An experimental surgery may be useful in treating high blood pressure that does not respond to treatment or where patients experience unacceptable side effects from antihypertensive drugs. In the
African health authorities have been trying to get unauthorised vendors of medicines off the streets, but some observers feel they should also keep a close eye on the operations of pharmacies. In the
US regulators have approved thalidomlde, the drug which was banned for causing birth defects. The drug will be tested for cancer treatment. Celgenc, a New Jersey-based company, has been permitted to
Belgian park exported to the UK could contain traces of banned drugs used to tranquillise pigs on their way to the battoir. The chemicals could be placing UK consumers at risk claims a division of
DRUGS are big money. And it is not hallucinogens or drug peddlers that are being discussed here but drug peddling by the pharmaceutical industry. In absence of a rational policy the world over, these
VIAGRA IN INDIA: The much hyped wonder pill Viagra will be launched by the Delhi-based Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. Clinical trials will be held across the country, including the historical
Chagas' disease kills nearly 50,000 people in Latin America every year. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which can permanently damage heart and nervous system. Till now, all the
ARMED forces medical services have started giving a lot of importance to geriatric medicine. Studies have revealed that a large number of patients admitted to military hospitals suffer from
The next generation of anti-AIDS drugs could be based on a chemical extracted from green coffee beans, US researchers claim. Edward Robinson and his colleagues from the University of California made
CANCER VACCINE: Researchers at the Kanazawa University and Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy in Japan claim to have developed a cancer vaccine that boosts the body's capacity to build anti-cancer immune
