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Hepatitis C responds best to combo of ribavirin and interferon, study concludes

A combination of the drugs ribavirin and interferon is more effective in treating hepatitis C than using interferon alone, but it also increases the risk of side effects, according to a new systematic review of recent evidence. "Adding ribavirin to any type of interferon should be considered the treatment of choice for patients with hepatitis C," conclude Jesper Brok, M.D., and colleagues...

Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates

Putting antibacterial coatings on hip and knee implants and biomedical devices such as catheters could cut infection rates following surgery and significantly reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for patients, researchers at the University of South Australia have found. A significant number of hip and knee implants are prone to infection after surgery and in many cases are...

History of human cannibalism eats away at researchers

In a new study published by the journal , a team of scientists reports that 'mad cow'-like diseases have not been a major force in human history, nor have been cannibalistic rituals that are known to be associated with disease transmission. Prof. Jaume Bertranpetit, a scientist at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and his colleagues used a fresh set of genetic data to show that...

First human trial of antibacterial contact lens

Biotechnology company Biosignal Ltd and the Institute for Eye Research have received ethics approval for the first human clinical trial of an antibacterial extended-wear contact lens. The trial beginning on June 29 will...

OHSU researchers demonstrate how white blood cells cannibalize virus-infected cells

Researchers at the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) at Oregon Health & Science University have demonstrated how certain white blood cells literally eat virus-infected cells while fighting disease at the microscopic level. The research not only helps provide a clearer understanding of the body's immune system, it also offers hope of a new method for gauging vaccine effectiveness. The...

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Protein 295 ex from HORIBA Jobin Yvon

Description:HORIBA Jobin Yvons Protein 295 ex can measure three fluorescence lifetimespicoseconds to secondsfrom a protein sample in only a few minutes. To match the absorption maxima of the amino acids tyrosine and tryptophan, the Protein 295 exs excitation source is the powerful NanoLED-17, a pulsed diode emitting 295 nm. Fluorescence of tryptophan is widely used as a probe of protein structure and dynamic...
Company:HORIBA Jobin Yvon

TCSPC Confocal Microscope from HORIBA Jobin Yvon

Description:Time-resolved microscopy is the ultimate tool for investigating dynamic events in cells and subcellular structures. Its applications previously have been limited at wavelengths longer than 370 nm because microscope optics do not transmit in the deep UV. HORIBA Jobin Yvon, the leader in fluorescence spectroscopy, introduces a filter-based confocal system (the DynaMic) to measure fluorescence lifet...
Company:HORIBA Jobin Yvon

MATra-si Reagent for 200g nucleic acids from IBA GmbH

Description:MATra-si Reagent optimized for siRNA applications, contains magnetic nanoparticles (MagTag) which can be loaded with the nucleic acid of interest. Exploiting magnetic force the full nucleic acid dose is then rapidly drawn towards and delivered into the target cells leading to efficient transfection. MATra-si Reagent can be used for adherent cells; for suspension cells see MATra-S Immobilizer. For...
Company:IBA GmbH

StrepMAB-Immo coated microplate; 96 well from IBA GmbH

Description:The new StrepMAB-Immo coated microplates can be used for efficient, mild and oriented immobilization of SerAla-Strep-tag II fusion proteins for ELISA or other assays for protein analysis. Also small amounts of such proteins are bound with high efficiency to the microplate (see graphic on the left) and will not elute during the assay due to nearly irreversible binding activity of StrepMAB-Immo....
Company:IBA GmbH

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Small Tree brings InfiniBand to Apple Xserve G5 clusters

For Small Tree, which has r...

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Malaria strikes Munger tribals

People of Bihar were facing the worst forms of nightmare over the past 3 weeks , now the reason isn't the political scenario but the threat of malaria . Malaria , not a new disease to this tropical country , invaded the tribal areas of Munger, 200 km (125 miles) southeast of the state capital, Patna. Thirty-eight people have died of cerebral malaria in this eastern Indian st...

Brain diseases an outcome of cannibalism

The main cause of deadly brain-wasting diseases might be just what the researchers have for long been prodding into - Cannibalism. Abnormal proteins called the prions resultantly cause a brain-wasting disease called Creutzfeld Jacob disease (CJD) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in humans. The presence of this protein causes other proteins to be clumped together....

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...

Tigecycline – New Generation Tetracycline With Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activit

Richard Wenzel and his colleagues from United Kingdom have found a new antibiotic tigecycline which belongs to the family of new generation of Tetracycline known as Glycycline. // Due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics there is an increased incidence of antibiotic resistance shown by many organisms. Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive bacteria, which is a major cause of concern...

New Study Questions Cannibalism As A Worldwide Selective Force

A team of scientists reports that 'mad cow'-like diseases have not been a major force in human history, nor have been cannibalistic rituals that are known to be associated with disease transmission.// In a new study published by the journal Genome Research, Prof. Jaume Bertranpetit at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and his colleagues used a fresh set of genetic data to show that balancin...

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Cibasoft

Description:The proven daily wear spherical soft contact lens....
Company:CIBA Vision

Cibasoft Standard

Description:Designed to allow very easy handling....
Company:CIBA Vision

HAPTIBAG Hydrophilic Acrylic Lens

Description:HAPTIBAG Hydrophilic Acrylic Lens....
Company:IOLTECH Laboratories (now part of Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.)

STABIBAG Hydrophilic Acrylic Lens

Description:STABIBAG Hydrophilic Acrylic Lens....
Company:IOLTECH Laboratories (now part of Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.)

Skinny Needle® (With Chiba Tip) - Standard

Description:Used under fluoroscopy for initial location and positioning of the renal collecting system throughout a percutaneous nephrostomy. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Urological

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Intarcia Therapeutics Announces Final Results From a Phase 2 Study of Injectable Omega Interferon plus Ribavirin for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Genotype-1

Potent Synergy, Activity and Patient Tolerance Support Developmentof Omega DUROS Continuous Delivery Therapy BARCELONA, Spain, April 12, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- IntarciaTherapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company,today announced final results from a Phase 2 study of omegainterferon with or without ribavirin in treatment-naive patientswith genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. Th...