Washington: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved 15 new blood typing examinations intended to perk up the safety of blood transfusion.

The tests that were previously unavailable in the US are called blood grouping reagents.

The FDA has stated that the tests find out the blood type of blood donors, a vital step in guaranteeing safe blood transfusion for patients. If incompatible blood is administered to a patient, it may cause a grave and possibly deadly reaction.

Washington, September 14: Chemists at the University of Nottingham are using green chemistry techniques for coating drugs in plastics, which may provide an effective delivery system for the cutting-edge drugs.

The researchers say that with their technique, the bioactive elements of the drug remain completely effective, which is why it may provide the maximum benefit of the therapy to patients.

Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): A research has revealed that there is a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic enterovirus infection of the stomach.

The conclusion was based on the findings of the research and the study is published in Journal of Clinical Pathology

Researchers analysed the cases of 165 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME (myalgic encephalitis), all of whom were subjected to endoscopy because of longstanding gut complaints.

Washington, Sept 14(ANI):  Researchers, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reported that HIV infected women, who become pregnant have a lower risk of progression to AIDS and death.

Their findings suggested that “the complex set of immunologic changes” that occur during pregnancy may be interacting as a benefactor with the combination drug therapy.

Washington, Sept 14(ANI): Scientists have identified a new mechanism that may help fight inflammatory diseases.
It has been discovered for the first time that the platelets which are the cells needed for blood clotting, help white blood cells called neutrophils in fighting inflammation.

The finding was done by Ralph Kettritz, Professor of Medicine at the Medical Faculty of the Charite and investigator at the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.

Quebec: Health Minister Tony Clement has said that Canada is ready to tackle any worldwide pandemic outbreak as a Quebec City-based influenza vaccine production facility is near completion.

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), owns the facility, which is in the final stages of the nearly $200-million expansion.

Clement said that in past few years the fast efforts to get ready for an outbreak have been made.