Indian Pharmaceutical Industries Stops Manufacturing And Sale Of Valdecoxib
...le of Valdecoxib in India recently. We had stopped producing and marketing formulations containing Valdecoxib in India. We have recalled all the existing stocks from the market”. Glenmark has plans of replacing Valdecoxib with other alternate molecules for treatment of pain relief. He said, “Our pain manageme...Molecule That Aids Bacterial Infections Identified
...ion association gene-A) played a central role. By producing a fat-sugar complex that anchors LTA, iagA establishes a link that allows bacteria to begin making its way into the nervous system. The researchers found that removing the iagA gene from the Streptococcus inhibited bacterial interactions with the blo...Early Awareness About Weight Management Needed To Tackle Lifelong Obesity
...f hormones alerting the body that it is capable of producing offspring. Another theory: The excess calories consumed by an overweight girl cause her bones to grow faster and that, in turn, sends a signal that she can bear children .So the girls who experienced early pubescence, Must concluded, tended to alrea...Cryopreservation of Ovaries for Cancer patients undergoing treatment
...showed that the reimplanted ovary in one sheep was producing egg follicles. Dr Arav said that the ovary was still functioning normally three years after the operation. "We are aware that a great deal more research and discussion is required before this will become an ethically and clinically acceptable treat...Drug Pramipexole Usage Linked To Gambling Addiction In Parkinsons Patients
...manufacturers Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals producing Pramipexole (Mirapex) have mentioned the pathologic gambling addiction as a side effect to the use of Pramipexole. Of the 11 patients with links of Pramipexole and gambling 7 patients started gambling within three months of using the drug and the rem...Indian Researcher Discovers Reason For Malignancy of Skin Cancer
...the cells that protect the skin from sun damage by producing pigmentation - another word for a tan -, transform into cancer cells and kick into gear a dormant cellular process that lets them quickly move to other parts of the body, unlike other cancers that have to first find a healthy cell to latch on to. Th...Stem cell therapy for developing new trachea using Tissue engineering
..., which is collected during pregnancy, is used for producing the required cells. Mesenchymal stem cells descend directly from embryonic stem cells and are abundant in the amniotic fluid. They specialize in making connective tissues, including muscle, bone, cartilage, fat and tendon. Babies born with incomplet...Incorrect lifestyle may be the cause of male infertility
... with a finite number of eggs, men are continually producing sperm. According to the Male Fertility Study//, compiled by Norwich Union Healthcare, nearly one in 10 men may be suffering from infertility. Some of the factors that may have an effect on male fertility are traffic pollution, laptops, mobile phones,...Results Of Human Trials Of Hungarian Bird-Flu Vaccine Expected Today
...h the procedure for putting on the market and mass producing the vaccine,' Gyurcsany said in an interview on national radio. The government has said that it can produce 500,000 doses of the vaccine per week and estimates that 3.5 million of the country's 10.6 million people need to be vaccinated to avert the p...DNA Identity Mix-Up In Bone Marrow Donors, And Miscarriages Of Justice Involved
...t inside our long bones, which are responsible for producing blood cells. It contains stem cells, the base for producing red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and other blood components. New cells are produced by...Bill Gates to Fund £28m for Malaria researc
...loping new malaria drugs. The project would aim at producing affordable and more effective drugs that can be used in economically poor countries. The project aims at developing new compounds, which are effective against malarial parasites, and organizing clinical trials of the new compounds. The researchers fe...Novel Biological Pacemaker Under Construction for Weak Hearts
...n, the derived cell showed the desired activity of producing it’s own electric current. The cells behaved very similar to the natural cardiac pacemaker cells and were viable for 2 weeks. Subsequently, the introduction of these cells into the ‘weakened’ animal hearts revealed successful incorporation into the...Malaria Vaccine May Be 10 Years Away
...-treated bed nets, so many companies shy away from producing them, scientists say. And anti-malarial drugs can be costly. Malaria prevention is 'in trouble,' Brian Greenwood of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said by telephone from Cameroon. For Greenwood, the main problem is increased res...Woodruff Foundation Grant To Support Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Program
...cted to alleviate the national nursing shortage by producing more qualified nursing professors, allowing nursing schools to enroll more students, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation has awarded // $995,000 to the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing to support its new doctorate of nursing practice progra...South Africa May Start Manufacturing Bird Flu Vaccines
...the company is conducting various studies to start producing bird flu vaccine as the chances of bird flu //pandemic is high worldwide which may lead to a high shortage of vaccines and anti-flu drugs for treating infected people in South Africa. The South African authorities feel that they have to manufacture...Skeleton May Sustain Damage Due To Use Of Anti-Depressants
...e anti-depressants affect the balance between bone producing osteoblasts, and osteoclasts that break down bones. There are no records of long-term effects of anti-depressants on human beings, but researchers in the Netherlands and the US are trying to collect the relevant data. (DPA...Anti-Microbial Coating For Use Over Biomedical Devices Developed
... on the surface. Followed by this, they then start producing a thin biofilm for protection against anti-biotics. The furanones are believed to prevent colonisation by destroying the signal transduction mechanism of the bacteria. Another advantage of the use of these compounds is that they do not kill the bac...DNA Vaccine Trials Against HIV Virus In Sweden Nurture Hope
... system. 'The technology is highly promising for producing simple, inexpensive and heat-stable vaccines,' according to health experts at International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). Although the study is not yet over, the researchers are very positive about the outcome of the clinical trial. 'There is eve...‘Life Cell’ In India Can store Cord Blood Stem Cells and Save Live
.... These cells are the master cells responsible for producing all the mature cells in our blood and immune system. The white cells that fight infection, the red cells that carry oxygen and the platelets promote clotting . Cord blood collection procedure takes about 10 to 15 mins and it can be done both in nor......ahead with its plans to license various aspects of producing its drug, Tamiflu, to generic manufacturers....