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India to benefit from pharma companies' move

...is pressure being brought on the WTO to change the trade rules which prevent poor people buying life-saving medicines." The move was welcomed also by ACTSA (Action for South Africa), which led the campaign against drug companies in Britain. The development holds promise for all developing countries, a spo...

Spreading its wings

... the campaign. The efforts are meant to turn drugs trade more accountable, respectable and ethical. // Ramesh Chandra Gupta, president, APCDA, felt that the proposed mechanism would prepare the druggists to face any surprise inspections from the regulatory authorities. The sale of drugs whose expiry dat...

Handbook cum diary on regulatory information

... information is to be extremely useful to the drug trade and manufacturing sector in the state. // The boo...has sought the cooperation of the industry and the trade by requesting them to follow the guidelines given under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, by associating the ...

Drug trafficking via Internet a growing threat

...echnology to sell their stashes, launder money and trade tips and techniques, the International Narcotics Control Board warned recently in a report.// Because the usage of Internet doubles every six months and 700 million people were onlining at the end of last year, greater vigilance and international co...

SARS necessitates medical masks

... instances around the world for example the world trade center tragedy and during the anthrax danger this mask was used. SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, the new viral disease N95 is the safest mask to use to protect against infection.. Hoarding of masks due to fear of shortage during this...

Y chromosome uses trick to repair its own genes

.... But the Y chromosome comes by itself. It can't trade appreciable amounts of DNA with its partner, the X chromosome, so it can't get rid of damaged genes that way. The new work reports evidence that the Y chromosome makes extensive use of a process called gene conversion. The chromosome carries backup...

Indian pharma industry upbeat on WTO drug deal

...s.// The drug accord will plug a gap in the world trade law and allow poorer countries, unable to manufacture medicines domestically, to override international patents and import cheap generic drugs when required. ''The WTO drug deal is an historic agreement. Now people from the smaller and poor nations ...

A Solution To Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight

...received either the drug rimonabant, which goes by trade name Acomplia, or a placebo.Participants who took 20 milligrams of the drug were twice as likely to quit smoking than those on placebo. Nearly 40 percent of this group quit smoking for a prolonged period, while only about 20 percent on placebo experi...

New diseases require holistic outlook to treatment

...with rapidity. People, transport and global animal trade are the reasons of spread of the virus that have s...dard regulations across the world regarding animal trade that will stop the spread of the infection across the countries....

Transplanted heart made more acceptable by daclizumab

...e is examined, researchers would not be willing to trade even a small increase in the risk of death from infection for a reduction in the risk of histologic rejection. ...

The Use of Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID) to tackle the growing menace of counterfeit drugs

...ug regulations, weak enforcement and the nature of trade where there are several intermediates. Thus officials say that a coordinated effort among pharma companies, packaging companies, machinery manufacturers, regulatory authorities and retailers are necessary to curtail this menace....

Beef, Pork Ban Hit Bhutan Restaurateurs

Restaurants and the flourishing livestock trade in Bhutan have been hit hard with the government banning the sale of beef and pork following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the kingdom.// A Bhutan government spokesperson said cases of the contagious viral disease that affects all species...

A Move To Help Commercial Sex Workers Quit Their Business

...ve is hoped to help the sex workers quit the flesh trade on their own and to improve their standard of living. Source: IANS...

Vical Biotech and NIH jointly develops HIV vaccine

...al up $1.16, or 21.60 percent, to $6.54 in morning trade on Nasdaq, after touching high of $6.98. The stock was among the biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq. Source: Reuters....

First Crossover Kidney Transplantation In Germany

...the German transplantation law of 1997. To prevent trade in human organs the German law as anywhere, allows transplantation only between close relatives or between people who have a close relationship, such as a longstanding friendship. Every arrangement in which one person offers a kidney to another has...

Mizoram Prepares To Combat Bird Flu

...tional border with Myanmar and there is frequently trade between the locals across the border. Mr. C Sangnghina, The Director of State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department told here that 148 blood samples of chicken collected from the Myanmar border areas were sent to the diagnostic centre in Bhopal,...

ADB Report Warns of Bird-Flu Catastrophe

...ercent of gross domestic product — in consumption, trade and investment, the bank said in its report. Worke...ed 6 months, the cost to Asia in lost consumption, trade and investment would be about $99 billion, the report said in a less pessimistic scenario. In a se...

Bird Flu Alert In Jammu And Kashmir

... People have also been requested to avoid illegal trade of any nature of such birds....

Bird Flu Spreading in China's Poultry

...read of bird flu as a top priority along with free trade and fighting terrorism, according to a draf....

Delhi To Host International Women’s Congress From Nov 2

...engthen ties not only between academic circles and trade unions but also with feminist groups and health care professionals. "For the first time ever, short films and video sessions have been initiated to facilitate more realistic global experience sharing, where delegates from various countries can watc...

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