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Pesticide impairs male reproductive function

According to the May issue of the journal Epidemiology, high levels of DDT found in some Mexican workers suggest that pesticide can impair male reproductive function. The human body metabolises DDT to DDE. An international team of researchers took blood samples from 24 men aged 16 to 28 who had not been exposed to DDT in their work. In these men the high DDE levels correlated to low leve...

Link between chlorine byproducts and pregnancy risks

Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine. Chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water.// When it is added to water that contains organic matter such as runoff from farms or lawns, however, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can cause illness. The study released by the Environmental Working Group and Pub...

Animal insulin product to be discontinued by drug major Eli Lilly

The Chairman and Managing Director of Eli Lilly and Co., India, disclosed on January 3rd, during the announcement of a price cut in the company's human insulin product 'Huminsulin', that its animal insulin product 'Iletin' will be phased out from the market by the end of this year. He added that the company// resorted to this move due to the growing use of human insulin products and the phasing o...

Bioengineering production strains - Microbia develops new methods

The recently published issue of Nature Biotechnology outlines a new method developed by Microbia Ltd.'s scientists for rapidly identifying genes required for the production of industrial molecules produced in microbes. This is an advancement in the company's ability to improve the properties// of microbial cells for biomanufacturing pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. This new technology enables...

AEterna's acquisition of Zentaris being followed up with its new product pipeline and clinical development strategy

AEterna Laboratories Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutic treatments in oncology and endocrinology recently acquired the new German based biopharmaceutical company, Zentaris AG. Following this acquisition// the new entity has in the pipeline six clinical stage products and two preclinical stage products, in oncology and one product already approved and...

Untreated Scoliosis patients found to lead productive and active lives

Adults who have late-onset idiopathic scoliosis(LIS), a curvature of the spine diagnosed after the age ten, have been found to lead normal, productive lives, contrary to earlier belief that the condition increases mortality rates in general or from cardiac or pulmonary conditions potentially related to the curvature. Researchers from the University of Iowa in a 50-year study have found that adult...

Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

New survey results suggest a small number of teenagers, including non-smokers, are misusing nicotine patches and gum. The authors of the study warn the teens could be setting themselves up for health trouble if they smoke and use the patch or gum at the same time or if they use the products to maintain their nicotine levels. But an expert on the psychology //of smoking says the students ma...

Weight-loss Products Dangerous

Taking herbal supplements for weight loss has become a popular trend, but a new study shows not all products are safe. Researchers say people should not assume herbal weight loss aids are safe. Because the products can be //purchased without a prescription, they are not subject to the same standards as drugs. Researchers in Japan studied 12 patients who developed liver problems aft...

The Effectiveness Of Antibacterial Products In Reducing Infection

A new study shows the use of antibacterial products, such as soaps, household cleaners and laundry detergents, do not reduce the risk of infectious// disease symptoms in the homes of healthy individuals. Investigators studied 224 households in New York with at least one preschool-age child living in the house. One group was given household cleaning and personal hygiene products that con...

Low Fat Dairy Products Ideal For Patients With Gout

Gout results when too much uric acid builds up in the connective tissue and causes inflammatory arthritis.New research suggests say no to meat and yes // to low-fat dairy if you want to avoid gout. The study showed diets rich in dairy products and low in beef, pork, lamb and seafood may help protect against this painful conditionThe problem lies in the high purine content of many meats...

Low-fat dairy products may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men

An interesting prospective study undertaken by theresearchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and theHarvard School of Public Health, has shown that higher intake of low-fat dairy may lower the risk oftype 2 diabetes in men.// In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produceenough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin.Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to u...

Dairy products Defends Diabetes

An interesting prospective study undertaken by the researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital// and the Harvard School of Public Health, has shown that higher intake of low-fat dairy may lower the risk of type II diabetes in men. In type II diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use sug...

A New Product Offering protection against anthrax

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is scrutinizing the claims made by a Texas businessman// who is promoting a lotion Bio- Germ .According to the claims made by the businessman Allan Lord, he says that his product can give protection from anthrax . The Bio-Germ Protection kits contain skin lotion, a nasal spray, an aerosol spray and a mask, and sell for $250 online. According to the...

Dairy Products Reduce Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Men

Diabetes has been such common talk both in medical circles as well as social circles. Every 2nd person out of 5 is a diabetic//. Therefore any news with respite from that is always welcome. It was previously known that dairy consumption is linked to the insulin resistance syndrome among young obese adults. Hyon K. Choi and colleagues at Harvard University found that dairy intake m...

With More Appearance Conscious Consumers The Need For Slimming Products Is Rapidly Rising

With the increase in concern of ones appearance, their a large demand for slimming products among consumers shows a latest survey conducted in Belgium.// The survey also shows that slimming products in Belgium grew by 14 per cent in value over 2004 to reach a retail value of €29 million. Despite the drive by both doctors and government authorities to increase awareness of...

Toxic chemicals found in domestic products poisoning newborn babies

Recent research study has found that baby in the womb of pregnant women can be damaged by chemicals found in perfumes and household cleaning products. It was also found that these chemicals reach the baby from// the mother through the umbilical cord. The study was conducted in 27 newborn babies and 42 new mothers. The samples were tested for 8 groups of chemicals. All the tested samples were posi...

Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody Production Is More Profitable Than Small Molecule Drugs

New study has suggested that therapeutics based on monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are fare more likely to be commercially successful than their small molecule predecessors. According to a study completed by // consultancy Propagate Pharma, about half the mAbs launched so fare appear to be profitable. That means mAbs are recouping more in revenues than their estimated $1 billion to $1.8 billion cost...

Digestive acid production dependent on newly found hormone

A newly discovered hormone has been found to play an important role in the digestion of fat, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, E, and D. The hormone is found to control the production of bile acid by sending signals to the liver//. The bile acids play a very important role in the emulsification of fats that enables absorption. The hormone is called fibroblast gr...

Testicular Cancer Patients Have Improved Reproductive Outcomes After Treatment

The survival rate of patients with testicular cancer has increased significantly over the past several years. What more, new research has now shown that fatherhood is a reachable possibility for many men who survive the disease.// Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer among men ages 20 to 40 and is slightly more common on the right side than on the left. The cause for the...

Tea Found To Boost Insulin Production And Prevent Cataract

Diabetes is a multifactorial disorder that can lead to a multitude of complications if left untreated. A new research conducted on animal models suggests the possibility of using tea as a form of treatment for the chronic disorder. More specifically, //it has been found to prevent the incidence of cataracts, a significant health problem faced by majority of the diabetics worldwide. Re...

Ban on exports of poultry products from British Columbia lifted

United States has lifted the ban on the import of poultry products which it imposed last week following isolation of bird flu strain //for the second time in a month from Fraser Valley duck farm. The lifting of ban follows identifying that both the isolated virus strains were H5 strains and this strain is found to be a non-infectious and less pathogenic strain. U.S. has still not lifte...

Roche confirms Tamiflu production talks in US

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche confirmed that it is in talks with 15 companies in the U.S. about stepping up the production of Tamiflu, the bird-flu drug//. The partnership would dramatically increase the world's supply of Tamiflu as countries are stockpiling the drug in preparation for a possible bird flu pandemic. The Basel-based firm confirmed on Thursday that it was...

Cheese Products Withdrawn From Sales Due To Food Poisoning Hazard

Following reports of contamination of a type of Camembert cheese with the microorganism E.coli, products containing these items have been recalled from supply due to potential risk of food poisoning. The Food Standards Agency has // issued a warning notice against consumption of this cheese. A form of E.coli known as 026 that secretes a bacterial toxin named verocytotoxins has been be...

Conroy’s May Not Be Permitted To Resume Production Soo

Conroy's Smallgoods has been accused by John Hill, the South Australian Health Minister of indulging in media games after a deadly bacteria infected its factory. Hill called upon the company set right the problem at the // earliest. A strain of the listeria virus was found in the Bowden factory of the company by the Health Department, resulting in its corned beef unit being closed down for a week...

Massive Production Of Bird Flu Vaccine To Be Initiated In China

It has been proposed to initiate mass-production of a live bird flu vaccine for dual protection against bird flu and Newcastle disease before the start of next year // in China. This move is further anticipated to lead to the development of a vaccine for humans. More than 1-billion units of the vaccine are believed to be produced by the year-end. This would be a supplement to the al...

Look For Food Allergens On The Product Label.

In US a federal law has been passed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saying that all the common food allergens present in the food // had to be mentioned in the label of the product. The list of ingredients that come under common food allergens are milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, wheat, tree nuts, soybeans and peanuts. This law will be effective from January 1st as foo...

How Healthy Are Herbal Products? US Findings.

Indian herbal products have been banned by the New York City health officials. The reason is that they contain high levels of lead and mercury which is detrimental // for the people using them. The Food and Nutrition Board of Institute of Medicine advices that foods should contain not more than 2 ppm (parts per million) of lead and no more than one ppm of mercury. The three...

Productivity in New Zealand hit by Absenteeism through Health Reasons

Health insurer Southern Cross Medical Care Society says that workers with health insurance cover return to work earlier than those who have no health insurance. The society said that research // conducted for it by TNS New Zealand showed that productivity could be influenced by workers returning early from illnesses. The current research examined the recovery period of 200 insured wo...

Conflict over Productivity Commission report on physicians referral

The Productivity Commission of Australia has recommended a report which makes possible the patients to directly consult a Medicare funded consultation with out referral from the physician. // The Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP) has welcomed the report as they feel that the move will help to reduce the time for the patients in reaching a specialist and a consultation stra...

GlaxoSmithKline Defends Its Products

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline which produces Panadol products like Panadol Extra has sought to dispel doubts with regard to the safety of its products. People in the Middle East Region // are reported to have received messages questioning the safety with regard to particular batch of its products, namely batch number 050292. The company has confirmed the safety of the produc...

Bush asks for complete ban on Reproductive cloning

American President George W. Bush as called for complete banning on human cloning including embryonic stem cell research for cloning and as asked to reduce the medical // liability system; the President is in all praise for the change in culture among the American people which has reduced the number of abortions and teen births. President Bush on its talk as urged the congress to appr...

Generic Products Compete With GlaxoSmithKline

Stiff competition offered by generic drug makers may well eat into the profit figures of GlaxoSmithKline, according to company sources. The Cox-2 painkiller of the organization is also likely to suffer as a result of this.// The company is also embroiled in a tax related dispute with the Government in the US. The sales of the company for the year rose by13% at ￡21.6 billion, while its earnings w...

Chugai Pharmaceutical To Initiate Domestic Production Of Bird Flu Vaccine

A new project to manage the potential shortage of bird flu vaccine (Tamiflu) in Japan, the World’s biggest user of the anti-flu preparation, would soon be initiated by Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, a subsidiary of Roche Ltd. // Request by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan is said to have sparked the initiative. The domestic production of the bird flu vaccine is hoped...

Sperms not silent in the Female reproductive Tract

The 15th Issue of Genes & Development has carried a paper that gives us a different depth into understanding changes in cells in a sperm, when they are in the female reproductive tract. //This paper gives us a different perspective of the genetics of successful fertilization. Previous theory contends that the spermatozoa are really quiet in the female reproductive tract. Gur and Haim Br...

Bird flu affects the export of poultry products to Sri Lanka and Nepal

In Sri Lanka the Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit Director Dr Nihal Abeysinghe said that the country has banned import of all the poultry products from India. This is due to the result of the confirmation of the first bird flu infection death in India. // They are requesting the public to avoid importing poultry products from India. He also said that if the virus was not contained by the Indian...

Dairy products not the devil in weight gain: according to a new study

Contradictory to previous bulky claims a new study claims that calcium intake was not associated with weight gain in men over a 12-year period. //This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 19,000 and above healthy men aged 40-75 years who were enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study were taken as the study sample. An evaluation on the link and...

Dairy Products Not Linked To Male Weight Gain

A new study has dismissed any association between consumption of dairy products and male weight gain. The study examined the association between total calcium intake//, and consequent changes in body weight. Diet and calcium supplements formed the main source for intake of calcium. More than 19,000 men between the age of 40 and 75 years were followed for a 12-year period. All of the s...

The by-product of surviving child cancer - Unemployment

Washington – Dutch research into child cancer survivors has revealed that most of these survivors remain unemployed and the chances are twice as much compared// to those without a history of childhood cancer. Among the types of cancer survivors, those that have survived brain cancer or other central nervous system tumors run a risk five times more pronounced of remaining jobless. The...

'Young and their Reproductive Health' - Theme of World Population Day

Each year, the eleventh of July is celebrated the world over as the World Population Day. It began as a celebration by the United Nations Population Fund in 1988, to mark the occasion of the world population hitting the 5 billion mark. // The aim of the day is to draw attention to issues related to population and the importance of resolving these issues. It also helps to focus on the...

New Research Reveals How We Process Brands And Products

In a new study, researchers from the University of Michigan and Harvard University use cutting-edge brain-scanning technology to explore how different regions// of the brain are activated when we think about certain qualities of brands and products. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Consumer Research, is the first to use fMRI to assess consumer perceptions and has important impl...