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Epilepsy drugs may increase birth defect risk

November 30, 2016 Srijitabirth, defect, drugs, epilepsy, Increase, May, Risk

Exposure to certain anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy may put women at higher risk of having a child with a malformation, or birth defect, says a study. The study based on systematic review of 50 published studies found that exposure in the womb to the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate was associated with a 10 per cent chance of the child having a significant birth defect and this rose as the dose of the drug increased. The types of birth defect that were increased were skeletal and limb defects, cardiac defects,…

Pain drugs in pregnancy tied to behavior issues in kids

August 17, 2016 Srijitabehavior, drugs, In, Issues, Kids, Pain, Pregnancy?, tied, to

When the kids were 5 years old, more than 80 percent of the women and their partners used acetaminophen. Women who take the common pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with behavior problems than those who don’t use the drug, a British study suggests. Researchers analyzed survey data from about 7,800 mothers and found more than half of them took acetaminophen at some point during pregnancy. Overall, about 5 percent of their children had behavior problems by age 7. The odds of hyperactivity, conduct…

‘Less than 20% succeed in managing diabetes despite availability of drugs’

July 14, 2016 Srijita20, availability, despite, Diabetes, drugs, In, Less, managing, of, succeed, Than

Less than 20% of diabetes patients in India are able to maintain a desired blood sugar profile, cholesterol and blood pressure, despite availability of medicines for all three disorders, findings of a comprehensive scientific study evaluating diabetes management shows. Highlighting the need for improvement in care delivery at clinical level, the study pegs India’s diabetes population at 70 million the second highest worldwide after China. Globally, 415 million people are suffering from diabetes, of which 75% are living in low and middle income countries. The trials, led by researchers from…

Practitioners are looking for requirements for Ayurveda drugs

June 14, 2016 SrijitaAre, Ayurveda:, drugs, for, looking, Practitioners, requirements

Ayurveda practitioners from throughout the u . s . assembled to sought requirements for Ayurvedic medicines to popularize Ayurveda and create greater consciousness amongst humans about its fitness advantages. in addition they sought from the Centre huge hike in investment for Ayurveda for research work and developing fitness infrastructure across the us of a. “standards for Ayurveda medicines ought to be fashioned so that it will create recognition among humans approximately its health benefits,” All India Ayurveda Congress President Devender Triguna said. recently, All India Ayurveda Congress has held its…

government To broaden 6 Bulk drugs, medical gadgets Parks

June 6, 2016 Srijita6, broaden, Bulk, drugs, gadgets, Government, medical, Parks, to

New Delhi: To lessen import dependence, the authorities has determined to establish six bulk drug and scientific gadgets parks, so that you can entail a blended investment of Rs 60,000 crore. “The government has decided to establish three bulk tablets and three medical gadgets parks across the us of a. those parks will require an funding of about Rs 60,000 crore,” Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar informed PTI. As according to various estimates, as soon as those parks come to be operational, they could deliver down the fee of manufacturing of…