada Needs More Doctors To Deal With A Pandemic

...es can also be established by the college with the object of keeping family doctors well informed. Many of Canada’s doctors do not have a computer. A forum on family medicine is being conducted at Vancouver to address the issue of the shortage faced by the country with regard to family physicians. More than...

Firefighters Continue To Battle Blaze

...ers have been attempting to cool the area with the object of preventing further explosions. The cause of the explosion is reported to be an accident, and a full-fledged investigation into the incident will be held by the country’s Health and Safety Executive. As much as 32,000 liters of foam and water wer...

Human Brain Can Control Pain

... they watched the scans, to reduce their pain. The object was to ensure that pain is processed in a way which will serve to reduce its intensity. Some of the patients who were tested reported that their pain levels had reduced by more than 50%. The functional MRI was used in the study, which may also be use...

New Device To Help Patients Walk

...loped by University of Toronto scientists with the object of helping people with spinal cord injuries walk again. The device makes the muscles// work again by sending bursts of electricity through the skin. The bursts, called functional electrical stimulation or FES, is unlike similar therapies tried in t...

New Fund Launched To Help HIV Positive Women

...ivan, the Senior Minister of State for Health. The object of the fund is to help the women and children who are HIV positive to cope with the treatment they require.// The KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) will administer the Fund, which has over US$ 200,000 already. As many as 10% of the new HIV ...

Genes Affect Drinking Behavior Of Smokers

...who will become an alcoholic and who will not. The object of the study is to identify the genes which really play a role in this behavior and to select the correct therapy....

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