Studies Identify Interactions Between Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
...ter blood, calculated based on levels of the waste product creatinine in the blood anemia, determined by blood hemoglobin levels and microalbuminuria, or slightly high levels (20 milligrams per liter or more) of the protein albumin in the urine. Of the participants who were followed for a maximum of 47.5 ...Studies Identify Interactions Between Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
...ter blood, calculated based on levels of the waste product creatinine in the blood anemia, determined by blood hemoglobin levels and microalbuminuria, or slightly high levels (20 milligrams per liter or more) of the protein albumin in the urine. Of the participants who were followed for a maximum of 47.5 ...Scientists Establish Link Between Foie Gras and Disease
...ovides the first is the first evidence that a food product can hasten amyloid development. The study report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, records that amyloidosis is a disease process that involves the deposit of normal or mutated proteins that have become misfolded. It ......pany was disrupted. The online sale of the company product was interrupted. Abbott also alleges that the group violated two articles of the French penal code that prohibit disrupting a Web site and providing the means to do so. "We don't have any issue with the right to protest or the fact that organizatio...Generic Competitor for Plavix Blocked in US
...d Apotex to continue selling a six-month supply of product that it already had shipped to U.S. distributors. Sherman said the issues in the case were "extremely similar" to those in a dispute over a patent for a blood pressure medication, Norvasc. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court cleared the way ...Milk Firms in Philippines Violate Breastfeeding Code: WHO
...iolating a law that bars them from promoting their product as a substitute for breastfeeding, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. The government and the milk companies are currently battling it out in the Supreme Court over the legality of a law that restricts the marketing of infant form...Madhya Pradesh may Ban Sale of Vibrating Condom
... is a sex toy, the company that had introduced the product about six months ago denies it. "It is not a sex... "We are still examining the issue and may ban the product if it does not meet the specifications as per the law or if it is found to be against our culture. ...Salmonella Scare Results in the Recall of Sesame Seed
...taminated with salmonella. The packaging of the product has been done by Les Aliments G. Dion. The Quebec based company has voluntarily recalled the product from the market. Salmonella contaminated food does not appear bad nor does it smell bad. But the c...Challenges in Entecavir Drug Treatment
... manufacturer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, to change its product labeling to warn of the potential for HIV drug resistance, notify prescribing physicians, and inform the Food and Drug Administration. The United States Department of Health and Human Services now recommends against using entecavir as the first opt...India's Wockhardt Launches Drug in US Market
... six months. Cephalosporins have been an important product in our portfolio and Cefprozil will be a good addition to this range with a market potential of around $51 million," Wockhardt chairman Habil Khorakiwala said in a statement. The Cefprozil tablets, developed in-house, are manufactured at Wockhardt'...Minister from MP Urges to Ban the Sale of Sex Toys
... India, now officially since HLL is purchasing the product from it. "The sale of such toys will lead to sev... "We are still examining the issue and may ban the product if it does not meet specifications as per the law or if it is found to be against our culture." M...Orchid Gets Approval for Antibiotic Drug from FDA
...drug application (ANDA) approval received for this product from the FDA. The product has been supplied to Apotex for distribution by them in the US," Orchid's Managing Director K. Ragha...Scientists Develop Insulin Pill
... Executive Chairman of Diabetology, hopes that the product will enable better control of the disease to be achieved, without the increased risk of heart attack that has been linked to the widely used diabetes drug rosiglitazone....LifeCycle Pharma Forms Scientific Advisory Board in Solid Organ Transplantation
...anapolis 'As LifeCycle Pharma advances its product portfolio within organ transplantation, the Scientific Advisory Board will provide an instrumental role in guiding our research and development programs,' said Dr. Flemming Ornskov, President and CEO of LifeCycle. 'We have attracted established, and ...Recall of the AIDS Drug Causes Panic in Zambia
...s, one of them a cleaner, in a vessel in which the product was made. The contaminant can cause cancerous tumors and genetic mutation that could harm unborn children if used during pregnancy. Purity Mwamba, an HIV-positive housewife in the capital, Lusaka, said: "I may not be on Viracept, but I am deeply co...US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients
...ing to market. "You still don't have to show the product is safe. You don't have to prove it works," said W... "However, consumers still have no idea if a given product works, or whether it is dangerous," said Janell Mayo Duncan, senior counsel for Consumers Union. C...New Technique to Measure Xanthone in Mangosteen
...rch shows artificially inflating or manipulating a product with xanthone extracts may not add any value. The mangosteen presents more value in its whole fruit form, as presented in XanGo Juice. There are many other phytochemicals found in the fruit that have beneficial effects which are lost in extraction ...Madhya Pradesh Bans Use of Vibrating Condoms
... case the government does not want us to sell this product in that particular state, we will not do that," sa...lations, HLL. Jayaraj said they had launched the product with the aim to promote the use of condoms and arrest the spread of AIDS. BJP leaders had earlier...Madonna "hooked" to Age-defying Dead Sea Ingredient Israeli Cream
...nt, is "hooked" on an age-defying Israeli skincare product . The 48-year-old singer, was overjoyed when her ... mentor Karen Berg told her about a "rejuvenating" product which helps keep lines and wrinkles at bay. "The product uses natural salts and minerals from the ...BMA Scotland Publishes Plan to Tackle Scotland's Drink Problem
...oducts with the number of units of alcohol in each product (2). 5. Reduce the drink driving limit from 80mg to 50mg and introduce Random Breath Testing in Scotland. Reducing the drink driving limit from 80mg to 50mg will prevent around 65 deaths in the UK each year (3). Legislating to reduce the drink dr...