Tag: "supply" at medical news

Feeding channel created by malaria parasite - a new target for malaria treatments

...smodium falciparum, apparently uses these holes to supply itself with the nutrients it needs to grow and reproduce. The discovery may lead to the development of new treatments for malaria, a widespread and devastating disease. Malaria kills more than one million people each year, most of them under age 5,...

New drug to treat Heart Attack and damaged tissue

...tissue experiences ischemia, a state of low oxygen supply that slowly kills the tissue. They are referred as Ichemia / Reperfusion (IR) injury occurs during heart attacks. Understanding Ischemia / Reperfusion leads to the development of new drugs to save the damaged tissue and treat heart attack. During Is...

Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

...nment to talk to pharmaceutical companies that can supply cheap drugs to combat the dreaded virus. As a part of this process the government is talking with Cipla to examine the feasibility of supplying cheap AIDS drugs for its people. Though AIDS activists have welcomed the move they say other companies ...

Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries

...he pharmaceutical giant has announced that it will supply free antifungal drug to 50 countries hardest hit by the AIDS virus. The decision by the Pfizer comes close on the heels of the South African Government winning a landmark case against pharmaceutical companies. In an announcement on Wednesday Pfizer ...

Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries

...he pharmaceutical giant has announced that it will supply free antifungal drug to 50 countries hardest hit by the AIDS virus. The decision by the Pfizer comes close on the heels of the South African Government winning a landmark case against pharmaceutical companies. In an announcement on Wednesday Pfizer ...

Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk

...y carrying excess weight, this could impact on the supply of blood to the developing placenta....

WORM! WORM! all the way

...Cork. Their gut movements are slower and the blood supply to that area differs from that seen in normal mice. A recent study of 50 people who had undergone a colostomy, or removal of part of the colon, to treat severe ulcerative colitis. They developed infections in the remaining area of the colon. Doctor...

Blocked viens block eye sight

...nto a clogged vein.// The tiny blood vessels that supply blood to the retina drain into a single vein. "If this central vein becomes blocked, you get a build up in blood pressure in all the smaller veins" says Forrester, an opthalmologist at the University of Aberdeen. The pressure makes the small veins r...

Alerts for safety of heart device

...ators, which resulted in the recall of devices and supply of replacements. Most warnings were concerned with hardware malfunction and computer errors. There was a sharp increase in the annual rate of warnings between 1995 and 2000. As the rate of manufacturing of devices increase, they are getting more co...

Heart Attacks during Menstruation!

...ain which occurs when there is insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. It is more common in patients //with a history of heart disease. Researchers from the Cardiothoracic Centre report in the journal Heart, studied a phenomenon where angina is more likely to be suffered in the week during or immediately a...

A new drug for cancer

...own as DMXAA. A drug that attacks a tumour's blood supply directly. It represents a new approach to cancer, for it constricts the tiny blood vessels that feed a tumour, as well as activating the immune system to release chemicals such as interferon and tumor necrosis factor. This will open up a second line...

Recouping blood flow after a stroke

... a study in laboratory rats reveals that the blood supply of the brain can respond to stroke damage. Resea...y from the damaged area. They took over the blood supply function of the blocked vessel that had caused the stroke. This research may provide new ways of lim...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

...s who remain physically active have a better blood supply to the brain, higher test scores in some cognitive areas and improved reaction time.Even those who have never exercised before can improve improve their problem solving abilities by taking up walking, say the researchers....

Gene therapy - Aim to improve blood flow

...ssels could be encouraged to grow to reinforce the supply to the heart muscle, this could drastically improv...tment which can safely create new blood vessels to supply specific areas with oxygen....

Genesis of SUPAC

...operation. Importance of factors like variation in supply of raw material and their response to processing and variation in instrumentation type. Problems crop up during scale up because at R&D scale the product is developed using fairly standard equipment and under controlled conditions compared to product...

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...loxacin to cater to the burgeoning demand and will supply 200 million tablets in the next three months. In f...xy's U.S. arm, Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc. regarding supply of Cipro in large numbers - Mr. Schumer had asked Ranbaxy for a supply of 20 million tablets a month...

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

...ch narrow and harden the arteries and impair blood supply to all parts of the body, including the brain. The researchers suggest that this may explain why smoking has an impact on intellect. The study also found that people who drank moderately before the age of 65 were marginally less likely to have a dec...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...r as the european government considers how best to supply the NHS. In 1999, a severe shortage of non-brand n...orce until a decision had been made on how best to supply generic medicines cost-effectively to the NHS. A spokesperson for the British Generic Manufacturers ...

Cipro Has Cheaper Cousins to Treat Anthrax

...'t -- clamor for the potent antibiotic. But if the supply dwindles, doctors say other cheaper and widely available medications can be used, including a previous generation's wonder drug: penicillin. Although alternatives exist, Cipro is the latest and greatest, so it tends to get attention. // It helped ...

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...ccurs when fatty deposits narrow the arteries that supply blood to the heart, and can lead to chest pain and heart attack. In the first study, researchers identified interleukin-6 (IL-6)//, an immune system protein that plays a role in inflammation, as a risk factor for death from CAD.They suggest that p...

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