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Turkey Giant to Receive King-sized Compensation

...expected to pay the compensation, though there are talks that the EU may foot half the bill. At the same time experts are considering whether unhygienic conditions at Mathew’s turkey plant at Suffolk, could have led to the outbreak. There is evidence of faulty roofs, rats, mice as well as scavenging bir...

Drug Companies Hit Out at Thai Generic Drug Scheme

...icence issued will remain in force. He is having talks with other companies who he says can avoid a compulsory licence by lowering their prices to the government's satisfaction. Aid bodies dismiss drug firm claims The Thai government's stance has the full support of non-governmental aid organisatio...

Immunity May Be Weakened By Insecure Feeling

... link between stress and immunity. This study also talks about the general character of an individual and the association to immunity which is termed as attachment insecurity which forms very early in childhood. The capacity to relate and trust others are all well laid in childhood. The relationship betwee...

Thailand Backs Off Threat to Break Drug Patents

...lth Ministry yesterday (7 February) held its first talks with US firm Abbott to discuss a price reduction for the AIDS drug Kaletra. Thawat Suntrajarn, head of the department of disease control, said the firm had offered to drop the price from around US$260 per person per month, to US$170. But the offer ...

Ranbaxy in Fray to Buy Merck's Generic Drugs Unit

... a deal estimated at over $5 billion. ‘We are in talks with private equity funds to finance the deal,’ Ranbaxy's chief executive Malvinder Singh said on the margins of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here. ‘We are being hounded by them for the takeover.’ According to Singh, the due...

EU States Agree on Clone Food Plan

...he same way as any other novel food. The urgent talks took place at the European Commission's Novel Foods Working Group, after Europe was last week hauled into the cloned food debate because of news that the offspring of a cloned cow had been born on a UK farm. “There will at some point have to be an...

Don’t Kill Your Skin With Bleachers, Warns Doctor

... They intend to use advertisements, literature and talks to convince people about the harm of bleaching. Bleaching may lead to melanoma, one of the leading causes of death in the island, warn doctors. Most of the creams contain hydroquinone, a chemical that counteracts melanin; the natural pigment respons...

Mobile Phone and Cancer – A Detailed Study to Understand the Risk

...nt of Health and the mobile phone industry. If the talks are successful, the duo will contribute towards sponsorship of the study, which is expected to cost ￡3 million. Earlier a European insight had suggested the risk of brain tumor as a possible fallout of using a mobile phone for more than ten years. ...

Fasting Mamata's Health Condition Deteriorates

...e situation might emerge if an official letter for talks from the government reaches Mamata Thursday, sources close to the party said. State Home Secretary Prasad Ranjan Roy Wednesday said the Singur impasse could end in a few days, indicating a move from the government. Left Front sources said a lett...

Japan Keen to Have More Indian Students

...ho was here to attend a conference, said he was in talks with major Indian companies like Hero Group and Infosys for possible collaboration in training programmes. Stating that Japan would like to invite several aspiring talents from Asian countries, Kurokawa stressed that the strength of his country and...

Sex Is Okay For Heart, But Not Cocaine - Says An Australian Study

...ed ‘Triggered Acute Risk Prevention (TARP)’, which talks about measures to help avoid attack. "It would be a concern if focus on very small risks associated with the stress of daily living led to excessive caution," Prof Tofler. They will further investigate other potential stresses, including bereavement,...

Aung San Suu Kyi complains of irregular medical visits

...ital of Naypyitaw, 300-km north of Yangon. Their talks covered a range of political and humanitarian issues being raised during Gambari's current mission. "Gambari was pleased at the willingness of the leadership to continue to engage with the United Nations in this way," said a UN source. Many oppos...

Iron rich rice to beat anaemia in children

...ed and uncooked natural rice. "We are already in talks to introduce iron-fortified rice in three rice eating states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh," said Laviolette, who is hopeful the government will agree to supply the rice through the public distribution system so that it could reach more...

New Nationwide Study on Leading Cause of Vision Loss for Seniors

...n cataract and moderate vision loss. “Everybody talks about the potential benefit of these supplements, but there’s no solid evidence for that, no clinical evidence so far,” said Dr. He, associate professor of ophthalmology and director of the Retina Fellowship Program. “This study is going to try to re...

Apollo Eyes Expansion in Kolkata, Opens Ayurveda Clinic

...i and Bhubaneswar, Reddy said. Besides, it is in talks with the Bhutan and Myanmar governments for setting up hospitals. The Rs.10 billion group is eyeing a 35 percent growth in the current fiscal, Reddy said. The ayurveda clinic inaugurated here Wednesday would be run by the Kerala Ayurvedic Health...

States Urged to Agree on Cross-border Health Authority

...oulburn Murray politicians yesterday. A decade of talks between the New South Wales and Victorian governments has still not revealed a common plan towards working of the health services on both sides of the border work as one. Mr Abbott states that the must be resolved within six months. He said, "I wou...

Consistent National Standards For Assessment Of Overseas Trained Doctors A Priority

... still being ignored and the AMA is seeking urgent talks with Department of Health officials to hasten the implementation of national standards. "The AMA believes that Medical Colleges and Medical Boards need to work closely together to get the right standards and processes in place for nationally consis...

Apollo Announces Research on Indian Cardiac Epidemic

...initiative any research group and are also holding talks with the department of science and technology, government of India. Explaining the reasons for embarking on the research initiative, Reddy said Asians, especially Indians, were 12 to 15 times more prone to heart diseases than other races. India has...

Kashmir Grapples with Growing AIDS

...een trained so far. The JKSAPCS is also holding talks with Sikh and Christian priests to involve them in the programme. The initiative draws inspiration from Uganda and Indonesia, where such messages are being propagated through imams. So far, seminars and awareness programmes imparting complete info...

Complete Ban on Fizzy Drinks in Schools

...the drinks companies, has resulted in confidential talks between the soft drink giants and the ministers of health and education. An announcement is "expected shortly". Coca-Cola will make a submission to the parliamentary select committee on obesity on Wednesday. Greens party health spokeswoman Sue ...

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