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Ranbaxy to launch a new anti-malarial drug
India.Com Health ‘Phase III clinical trials for the drug, conducted in India successfully demonstrated the efficacy and tolerability of Synriam as comparable to chloroquine,’ the company said in a statement. The company is looking to make the drug available in African … |
India.Com Health |
Did you know you can get liver disease without drinking alcohol?
India.Com Health Liver disease When we hear the words liver cirrhosis* or liver disease we immediately think that the person must be heavy drinker. But, did you know that even those people who don’t drink alcohol at all or are light drinkers can suffer from a form of … |
Times of IndiaHerbal supplements, energy drinks deadly for liverTimes of IndiaLead investigator Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, M.D., reported a rare case of fulminant liver failure associated with the ingestion of SlimQuick, a weight loss supplement containi…
MedscapeFDA Panel Endorses Miltefosine for LeishmaniasisMedscapeVL, an infection of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, affects about 0.5 million people, primarily in the Indian subcontinent and East Africa. It is fatal if untreated. Current treatments…
Times of India |
Clock that measures aging found hidden in our DNA
Times of India “My approach really compared apples and oranges, or in this case, very different parts of the body: the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidney and cartilage.” While most samples’ biological ages matched their chronological ages, others diverged significantly. |
The New Indian Express |
Live the future
The New Indian Express He was among the first to catch the laproscopic surgery wave, adopt 3D technology in laproscopy, carry out India’s first liver transplant and now introduced the future into the operation theatre. Skeptics and critics are many for his progressive … |
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2 young bikers killed on Eastern Freeway
Times of India His liver is damaged,” said Bhavani, adding the doctors were constantly monitoring Achrekar’s condition in the ICU. Pillion rider thrown 30 feet down below from Freeway The bikers who were killed in an accident on the Freeway on Sunday were reportedly … |
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Delhi worst hit by air pollution: Study
Times of India “We found depression incidence to be twice high in Delhi as compared to the control group. Our study shows this is linked to air pollution. Liver and kidney function is also affected,” he said, adding that long-term exposure to benzene can cause DNA … |
Slate Magazine |
It’s “Wicked” to Oppose Genetically Modified Golden Rice
Slate Magazine As for the possibility of eating foods that supply vitamin A, such as liver, leafy green vegetables, and eggs, the people we’re targeting are too poor to buy them. Some kitchen garden projects provide them, but despite these interventions we still have … |
Smuggling life-saving drugsGlobal TimesThe suggested medicine for liver cancer treatment, Nexavar, costs 50,000 yuan per month, but an Indian equivalent, Soranib, costs 2,000 yuan. Soranib, manufactured by Cipla, is one of many generic drug brands prod…