Survey Shows That Most People Unaware About Cancer Prevention
...ws are fronted by pop icon Ronan Keating and are a partnership with the Marie Keating Foundation. Ronan Keating said: "Because I lost my mother to breast cancer, I understand how frightening the disease can be. I’m really pleased to be backing these Roadshows because I believe that knowing more about how cance...Biocon Net Profit Up by 15 Percent for Fiscal Year
...idiary Syngene, during this period, entered into a partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb one of the world's leading pharmaceutical firms, to provide research and development (R&D) services for development of drugs. "In the year ahead, we will continue to make significant investments to progress our innovation...Richard Gere Urges Truck Drivers to Have Safe Sex
...afe sex practices. "This event aims at fostering partnership among diverse groups and strengthening the commitment in the fight against HIV and AIDS," said Gere, who has been working with the community for the last nine years. Gere has been associated with the Heroes project - a three-year national initiativ...Different Approach Needed to Protect Brains of Premature Babies
...d at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, a partnership between the University and Hope Happens, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for neurological research. Goldberg is director of the center. Goldberg and lead author William J. McCarran, M.D., a neonatology fellow in...Ranbaxy Develops New Compound for Respiratory Inflammation
...ilities of Ranbaxy's research team and the growing partnership between the two organizations in the area of NCE research." Ranbaxy could receive over $100 million in potential milestone payments for a product developed by Ranbaxy and subsequently launched by GSK in multiple indications and up to double digit r...Hormone-based Heart Pill to Control High Blood Pressure
...al properties of the heart hormone BNP, working in partnership with scientists from the biotechnology firm, Biocon, and to formulate it so it can be taken orally, in pill form. BNP’s therapeutic properties include its ability to dilate blood vessels, promote salt discharge in urine, and prevent both excessive ce...GSK, TCS to Jointly Set Up Drug Development Center
...a statement Tuesday. According to Salzman, the partnership will also help deliver new medicines to patients. GSK, under this alliance, also plans to expand capacity in response to increased efficiency demands, leverage the high-quality talent pool in India, and benefit from cost and process improvements. ...Heartbeats on IPods - Being ‘cool’ can Help Doctors to
...ings of heart sounds has been intense. Thanks to a partnership with the American College of Cardiology, Barrett's heart sounds can now be accessed online and are available on CD. Barrett now foresees a day in the near future when doctors are listening to heart sounds during their work commute, or even during ...Eat Fruits- Keep Diseases at Bay
...his effort will build on the strong public-private partnership begun in 1991 by the 5-A-Day for Better Health Program." Source-Eurekaler PRI...Golfer Plans ‘lasting Legacy’ for Mothr
...incidentally, taught him how to play golf. The partnership was made known at a special event held by the Roy Castle Foundation to recognize the progress made by the charity's Women Against Lung Cancer campaign. Says Montgomerie: "The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the UK wholly de...Britain to Explore Opportunities in Bengal Medical Sector
...he seminar was held for exploring opportunities of partnership between India and the UK healthcare sector. We are...ware, training and overall into the public-private partnership (PPP) venture," said Kevin McCole, deputy head of British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata. He said......Dr Hordern. One patient said, “I want to enter a partnership between the medical professional and thepatient… which would see me as part owner of everything that is being done to me.” But health professionals reported that it was difficult to consider a patient’s sexuality in an environment and culture that ...Allocation for Health, Education Not Enough: UN Official
...ironmental sustainability; and developing a global partnership for development. Pimple said that in India, 54 percent of pregnant women are still anaemic as also 50 percent of newly born babies. Besides this, a large number of children are stunted at growth. "Hunger, malnutrition and maternal mortality - the...Urban Poor in Dire Need of Proper Healthcare: Report
...er, essential drugs and supplies. Public-private partnership in ensuring the urban poor's access to healthcare services can also be worked out as a viable option, it said. Source-IANS...Anoushka Joins Hands With WFP to Feed the Poor
...eness." Anoushka and the WFP will kick start the partnership with the inauguration of the annual Indian Classical Music and Dance Festival to be held at the Ravi Shankar Institute here February 23 to 27. WFP has been working in six states in India and is the largest channel for external food aid here for mor...Scientists Partner to Develop and Distribute New Tuberculosis Vaccine
...es hope to develop in the next few years through a partnership with the international not-for-profit Medicine in Need (MEND), based in Cambridge, Mass., Paris, and Cape Town. His research, as well as the efforts to distribute the new vaccine in conjunction with MEND, are supported by a Grand Challenge Grant f...Apollo to Operate Tertiary Care Hospital in Yemen
...care system to Yemen. The two groups signed the partnership agreement to operate the tertiary care hospital in Taiz, Yemen, said a statement by Apollo Group here. Shawki Ahmed Hayel, executive director of HSA Group, and also the honorary deputy governor of Taiz State in Yemen and Prathap C Reddy, founder ch...Osteopathic Medical Education Will Help With Shortages
...o promote wellness. Osteopathic physicians work in partnership with their patients to help promote health on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, AACOM promotes excellence in osteopathic medical education, in research and in service, and fosters innovation and quality amo...U.S., U.K. Stem Cell Banks to Team Up
...hey hoped the efforts were the beginning of a long partnership between the National Stem Cell Bank in Madison and the U.K. Stem Cell Bank near London. While stem cell research is in its early stages, scientists believe it may eventually lead to treatment and perhaps cures for diseases such as Parkinson’s and j......e or license any developments that result from the partnership for the rest of the world. Medivir is also involved in two other development partnerships, with Tibotec for an HIV protease inhibitor and a nucleoside analogue, and with Bristol Myers Squibb for the NNRTI MIV-170. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SM...