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Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

...EGFR/Au conjugates bonded. Gold nanoparticles thus offer a novel class of selective photothermal agents using a CW laser at low powers. Photodynamic therapy for the management of malignant tumors is gaining acceptance in Europe and United States for various malignancies as new generation of photosensitize...

Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team

... reducing smoking initiation in youth is likely to offer the largest public health impact during this new century,” said Daniel Stokols, UCI professor of planning, policy and design, who helped establish the consortium to spread awareness about smoking. The timing of the recommendation is just right with...

Biologicals Transfer Proposal between US and Indian Biotechnology

...y collect patent protected biological materials an offer these to industries at a nominal cost, clearly establishing ownership. Government reluctance to grant exclusivity of clinical trial data may also scare away companies, analysts say. And even if implemented successfully, the $2.5 billion per year busi...

Indians are certainly having their greens and eating them too!

...lad bars at buffet spreads, it's clear that greens offer a wave of flavours for every palate. Infact, lots of Indians want salad to be an essential part of dining or lunching. Salads are about creating a signature that is subtle but also keeping it light enough for a person to go for a second helping acc...

Women can now gauge their own future fertility

...r tests. However, GPs and chemists are expected to offer this simple blood test, which measures hormones that are released from immature eggs in the ovaries and calculates the number of viable eggs that remain. The test is a good method of giving women an indication of their current fertility by ...

Novel drug holds promise for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...ave not raised any significant safety concerns and offer an improved treatment option for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, especially while taking into consideration the side effects associated with current available therapy. The researchers intend to get approval and funding to move into Phase III clin...

Changing Trends Regarding Insurance Cover For Weight Reduction Surgery

... one of many factors considered in the decision to offer coverage for specific treatments but that as the prevalence of morbid obesity increases, employers will be forced to look for cost-effective strategies to improve the health of their employees....

Results Of Human Trials Of Hungarian Bird-Flu Vaccine Expected Today

... we are among the first in the world to be able to offer such a vaccine, you can imagine how many (doses) we will be able to sell,' Gyurcsany said adding that this would allow them to vaccinate their citizens free of charge. Scientists fear that if the virus mutates, it can be easily transmitted form hum...

Promotion Of Medical Research In India Is The Need Of The Hour: ICMR

...age young minds to work, //it has been proposed to offer stronger and attractive incentives to Scientists. This was stated by health minister A Ramadoss on Monday after receiving a report from K Kasturirangan, who headed the performance appraisal board constituted to review the working of the Indian Counc...

First Crossover Kidney Transplantation In Germany

...r and recipient, some transplantation centers also offer plasmapheresis, which can eliminate antibodies efficiently but produces extra costs. Netherlands has had a very active program since 2004 but has slightly different arrangements to those in Germany. All kidneys are offered and taken from a pool. Re...

A Possible Cause Of Prostate Cancer Discovered

...n Cancer Society. This medical breakthrough will offer hope to many prostate cancer patients. Researchers hope to find out how to identify inhibitors for the specific genes, to parallel the development of a drug designed to target the gene fusion that causes leukemia. Medindia on prostate cancer: As...

New sensors developed to predict effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment

...d compatibility of the device with microprocessors offer a superior advantage. The device is based on the working principle of semiconductor material that senses the incoming radiation and transmits it to a display unit. INVORAD also developed a cylindrical 'body phantom'. The 'phantom' is given the pres...

Soy Protein May Lower Cholesterol

...mented muffins, cereals or nutritional bars do not offer the same benefit due to the high temperature used to prepare these foods. Beneficial soy products include soy nuts, soy powder sprinkled on food or in milkshakes, or edamame, a raw or parboiled edible form of soybeans popular in Japan, Dr. James An...

Three In One Ultrasound Probe For 3-D Imaging Of Heart And Tissue Destruction Developed

...ultrasound-imaging probes have been developed that offer a significant advantage over X- rays. The acquisition of only two-dimensional images by these probes limits the use of the probe for tissue ablation. Further miniaturization and extensive design work will be necessary to build a device small enough...

Salmon Fish Benefits: Which Kind Is Better?

...r, the study found some subgroups of farmed salmon offer the same ratio as the wild salmon. Because the benefits of salmon fish are offset by the risks associated with consumption, young children, women of child-bearing age, pregnant women, and nursing mothers should minimize the exposure of environment...

Prostate cancer drug not found cost-effective

...is the only drug proven through rigorous trials to offer improved survival and quality of life to men with prostate cancer at this stage of their illness.” Cancer consultant David Dodds, Beatson Oncology Centre Glasgow said, "Taxotere not only gives advanced prostate cancer patients more time, it also off...

Land of Kebabs, also reaps enormous profit in fast food

...ari deals -- a 'Ramzan buffet', an all-you-can-eat offer featuring burgers, fries and chicken pieces for Rs.250, and a 'Ramzan bucket', nine pieces of chicken and 1.5 litres of Pepsi for Rs.500. "We had many more customers than usual during Ramzan," said Wasim Shehzad, chief supervisor at the KFC on the ...

Genetically modified bacteria to combat HIV

...rchers believe their approach has the potential to offer more lasting protection. Also, bacteria are simple and practical to manufacture, store, distribute and administer, and they are far less expensive than protein-based microbicides. They also believe the method could be adapted to deliver bacteria se...

Unscrupulous Chinese Medicine traders putting lives at risk

... is estimated that 6,000 stores across the Britain offer treatment for conditions ranging from eczema to the menopause. But the industry, although growing in popularity, is largely unregulated. Health chiefs say 67 in Britain are being investigated, and three prosecuted for selling illegal remedies. One...

New Model for understanding Tumor Metastasis

...d with the help of this new model. "Our findings offer new insights into the influence of the tumor cell microenvironment on the transformation of normal skin cells, as well as on genetic triggering mechanisms and signaling pathways that could be targeted for novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit the s...

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