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Thai FDA certifies quality of Indian-made heart drug

Bangkok - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has certified the quality of the Indian-made generic heart drug Clopidogrel which is 23 times cheaper than its patented alternative Plavix, media reports said Saturday.

"We confirm that every lot of Clopidogrel imported from India has been tested, with its quality and efficacy approved by the Department of Medical Science before being distributed to hospitals," FDA deputy secretary Veerawan Tangkaew said in an interview with The Nation newspaper.

Clinical trails for male contraceptive will soon begin

Clinical trails for male contraceptive will soon beginScientists have developed a male contraceptive injection. Soon the worldwide clinical trails to test the effectiveness of the injection as the only form of contraception will be conducted. Studies have shown that male contraceptive works in similar way as female contraceptive.

Lead researcher Professor Rob McLachlan says that the treatment keeps men's testosterone levels normal while the progestin fools the brain into not producing hormones needed to stimulate sperm production.

Stress could be deadly for melanoma patients

Stress could be deadly for melanoma patientsRecent research revealed that stress is deadly for melanoma patients as it can accelerate the growth rate of the disease. Eric V. Yang, a research scientist at the Institute for Ohio Behavioural Medicine Research (IBMR) and Ronald Glaser, director of IBMR and a professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics studied the effect o stress on cancer cells.

Stress and divorce can add wrinkles to your face

Stress and divorce can add wrinkles to your faceRecent research revealed that environmental factors such as divorce, use of anti depressants can make one looked aged. Hence wrinkles are not only result of age but also result of kind of environment one lives in. Happy and satisfied life could be the key to look younger forever.

Bahaman Guyuron of University Hospitals Case Medical Center and collogues studied data collected from 186 pairs of identical twins as these pairs are genetically programmed to age exactly the same.

TV, video games increase depression risk, US study finds

TV, video games increase depression risk, US study finds San Francisco  - Teenagers who watch a lot of television or spend long hours playing video games run a higher risk for depression as adults, according to a US study published this week in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

In the study, which began in 1995, 4,100 adolescents were asked about their television viewing habits and use of other electronic media such as video games. None of the participants had symptoms of depression when the study began.

Beach holidays could raise future skin cancer risk in kids

Beach holidays could raise future skin cancer risk in kids Washington, Feb 3 : A beach vacation may turn out to be hazardous for your kids, for a new study has found that sunny holidays can make children vulnerable to future skin cancer risk.

The study, led by Lori Crane, Ph. D., M. P. H., chair of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, found that vacationing at the shore led to a 5 percent increase in nevi (more commonly called "moles") among 7-year-old children.

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