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Vical Biotech and NIH jointly develops HIV vaccine

A new HIV vaccine is being jointly developed by Vical Pharmaceuticals and the National Institute of Health (NIH). The new HIV vaccine was developed by the scientistis in NIH and the Federal government is using the Vical Biotechs DNA delivery technology to inserting the HIV genes//. Vical Inc. is a Biotechnology company based in California, which has developed an accurate DNA delivery sy...

India and Pakistan Jointly to Fight Against Polio, Avian Flu

India and Pakistan Tuesday enhanced their cooperation in the crucial area of healthcare and discussed steps needed to jointly fight polio and avian flu. // "The two sides discussed measures for control of polio and exchanged ideas on management of avian influenza," external affairs ministry spokesperson Navtej Sarna said. During the first meeting of the India-Pakistan Jo...

Cardiovascular Diseases in India To be Studied Jointly By John Hopkins And Apollo Hospitals

Johns Hopkins Medicine International from the US and Apollo hospitals will undertake a combined study on the genetic reasons of cardiovascular disease in Indians.// It was explained that in July last year, Apollo Hospitals had come into an agreement with Johns Hopkins to work jointly in areas like telemedicine, second opinion services, continuing medical education programmes, and part...

India and China Agrees to Promote Healthcare Jointly

India and China should join hands to promote healthcare in the two countries and this can begin with a doctors' exchange programme, an official of the Chinese Embassy said here Saturday.// "Healthcare is an important issue for both India and China and both the countries must join hands in this field. A doctors' exchange programme can be a right first step in this direction," said Cao J...

Malaria and HIV Jointly Affects Pregnant Women and Their Infants

A new research has found that HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants. University of Toronto researchers have exposed the origin by which pregnant women guard themselves against malaria and have also discovered how the HIV virus works to counter this defence. The research could lead to superior vaccines for pregnant women in malaria-ravished reg...

China, France to Jointly Develop Traditional Chinese Medicines

The governments of China and France signed a landmark cooperative treaty here Thursday to set new standards for traditional// Chinese medicine (TCM) expected by practitioners to help in the fight against AIDS and cancer. The two countries will cooperate in academic and clinical TCM research, setting new standards for TCM products in line with western medical practice and developing ne...

British MP Stress the Need to Fight Against TB Jointly With India

The fight against tuberculosis should be a joint one by parliamentarians of Britain and India, visiting British MP Nick Herbert said here Monday//. "Even though TB is easily curable, over 1.5 million people die of the disease across the globe. We think parliamentarians of Britain and India must work together to curb the health menace," Herbert, a co-chair of the British Parliamentary G...

GSK, TCS to Jointly Set Up Drug Development Center

Pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and global IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have entered //into a multi-million dollar contract for setting up a global drug development center in Mumbai. Under the contract, TCS will provide a variety of services in clinical research, including clinical data management and clinical submissions support. "GSK has chosen to part...

Prof Samir K Brahmachari, Dr MRS Rao Jointly Win Bio-medical Research Award

Prof. Samir K Brahmachari and Dr. MRS Rao will be jointly awarded the Dr B R Ambedkar Centenary Award for the year 2005 for their outstanding contribution in the field of bio-medical research. The award carries a cash prize of rupees one lakh. Besides, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has selected 31 biomedical scientists from across the country to be hono...