By Francis Kokutse Accra/Lagos, (IANS) At a time the Indian pharmaceutical industry is attempting to brand itself to counter allegations of exporting counterfeit drugs, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has accused three local companies of distributing fake drugs from India. The clampdown on the three companies came just days after 62 companies, under the [...]
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Fatehgarh Sahib, (IANS) Punjab police have arrested a pharmacist who used to conduct authenticity tests of drugs for international drug smugglers from Ludhiana city late Sunday, police sources said. The accused was identified as Sunil Katyal, a resident of Naseeb Avenue in Ludhiana. He was an associate of NRI smuggler Anoop Singh Kahlon, who was [...]
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Daylight savings time 2013: United States data suggest DTS increases energy consumption
March 10, 2013 1 Comment
Daylight savings time 2013 is here. But United States data suggest that DTS increases energy consumption instead of saving it as is being claimed by so called experts Daylight savings time is beginning today at 2 AM and the questions about its any perceived benefits have begun once again. But before we take you forward [...]
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Obesity in America is on the rise as weight loss programs are not working . Half of Americans may be obese by 2030. Reports suggest that the rise in the level of obesity in United States is truly alarming as no weight loss program seems to be working. There is a sort of desperation among [...]
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Gurgaon/New Delhi: A full-fledged movie lounge, a spa, a gym and fast food outlets – a multi-speciality hospital has geared itself up to cater to the demands of its patients and their attendants apart from providing the latest in medical treatment. Corporate hospitals in big Indian cities, particularly in the National Capital Region, are no [...]
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By Mithun Dasgupta Kolkata, (IANS) The West Bengal government is pushing generic drugs in a big way to replace expensive branded medicines and bring down the prices of essential drugs. The medical community, however, is cautious in its appreciation of the move – it’s “laudable”, they say, but sustaining this over the long term could [...]
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Zurich, (IANS) According to a Swiss study, infection in the pregnant mother and stress during puberty could lie at the root of schizophrenia. The interplay between an infection during pregnancy and stress in puberty plays a key role in the development of schizophrenia, behaviourists from ETH Zurich demonstrated in a mouse model. Around one percent [...]
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New Delhi, (IANS) Indian pharma company Cipla has offered to buy out South African partner Cipla Medpro, paying around $512 million to expand into Africa where the demand for inexpensive drugs is growing exponentially. Johannesburg-listed Medpro is South Africa’s third largest generic drug firm. The board of Cipla Medpro has endorsed the deal and asked [...]
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Shimla, (IANS) The “Queen of Hills”, as this state capital was fondly called by the British, is in the grip of jaundice. More than 100 cases have been reported from the town in the last few days, officials said Friday. Shimla municipal health department officials suspect that mixing of sewage with potable water and contamination [...]
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Breast cancer is increasingly becoming the cruelest disease targeting women in United States like everywhere else. The number of women, even young women too, who lose their life while fighting this deadly disease is on the steady rise. (NVOnews.com) In 1976, 1.53 out of every 100,000 American women between the age group of 25 and [...]
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To be precise when it comes to Weight loss surgery options, there is no guaranteed positive outcomes. Research has revealed that there are no guaranteed positive outcomes of a bariatric surgery conducted at designated centre of excellence centres as compared to centres that are non-designated for Medicare patients. A study that conveyed the results stated [...]
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NVOnews.com Horse meat scandal is not going to end anytime soon. The Swedish company IKEA withdrew meatballs from stores in United Kingdom and other European countries after discovery of horsemeat in place of beef and pork. According to thestar “IKEA became entangled in Europe’s widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across [...]
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NVOnews.com A goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) weighing 4.2 pounds and nearly 1.5 feet long has been found in Lake Tahoe (video). Environmentalists fear that their presence may have a detrimental impact on the ecosystem of Tahoe, a large fresh water lake in Sierra Nevada. The goldfish is a freshwater fish and was among the earliest [...]
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This is a very exciting time for skywatchers. Full moon or full Snow Moon can be watched live on Salooh It is full Snow Moon today and everyone wants to have a look at it. And to be true, everyone across the world would like to see this little beauty in its most shining glory. [...]
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