Traditional Medicine System Set for Revival in India
… regulate and increase the quality of traditional Indian medicine so they can be sold on an estimated $100 billion global alternative medicine market.
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Month: November 2014
Column: Girl's life outweighs native rights
The decision, which doesn't rule on whether traditional or alternative medicine works but on the mother's right to choose an aboriginal option, begs the …
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UTHealth Researchers to Study Probiotic's Effect on Deadly Pre-Term Infant Condition
The grant is funded by the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health (1R01AT007083-01A1).
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Can patients receive refund for alternative medical treatment abroad?
Austrian social security law is rather restrictive when it comes to refunding the costs of alternative medical treatments. Although the plaintiff was …
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Poll: Hispanics more positive on long-term care
Ranbaxy sues FDA over revoking approvals for Nexium, Valcyte copies
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for revoking approvals granted to the Indian firm to launch copies of two drugs including AstraZeneca Plc’s heartburn pill Nexium, court documents showed. The FDA told Ranbaxy this month that it believed its decisions to grant the company tentative approvals for copies of Nexium and Roche AG’s antiviral Valcyte were “in error”, after it found that Ranbaxy’s plants at the time were not compliant with the FDA’s manufacturing quality standards. …
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VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets Participate in Exercise Max Thunder in Korea
The purpose of exercise Max Thunder is to enhance combat readiness of the U.S. and ROK air forces and supporting forces through combined and …
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Reggae icon Bob Marley’s family to lend name to cannabis brand
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – The family of Reggae icon Bob Marley and a Seattle-based private equity firm on Tuesday said they are launching the first global cannabis brand with marijuana products sold under a name long tied to a plant he lovingly called "the herb". The brand, dubbed Marley Natural, marks the first time the family's name would adorn packages of cannabis products ranging from strains similar to those Bob might have smoked in his homeland Jamaica to concentrates, oils and infused lotions sold in countries and U.S. …
FDA puts partial hold on CytRx cancer drug trials
(Reuters) – CytRx Corp said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a hold on enrolling new patients in clinical trials of its experimental cancer drug after a patient died, sending the company’s shares down 11 percent in premarket trading. The patient received the drug, aldoxorubicin, under the company’s expanded access program that makes promising drugs and devices available to patients with serious diseases who do not qualify for the trials. Patients already enrolled in the trials, currently in mid stage, will continue receiving the treatment, CytRx said. …
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AstraZeneca trumpets solo strength in cancer drugs post Pfizer struggle
By Ben Hirschler and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca touted an "industry-leading" line-up of hot new cancer drugs at an investor day on Tuesday, aiming to show it has a strong independent future after seeing off a $118 billion bid from Pfizer in May. The company also brought forward the filing date for a new lung cancer pill, and said it could win between eight and 10 new approvals in 2015-2016 for drugs dealing with a wide range of diseases. …
Neurologist Recommends MS Approach Based on Alternative Medicine
The book “Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide to Integrating Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine,” which was published this …
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Nitin Gokhale on India-China Joint Military Exercise
India and China began their joint “Hand-in-Hand” army exercise with focus on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism tactics, weeks after a stand-off …
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