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Alzheimer's Drug can be Used to Treat Nerve Agent and Pesticide Poisoning

...these findings have a clear relevance for military personnel under the threat of exposure to the deadly nerve agents and, as importantly, for the general population. "The basic finding of our study is that galantamine effectively penetrates the blood-brain barrier and protects the brain from the toxic effects ...

Clothes Treated with Insecticide Reduces the Risk of Malarial Infection

...s - a strategy already used to protect US military personnel operating in areas affected by malaria. But Desmond Chavasse, global director of malaria control at Population Services International in Washington DC, US, a charity that works to improve healthcare in the developing world warned that the logistics...

NCFAD Nominated As Reference Laboratory for Bird Flu and BSE

...e scientific and technical training for scientific personnel around the world, develop new techniques for diagnosis and perform checks for both the diseases. Canadian Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl was very happy and praised Canada’s world class scientists and the diagnostic laboratory. Apart from this re...

On-board Avian Flu Testing Labs on US Navy Ships

...sed Seventh Fleet has 50 vessels and 20,000 active personnel who conduct missions in such bird-flu hot spots as Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian countries. On-board testing capabilities had become "essential", The Straits Times quoted fleet surgeon Captain Charles Baxter as saying from Yokosuka, Japan. ...

HIV/AIDS on Rise in Jammu and Kashmir

...ions of migrant labourers, truck drivers, security personnel and the influx of tourists invariably pose a serio...e. Though the AIDS awareness programme for defence personnel does not come under the ambit of JKSAPCS, it has been conducting programmes for army, air force and ...

High Court Upholds HIV Afflicted BSF Jawan's Termination

...sion of the BSF to terminate the services of a BSF personnel who was found suffering from 50 percent disability on account of contracting the dreaded HIV ailment. // But the court clarified that the termination was being upheld on the ground that the victim was disabled due to the ailment and not because of ...

Singapore Gears Up To Tackle Bird Flu

... Bird Flu Pandemic Readiness.// More than 1,000 personnel from 21 ministries and agencies including the MOH, the Ministry of Education, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Immigration and Checkpoint Authority and Maritime Port Authority, will participate in the exercise code-named SPARROWHAWK II. ...

Patient medical history in an implanted chip

... medical histories. This will assist// the medical personnel to easily get hold of patients' medical data. Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey have launched the program to test this product, which will go a long way in bringing down the chances of medical mistakes. The chip can be interpret...

Prime Minister Lauds the Exemplary Work of Mumbai’s Medical Fraternit

...killed about 200 people. These dedicated medical personnel have been on their toes ever since victims were rushed into the several hospitals spread across central and suburban Mumbai, India's throbbing but cramped financial and entertainment capital. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during a visit to the Sio...

Wockhardt acquires Protinex, Farex brands from Netherland Co

...a strong sales and marketing organisation with 235 personnel and the acquisition follows Royal Numico's decision to focus on China and other markets. The company has a strong presence in infant nutrition with Dexolac, Nusobee and Firstfood brands, with annual sales of ab out Rs 60 crore. The company is als...

Over 400 CRPF Men Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol: Survey

Over 400 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), India'...nnaires. "These forms were distributed among the personnel for feedback," said the official. He said the survey had not yet been completed and many personnel w...

Polio On the Rise in Namibia

...e trainers would, in turn, go back to train health personnel and other volunteers in the regions next week.The World Health Organisation had helped with the training. Personnel at the Government Medical Stores also spent most of yesterday packing the drugs for the regions. The virus has now been reported i...

INS ASHVINI Bags Trophy For Best Armed Forces Hospital

...ds attends to all serving and retired armed forces personnel and their families, including coast guard personnel and defence civilian. It is the only hospital in Armed Forces that boasts of heritage structures an...

Manual vs. Automated Chest Compression After Cardiac Arrest

...information in the article. Observations of rescue personnel during CPR indicate that maintaining consistent chest compressions is a difficult task. The desire to provide optimal chest compressions led to the development of automated mechanical chest compression devices. The load-distributing band (LDB) is a c...

Medical Role In Interrogations Curtailed By Pentagon

...teristics of detainees.' and provide the military personnel with training on 'safe and effective interrogation methods' and advise them on the 'potential effects of cultural and ethnic characteristics of subjects.' The policy has drawn a lot of criticism as well. It has failed to mention international law...

Female Circumcision Rampant in Africa

... among the communities practicing it. 'All medical personnel must be trained in cultural sensitivity and how to meet the needs of women who have undergone female genital mutilation.' Dr Toubia is founder and president of Research, Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women (Rainbo) - an...

Supreme Court Orders Striking Medicos To Call Off Agitation Immediate

... following a strike call by doctors. Soon after, personnel of the Rapid action Force were deployed in large numbers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that has been the hub for protesting students and medicos for the past 20 days. Students said they would be holding a general body meeti...

No Signs Of Any New 2003 War Syndrome In British Troops

...w "Iraq War Syndrome" in British male armed forces personnel deployed to the 2003 conflict, as compared with th...nt. Stating that it is possible that some military personnel are returning home with mental health problems some of which might be serious that would need immedi...

Recently discovered deep-sea reefs catch the attention of the drug discovery team

... part of the same geological system. After a quick personnel and equipment turnaround, Harbor Branch researchers will return to the Miami area on a separate expedition from May 31 to June 9 to conduct the first in depth survey of deep reef areas in the region to better assess the ecological importance of the r...

Medical Benefits to Public Retirees

...y benefits promised to civil servants and military personnel who retire. Medicare has a $33.4 trillion unfunded liability. Social Security has a $4.6 trillion shortfall. Minneapolis has no liability because it doesn't offer retiree medical benefits. Governments have less freedom to cut retiree health care beca...

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