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‘Healthy Stores’ Program Boosts Demand for Better Food in Marshall Islans

...as associated with increased purchasing of certain promoted foods,” such as oatmeal and turkey, the researchers found, and the interventions were “also associated with improvements in the healthiness of cooking methods.” Gittelsohn’s team has undertaken a series of “healthy store” projects worldwide, starti...

Raids By US Marshals Uncovers Cache’ Of Unapproved Drug

...led as ‘dietary supplements’ were in reality being promoted and sold with claims, which were typically associated with drug products. The FDA have stated that the violation was very evident in the way in which the products have been labelled, which includes various promotional literature, an audio cassette t...

Medical Tourism can Fetch Rs.100 bn Annually by 2012

...he Indian form of medicine and naturopathy will be promoted in a strategic way. "In order to promote Brand ...he Indian form of medicine and naturopathy will be promoted in a strategic way. "In order to promote Brand India, we are partnering in the International Tour...

First Northeast Private-run Medical College Inaugurated in Tripura

...northeastern// region. "Tripura Medical College, promoted by Global Educational Net (GENET) in collaboration with the state government, is the first public private partnership (PPP) model in the healthcare education in India," said K. Balachandran Nair, chairman-cum-managing director, Universal Empire Group...

Energy Security Boosted by ADB in Asia

...ed use of clean energy in Asia and Pacific will be promoted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost the region's energy security// according to an ADB report released on Friday. The ADB will conduct a study into its energy policy, backed by a technical assistance grant of $1 million, to address a broa...

HIV Prevention through Abstinence-only Programs

...ence intervention cannot be effective. His study promoted abstinence from vaginal, anal and oral sex until a later time in life when youth would be able to handle the consequences of a sexual relationship. All mention of condoms was removed, only instructing facilitators not to say anything negative about t...

Maple Syrup Diet to Lose Weight

... new maple syrup diet sweeping through Britain and promoted by pop star Beyonce Knowles, is believed to help followers lose a stone in 10 days.// All over the country, health shops are seeing the Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup flying off the shelves after pop star Beyonce Knowles said she used it to shed the...

Protein Involved In Embryo Formation Found In Malignant Cells

...umor-forming ability. Strikingly, nodal inhibition promoted the reversion of these cells toward a normal skin cell type. Like embryonic stem cells, malignant tumor cells similarly receive and send molecular cues during development that promote tumor growth and metastasis, or cancer spread. The Northwestern ...

Murky Relationships between Doctors and Pharmaceutical Companies Exposed

... million in 2004 to settle allegations that it had promoted Neurontin, an anti-epilepsy medicine, for pain and bipolar disorder. In spite of the F.D.A.’s constraints on drug makers the companies are allowed to hire independent doctors to talk to other physicians about their medicines. In addition companies ...

Ranbaxy Launches Clarithromycin, Terbinafine Tablets in Japan

...n a statement. The products would be marketed and promoted jointly by Nippon Chemiphar and Nihon Pharmaceutical and sold in Japan under the Ranbaxy/Nihon Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd label. "It is our earnest intention to leverage the advantage of an early entry in the progressive opening up of the generic P...

Protein holds clue in the spread of bladder cancer

...ladder cancer), the group showed that proepithelin promoted migration of the bladder cancer cells and stimulated wound closure and invasion. He notes that looking at wound healing – "the ability of the cells to migrate and close gaps" – was another technique used to confirm proepithelin's role. When they lo...

Intermittent Treatment Found Effective In Malaria

...ebio Macete, the first signatory. This research, promoted by the Fundación BBVA and the Hospital Clínic in M...0 children included in the study. In this trial, promoted by Fundación BBVA and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, children did not suffer from a potentially sever...

Cord Blood Stem Cells Can Now be Stored in India

...an operations is a joint venture with the RJ Corp, promoted by Ravi Jaipuria. Source:PTI News...

Collaborative use of Imaging Techniques proved effective in Cardiovascular Diagnosis – ESC Recommend

...was being the current trend and which seemed to be promoted //by advanced imaging modalities. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has recommended that an inter-disciplinary collaboration of various imaging techniques such as cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis could ensure effective diagn...

Researchers have Identified the Gene that Spreads Skin Cancer

...egion, presumably, reflected a genetic change that promoted metastasis. Although it is located on Chromosome 13 in the mouse, the amplified region was similar to the amplified region on Chromosome 6 in human melanoma cells, but, fortunately, it contained only eight genes. Therefore it was possible to pinpoi...

Muhammad Ali In Battle Royale With Obesity

...educed-calories food and drinks. Among the items promoted by Ali are Shuffle, Jabs and Rumble, fruit-filled rolls shaped like boxing gloves or punchbags. 'It is time to pass on the values, beliefs and principles that made me a champ to the next generation of champions,' Ali said in a statement. Each item wi...

IDFC Private Equity Invests Rs 90 Crore In Manipal Health Systems

... after this investment. Manipal Health Systems is promoted by the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG). The group operates an extensive network of healthcare and educational institutions in South India. "This investment will help us reach our growth plans even faster. We are expanding beyond the south...

Junk Food Advertisements To Be Restricted In All Forms of Media

...lty cards in store, so that healthy foods could be promoted instead of junk food that normally contain high levels of salt, fat and sugar. The measures are to be voluntary or compulsory depending on the response of the food industry. And is a part of a drive to reduce the ever-increasing levels of child obe...

Site of Sleep Regulation Identified in Fruit Flies

...KA activity in a variety of brain locations, which promoted PKA expression in designated regions. Of the different regions targeted, only two regions, both present in the adult mushroom bodies, led to changes in sleeping patterns of fruit flies. The fly mushroom body has been likened to the human hippocampus....

New Breed Cats Marketed

... that induces allergy-inducing properties and then promoted the desired trait through breeding. Hence these animals were not transgenic,in other words their genes remain unaltered. Leslie Lyons, assistant professor in the school of veterinary medicine at the University of California, specializes in researc...

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