Archive for September, 2006

September 4, 2006: 7:45 am: 4NaturalHealingPharmacy


China’s large-scale pharmaceutical producers have been establishing strategic alliances since 2005 with pharmaceutical trading firms to prevent a further decrease in company profits caused by chaotic competition among the country’s numerous pharmaceutical trading firms.
Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

Anil Ambani has big retail plans 
Not wanting to be deprived of a slice of the retail pie, Anil Ambani is working on a blueprint for the sector. Retail industry analysts as well as realty sector sources have confirmed that the younger Ambani is looking at his group entering the retail space.
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

School of Pharmacy nears accreditation 
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy is on its way to its goal of achieving accreditation. The school recently reached the milestone of receiving candidate status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Source: www.goedwardsville.com

Big Pharma Bankrupting US Health Care System 
Big Pharma is bankrupting the nation’s health care system by convincing prescribing doctors to over-medicate patients with expensive psychiatric drugs and then send the bills to government programs like Medicaid and Medicare.
Source: www.scoop.co.nz

Miss-Lou lacks 24-hour pharmacy 
NATCHEZ With a second Walgreens Drug Store on the horizon, Natchez certainly has its share of pharmacies. But even among the more than dozen Natchez pharmacies already in the phone book, none of them are open 24-hours a day.
Source: www.natchezdemocrat.com

What is open and closed today, Monday 
Here’s what’s open and what’s closed today and Monday for the Labor Day holiday. * In-store banks that are normally open on Sunday will be open today.
Source: www.poststar.com

: 5:45 am: 4NaturalHealingAntioxidant


In a large epidemiological study, researchers found that people who drank three or more servings of fruit and vegetable juices per week had a 76 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who drank juice less than once per week. The study by Qi Dai, M.D., Ph.D. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Getting the best out of your food 
Why a glass of orange juice with your spinach may boost your diet.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Coffee a health drink? Better take a closer look 
Q. Recently I’ve been surprised to hear that drinking coffee may actually be good for me. Could this possibly be true?
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com

UK Biobank Gets Go-Ahead For Massive Medical Project To Improve Prevention, Diagnosis And … 
The multimillion pound medical project to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases that kill, disable or cause widespread misery (such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, mental illness, joint disease and other debilitating conditions) — announced (August 22) it has received the go-ahead to roll out its program nationwide. Recruitment of half a
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Just Breathe: Ozone Forecaster Unveiled, Available Via Web 
People with asthma or other respiratory problems can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to University of Houston professors who unveiled a forecasting system providing air quality data on ozone conditions. With the intent to increase public awareness and help Texas manage air quality issues, the UH Institute for Multi-dimensional Air Quality Studies has been operating an air quality forecasting
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Good things in small packages 
Just as a matador prefers his bull, the wilder the better can also describe the nutritional benefits of blueberries. Low-bush, wild blueberries have been touted by researchers as having higher antioxidant strength than cultivated blueberries.
Source: www.thetelegram.com

Antioxidant-rich cider under the microscope 
8/28/2006 - British researchers are starting a small trial to investigate if the antioxidant benefits of apples are passed on to cider drinkers, and could possibly lead to functional ciders.
Source: www.nutraingredients-usa.com

Decrease In Progression Of Prostate Cancer With Plant-based Diet And Stress Reduction 
One out of six American men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their life, and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. New research from the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego suggests that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training,
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

GC Chemie Pharmie launches three nutraceutical ingredients 
GC Chemie Pharmie Ltd, a Rs 160 crore marketing company in the pharma segment, is entering into nutraceuticals in a big way. The company has just introduced three new nutraceutical ingredients viz., pycnogenol, lactium and neopuntia in the Indian market.
Source: www.pharmabiz.com

September 2, 2006: 3:30 pm: 4NaturalHealingDiabetic


Ottawa Sun,  Canada - Aug 28, 2006By CP. STONEY CREEK — The family of an 87-year-old diabetic great-grandmother says she is the latest victim of new, tighter security regulations at airports. …
Source: ottsun.canoe.ca

Lapus and the state sector s diabetic
ABS CBN News, Philippines - Aug 7, 2006… It must be an extraordinary sense to avoid what he has to be avoided and the uncanny sense to prepare for almost-daily diabetic attacks. …
Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Eli Lilly says FDA requests further data for diabetic eye disease …
Hemscott, UK - Aug 18, 2006… Aug (AFX) - Eli Lilly and Company said it has received an approvable letter from the US Food and Drug Administration for its oral diabetic eye disease drug …
Source: www.hemscott.com

Diabetic youth face higher risk of kidney diseases & premature …
Earthtimes.org - Jul 31, 2006The findings were made in a research involving 1,865 diabetic American Indians and represented a significant risk from obesity-related diseases for US youth. …
Source: www.earthtimes.org

Missing Diabetic Teen Shows Up Alert, Hungry
NBC 17.com, NC - Aug 28, 2006Francesca Latisha Melvin, who is a severe diabetic and needs insulin shots and pills, was found Monday after she had wandered from her church, the Little #&38 …
Source: www.nbc17.com