HIV mortality in India drops with introduction of generic antiretroviral therapy
The survival rate of HIV-infected patients in India has risen in response to a 20-fold drop in the price of antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to an article in the Nov. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. The introduction of generic drugs into the country has encouraged people to seek HIV treatment because of the cheaper cost, the article states. Many of th...Ring-like formations in drying DNA drops could affect hybridization studies
Coffee drinkers are familiar with the ring-shaped stains that result from spilled drops that have dried, in which the brown stain is not evenly distributed, but instead concentrated at the edge. Now, a team led by Gerard Wong, a professor of materials science and engineering, physics, and bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has found the same "coffee-ring" formation i...Wisconsin VC rank drops, but absolute numbers are on the rise
Wisconsin dropped to 35th place nationally in venture capital investment for 2005 from 26th in 2004, according to the yearly MoneyTree survey. Nationally, venture capital recorded by the survey remained steady at $21.7 billion, just a hair over 2004's total. According to MoneyTree, 10 Wisconsin companies received nearly $68 million in venture investments in 2005, while nine companies bro...Glaucoma may be delayed by eye drops
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness. The cause of eye damage in some otherwise healthy eyes is a raised pressure within the eye, (the intraocular pressure), that can damage the nerve over a period of time and this damage results in poor blood supply or weak end eye structure.// Its caused when raised pressure inside the eyeball damages the optic nerve leading to the brain....Female Ratio Drops Alarmingly In Himachal Due To Feticides
Female feticide has become a common feature in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh that at least 7,500 feticides are carried out every year on an average//, with the gender ratio falling to be the lowest in the country. The shocking factor is that despite such unchecked prevalence of feticides only one case has been convicted so far. The hill state of Himachal Pradesh registers an estima...Shares Of AVI BioPharma Drops On Reports Of Disappointing Early Drug Trail
Shares of AVI BioPharma Inc. has lost a third of their value on Wednesday after the company reported disappointing clinical trial data for its experimental treatment against the hepatitis C virus. // The shares of AVI were down $2.43, or 33 percent, to $4.83, in the heavy morning trade on the Nasdaq. The Portland, Oregon based biotechnology company said that the results...1.8 mn Delhi Children to Receive Anti-polio Drops
Around 1.8 million children below the age of five will be administered anti-polio drops in the national capital Sunday even as Delhi reported //no polio case for the second consecutive year. Kick-starting the 64th round of pulse-polio immunisation campaign, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday said the state would continue to remain polio free but she feared spreading of the vi...Renu Multiplus Lubricating and Rewetting Drops
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