Washington - A vaginal gel which can kill the HIV virus during sexual intercourse was hailed Monday for showing it was somewhat effective in preventing infection and for holding promise as another weapon in the arsenal against the deadly disease.
The gel, PRO2000 produced by Indevus Pharmaceuticals, was 30 per cent effective in reducing the incidence of AIDS during four years of trials in Africa and the United States, according to research revealed at an AIDS conference in Montreal, Canada.
Apollo Hospitals has established new Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital (ASCH) in Chennai. This new Cancer Hospital (ASCH) has a cyberknife robotic radio surgery system. Experts say that Cyberknife uses real time image guidance technology and computer-controlled robotics to deliver an extremely precise dose of radiation to targets. This saves the surrounding healthy tissue while adjusting for patient and tumour movements during treatment.
A new study has revealed that teen girls with higher levels of key nutrient Vitamin D may be able to jump higher and faster as compared to their peers with lower levels.
The research, which will be published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), discovered that Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to have a significant negative impact on muscle as well as bone health that causes conditions like osteoporosis and rickets.
Country’s premier hospital chain, Apollo Hospitals has added another feather to its cap. The Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital has come up with a robot radiotherapy machine, Cyberknife, which uses a very little dosage of radiation to kill cancer cells by reducing the course of treatment to less than a week with sub millimeter accuracy.
It is learnt that the cost of this hi-tech robotic radiosurgery system, Cyberknife is Rs 35 crore.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has approved commercial marketing and distribution of cheap version of Lithium Carbonate capsules, manufactured by Glenmark Generics Inc (GGI), the US subsidiary of Glenmark Generics, in the US market. The company said, in a media release, that it would soon start marketing of capsules in 150 mg, 300 mg and 600 mg range.
A new study has disclosed that Vitamin B and folic acid can lessen the chance and intensity of migraines by decreasing amino acid levels.
Washington - A vaginal gel which can kill the HIV virus during sexual intercourse was hailed Monday for showing it was somewhat effective in preventing infection and for holding promise as another weapon in the arsenal against the deadly disease.
Apollo Hospitals has established new Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital (ASCH) in Chennai. This new Cancer Hospital (ASCH) has a cyberknife robotic radio surgery system. Experts say that Cyberknife uses real time image guidance technology and computer-controlled robotics to deliver an extremely precise dose of radiation to targets. This saves the surrounding healthy tissue while adjusting for patient and tumour movements during treatment.
A new study has revealed that teen girls with higher levels of key nutrient Vitamin D may be able to jump higher and faster as compared to their peers with lower levels.
Country’s premier hospital chain, Apollo Hospitals has added another feather to its cap. The Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital has come up with a robot radiotherapy machine, Cyberknife, which uses a very little dosage of radiation to kill cancer cells by reducing the course of treatment to less than a week with sub millimeter accuracy. 
The United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has approved commercial marketing and distribution of cheap version of Lithium Carbonate capsules, manufactured by Glenmark Generics Inc (GGI), the US subsidiary of Glenmark Generics, in the US market. The company said, in a media release, that it would soon start marketing of capsules in 150 mg, 300 mg and 600 mg range.
