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Obese kids at higher risk for Cardiovascular diseases

...esent in the overweight children. “The childhood phase of chronic adult diseases is a dimension of health that has received little attention,” states guest editor of the special focus issue, Dr. Bonita Falkner of the Department of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. “The concept of interrupting chro...

New Drug Blocks Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus

...e team hopes to move the research into preclinical phase as quickly as possible. Currently, there are a few effective antiviral medications on the market for influenza, but they are beginning to show signs that they are losing their effectiveness, and scientists and health professionals worry that the fl...

DNA vaccine for ragweed allergies

...y. " He said, "The next step for this vaccine is phase III trials, after which the vaccine could receive government approval if all goes well. It could potentially become commercially available a few years down the road." GYT...

Impact of New Drug Retail Prices Soon: Paswan

...eed to give the pharma industry time till Nov 2 to phase out the current stocks with old minimum retail price (MRP) in retail outlets," he said. The move to limit the margins at the wholesale and retail end has been worked out by the government and the industry as per the directive of the Supreme Court a...

Survivors of Pakistan Earthquake Still at Risk

...ore complex and challenging. It is vital that this phase be completed in order to build on the good work that's already been done and ensure that vulnerable communities become more resilient to disasters in the future." NLA...

Computer Tool Predicts Effectiveness Of Microbicides

...or testing and five of them have reached the final phase of clinical trials. The Duke group's new model provides a "rational guide" for design specifications that could further improve such microbicides' ability to cut the rate of HIV spread, the researchers said. The researchers now are conducting studi...

Antioxidant-Rich Pecans Protect Against Unhealthy Oxidation in the Body

... just released this week. They are from the second phase of a research project designed to evaluate the health benefits of pecans, according to Dr. Haddad. She analyzed blood samples from study participants (a total of 23 men and women between the ages of 25 and 55) who ate two diets: one that contained pe...

Lung Cancer Drug effective in extending lives

...ssels supplying the solid tumors. The victory of phase II trial has paved way for phase III study. The result of this study will decide the licensing of the drug as safe and effective. The...

Polio Outbreak in India due to Vaccine Failure, Says Expert

...me now we will shorten the transition to the final phase of eradication when OPV will no longer be in use," he said. Another advantage of IPV is that it protects against vaccine-induced paralytic polio (VAAP). Currently some 200 children get VAPP annually. If India does not succeed in eradication by 20...

Fruit fly’s visual map based entirely on genetic inputs

...ertain brain region. This is followed by a dynamic phase where neuronal activity refines the visual map. In contrast, in flies the system seems to be completely hard-wired and only rely on genetic inputs." "The most obvious difference between the insect and vertebrate brain is their size and the number o...

Stem cell trial to beat Batten Disease

... uncommon but deadly neurodegenerative disorder. A phase I trial is conducted to determine the safety of a treatment, irrespective of its efficacy.According to the researchers, the transplants of stem cells at two different doses will be given to 6 children with the symptoms and will be monitored for a yea...

A Promising New Vaccination Strategy for Late-Stage Melanoma

...me-boost vaccination strategy study, a prospective phase II prime-boost vaccine study in metastatic melanom.... That trial prompted the CVC to open a randomized phase II study of the vaccine, which is currently accruing patients in Australia and the UK in order to de...

Vitamin Shots to Combat MS Pain

...no effective treatment for the chronic progressive phase of MS, when serious disability is most likely to a...no effective treatment for the chronic progressive phase of MS, when serious disability is most likely to appear. NLA...

Is Radiation or Chemoradiation Best for Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients

...worsening swallowing function during the treatment phase (indicated by increased need for inter-treatment feeding tube placement), there does not seem to be any difference in the return to swallowing function within the year (indicated by removal of PFG). Due to the retrospective nature of this study, t...

Computer May Improve Pain Relief for Sickle Cell Patients

...s, such as patient education." During the first phase of the two-part study, 250 sickle cell patients wi...effectiveness of pain management." In the second phase of the study, the same 250 patients will be used to compare the computer program to a physician's us...

Immune Response Linked to “Ghost” Parasites and Severely Congested Sinuss

...se in response to chronic inflammation. The next phase of their research, he says, is to look for what triggers the anti-parasite response. However, Lane cautions that this reaction against parasites may come at the expense of the nose’s ability to ward off other invaders, such as bacteria, viruses or fu...

1.8 mn Delhi Children to Receive Anti-polio Drops

...ld also be conducted under search and immunisation phase of 64th Round Up Pulse Polio Campaign. Around 17,000 workers in 8,600 teams would visit different colonies including slums to search for left over cases and administer polio drops to those children. Source-IANS...

Study Findings Could Help In Developing A Better Drug Delivery System

...; and EC145, a targeted cytotoxic agent that is in phase I studies. Endocyte has licensed its vitamin-targeting technology to Bristol-Myers Squibb to target Bristol-Myers Squibb's proprietary epothilone cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Source-Eurekalert VI...

Positive Results of the Chinese bird flu vaccine

... China has placed on record the successful initial phase of the H5N1 bird flu vaccine // . The vaccine is said to operate in low doses, nearly one-third to two-thirds lower than the dosage used in the trials undertaken till date. The smaller doses are proven to be more effective. During the trials it wa...

Fresh Polio Cases Reported from Chandigarh, Haryana

... their anti-polio drive. They said that the next phase of the pulse polio campaign would focus on the districts where the polio cases have been detected. Source-IANS...

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