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Vaccine cheaper than bottle of mineral water

Those vaccinated under the mass vaccination programme will get whole life protection against hepatitis-B, provided they complete the full course by taking three doses in 90 days.

The cost of one dose of the vaccine is just Rs11 per dose, which is among the world's best vaccine in the world, claims the Hyderabad headquartered Bharat Biotech that has despatched one lakh doses to Modasa.

India will emerge a winner, says Mashelkar

India will emerge as a winner in this recession period when all the developed countries are going through a bad time, said Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

He inaugurated Indian Medical Association's KH Sancheti Hall on Sunday. Founder of Sancheti Hospital Dr KH Sancheti, joint replacement surgeon from Mumbai Dr Nandakumar Lad, Pune Fertility Centre's director Dr Bharati-Dhore Patil and Dr Maya Tulpule were present.

Dr Mashelkar said that senior Sancheti has brought in a revolution by innovating Indus knee which will help many to get rid of osteoporosis that is getting common these days.

Stress of waiting for breast biopsy results may adversely affect women''s health

Breast CancerWashington, Feb 24 : The anxiety of waiting for breast biopsy results may put women at increased risk of adverse health effects, according to a new study.

The study led by Elvira V. Lang, M. D., associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, revealed that women experience considerable stress while waiting to undergo breast biopsy and while waiting for the results.

'Mutant virus to blame'

A report issued by National Institute of Virology's (NIV) experts — who are attempting to contain hepatitis-B in Modasa — says that the virus may be a mutant strain.

50,000 vaccinated in Modasa

50,000 vaccinated in ModasaHepatitis-B killed three more people in Modasa on Monday, a day on which the Gujarat government vaccinated 50,000 residents of the taluka in 10 hours, in what could be one of India's largest medical mop-ups. The toll from the outbreak has now touched 56, although officials assert that the figure is 45. Two of Monday's casualties are women, identified Kapila Patel (30) and Harshida Rathod (21).

The mass-vaccination drive is being carried out in the Modasa taluka and surrounding villages of the Sabarkantha district by 225 teams of health officials and NGO volunteers.

Mechanism that protects against development of Alzheimer''''s identified

Alzheimer's diseaseWashington, Feb 24 : Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have identified the mechanism that protects against the development of Alzheimer''''s disease.

They found that the activity of the enzyme a-secretase is mainly responsible for the protective effect.

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