The US government approved a novel anti-AIDS pill on Friday, offering a new option for hard-to-treat patients.
Manufacturer Merck & Co. said Isentress should be on pharmacy shelves within two weeks.
The AIDS virus uses three different enzymes to reproduce and infect cells. Numerous drugs are available that target two of those enzymes, called protease and reverse transcriptase.
Isentress is the first in a new class of medicines that blocks the third enzyme, called integrase. Added to "cocktails" of other HIV medicines, the drug can lower the amount of HIV in the blood and help infection-fighting immune cells rebound.
HIV mutates rapidly to resist various treatments, and the Food and Drug Administration approved use of Isentress in patients over age 16 whose blood tests show they are resistant to common older medications.
Side effects include diarrhea, nausea, headache and itching.
Patients take Isentress, also known as raltegravir, twice a day. A Merck spokeswoman said the drug would cost $27 a day, or $9,855 a year _ in the range of other competitors.
It is the second novel HIV drug to win FDA approval in two months. Pfizer Inc.'s Selzentry works by yet another method, blocking a passage that HIV often uses to enter white blood cells.
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Friday, September 07, 2007
Lead India..letter from Times of India
Dear 'Doctors For You' Volunteer,
Sub: Doctors For You-TOI partnership for Lead India
It is my privilege, on behalf of The Times of India, to seek your participation in Lead India, the biggest search for India’s future leaders. Doctors For You has joined hands with The Times of India in this unique movement to positively impact this country’s political landscape.
Lead India seeks concerned and action-oriented people like you to nominate the best names for India’s next generation of leaders. If you have it in you, please come forward and rise. Spread over three phases, Lead India is seeking nominations in the first phase that ends on Sep 7, 2007. All entries will be screened to arrive at city-wise representatives. Eight candidates will be short-listed from each city, in the second phase, followed by the final national round to elect the Lead India winner.
The process of selection will entail a 360-degree evaluation of candidates on political leadership – like the ability to conceive goals for the nation, a sense of social responsibility, the capability to translate the vision for the nation into specific, pragmatic action points, the ability to rally people around ideas, the ability to execute, and resilience. The public at large, and an eminent jury, will judge each candidate’s performance.
What awaits the eventual Leader will be a handsome corpus of Rs 50 lakh for funding a public project of his choice and an entry into the Leadership Development Programme at the John F Kennedy School of Political Leadership. This is besides the once-in-a-lifetime chance to short-circuit the arduous political route and be pitched right in the arena.
To find out more about Lead India, please visit www.lead.timesofindia.com. You can also browse through related Times news stories and interactive features at the website.
Sub: Doctors For You-TOI partnership for Lead India
It is my privilege, on behalf of The Times of India, to seek your participation in Lead India, the biggest search for India’s future leaders. Doctors For You has joined hands with The Times of India in this unique movement to positively impact this country’s political landscape.
Lead India seeks concerned and action-oriented people like you to nominate the best names for India’s next generation of leaders. If you have it in you, please come forward and rise. Spread over three phases, Lead India is seeking nominations in the first phase that ends on Sep 7, 2007. All entries will be screened to arrive at city-wise representatives. Eight candidates will be short-listed from each city, in the second phase, followed by the final national round to elect the Lead India winner.
The process of selection will entail a 360-degree evaluation of candidates on political leadership – like the ability to conceive goals for the nation, a sense of social responsibility, the capability to translate the vision for the nation into specific, pragmatic action points, the ability to rally people around ideas, the ability to execute, and resilience. The public at large, and an eminent jury, will judge each candidate’s performance.
What awaits the eventual Leader will be a handsome corpus of Rs 50 lakh for funding a public project of his choice and an entry into the Leadership Development Programme at the John F Kennedy School of Political Leadership. This is besides the once-in-a-lifetime chance to short-circuit the arduous political route and be pitched right in the arena.
To find out more about Lead India, please visit www.lead.timesofindia.com. You can also browse through related Times news stories and interactive features at the website.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Top Medical Colleges (MBBS) in India
1)AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi 2) CMC - Christian Medical College,Vellore 3)AFMC -Armed Forces Medical College,Pune 4)JIPMER, Pondicherry
5)Seth G.S. Medical College,Mumbai 6)Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi 7)Grants Medical College Mumbai 8)St John’s,Bangalore 9)Kasturba Medical College Manipal
10)B.J. Medical College Pune 11)King George’s Medical College,Lucknow 12)Calcutta Medical College,Calcutta 13)Bangalore Medical College,Bangalore 14Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad 15)Christian Medical College,Ludhiana 16)Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad 17)Madras Medical College Chennai 18)Institute of Medical Science, BHU,Varanasi 19)B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad 20)Government Medical College,Nagpur 21)Government Medical College,Mysore 22)Sri Ramachandra Medical College,Chennai
23)Stanley Medical College, Chennai 24)L.T.M. Medical College Mumbai 25)Lady Hardings,Delhi .
(Source): As per Outlook July 17, 2006 issue. The Survey was carried out taking into consideration - Intellectual Capital, Infrastructure and facilities, pedagogic systems and processes, and placements. This survey was for for Undergraduate MBBS Programs.
5)Seth G.S. Medical College,Mumbai 6)Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi 7)Grants Medical College Mumbai 8)St John’s,Bangalore 9)Kasturba Medical College Manipal
10)B.J. Medical College Pune 11)King George’s Medical College,Lucknow 12)Calcutta Medical College,Calcutta 13)Bangalore Medical College,Bangalore 14Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad 15)Christian Medical College,Ludhiana 16)Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad 17)Madras Medical College Chennai 18)Institute of Medical Science, BHU,Varanasi 19)B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad 20)Government Medical College,Nagpur 21)Government Medical College,Mysore 22)Sri Ramachandra Medical College,Chennai
23)Stanley Medical College, Chennai 24)L.T.M. Medical College Mumbai 25)Lady Hardings,Delhi .
(Source): As per Outlook July 17, 2006 issue. The Survey was carried out taking into consideration - Intellectual Capital, Infrastructure and facilities, pedagogic systems and processes, and placements. This survey was for for Undergraduate MBBS Programs.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Result of ASSO-CET-2007 and MHT-CET-2007
As ASSO-CET-2007 and MHT-CET-2007 exams for admissions to Medical colleges(MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS/B.Pharm) in Maharashtra are over,students must be busy in finding Model answers to Multiple Choices Questions(MCQ'S) asked in those exams.
The result of ASSO-CET-2007 and MHT-CET-2007 is expected to be declared on 15th June 2007.Till then keep your fingers crossed.
You will updates regarding the results on this site.
The result of ASSO-CET-2007 and MHT-CET-2007 is expected to be declared on 15th June 2007.Till then keep your fingers crossed.
You will updates regarding the results on this site.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Pune Doctors pledge eyes!
Although there is a need for an estimated two lakh corneas annually to restore vision of the corneal blind, barely 24,000 corneas are collected through eye donation in the country.
In an exemplary initiative to address this shortfall, 90 doctors from Pune have now pledged their eyes after death.
The doctors have also decided to strengthen the eye donation campaign in Pune by encouraging patients to pledge their eyes and by guiding them.
In an exemplary initiative to address this shortfall, 90 doctors from Pune have now pledged their eyes after death.
The doctors have also decided to strengthen the eye donation campaign in Pune by encouraging patients to pledge their eyes and by guiding them.
Friday, April 06, 2007
ASSO-CET-2007
Common Entrance Test (Asso-CET-2007) will be held on Sunday 6th May 2007 for the academic year 2007-2008 for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BPTh, BOTh & BSc-Nursing courses.
Application forms and information brochure for Asso CET-2007 for admission to 1st year MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BPTh, BOTh and BSc-Nursing courses will be available at all the Private Medical and Dental Colleges and other notified centers given below from 12th March 2007 to 12th April 2007 on payment of Rs. 500/- by DD. Application forms will also be available from AMUPMDC office by post with an additional DD of Rs. 100/- for postal charges. Application Forms will also be available from selected centres of Punjab National Bank on Paymant of Rs 500/- in Cash. The Fee for Examination is Rs. 1,500/- payable by DD. All DD's are to be drawn in favour of "AMUPMDC" and payable at Mumbai.
All the health Science Colleges are affiliated to Maharastra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. All the Medical Colleges are approved by Medical Council of India, Dental Colleges by Dental Council of India and other Helth Science Colleges by their respective Central Councils.
Examination Center: Asso CET-2007 will be conducted at 18 centres in Maharashtra (viz. Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Latur, Akola, Nanded, Amravati and Nagpur), 7 Centres outside Maharashtra state (viz. Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Hyderabad).
The rights to increase or delete Examination Centres rest with the Competent Authority.
Eligiblity Criteria: (1) Candidate must be born on or before 1st Jan. 1991, (2) Candidate must have passed HSC (10+2 or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English, (3) Candidates appearing for HSC (10+2)/equivalent examination in March 2007 are also eligible to appear for Asso CET-2007, however, the candidate must fulfill the eligibility conditions.
Important Dates
Availability of forms : 12/03/2007 – 12/04/2007
Last Date of forms submission : 12/04/2007
Date of Asso CET-2007 : Sunday 15/05/2007
Examination Pattern: ¨Asso-CET-2007 will consist of 200 MCQs comprising of Physics (50), Chemistry(50) and Biology (100)
Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark No negative marking.The medium of examination will be English.
Application forms and information brochure for Asso CET-2007 for admission to 1st year MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BPTh, BOTh and BSc-Nursing courses will be available at all the Private Medical and Dental Colleges and other notified centers given below from 12th March 2007 to 12th April 2007 on payment of Rs. 500/- by DD. Application forms will also be available from AMUPMDC office by post with an additional DD of Rs. 100/- for postal charges. Application Forms will also be available from selected centres of Punjab National Bank on Paymant of Rs 500/- in Cash. The Fee for Examination is Rs. 1,500/- payable by DD. All DD's are to be drawn in favour of "AMUPMDC" and payable at Mumbai.
All the health Science Colleges are affiliated to Maharastra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. All the Medical Colleges are approved by Medical Council of India, Dental Colleges by Dental Council of India and other Helth Science Colleges by their respective Central Councils.
Examination Center: Asso CET-2007 will be conducted at 18 centres in Maharashtra (viz. Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Latur, Akola, Nanded, Amravati and Nagpur), 7 Centres outside Maharashtra state (viz. Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Hyderabad).
The rights to increase or delete Examination Centres rest with the Competent Authority.
Eligiblity Criteria: (1) Candidate must be born on or before 1st Jan. 1991, (2) Candidate must have passed HSC (10+2 or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English, (3) Candidates appearing for HSC (10+2)/equivalent examination in March 2007 are also eligible to appear for Asso CET-2007, however, the candidate must fulfill the eligibility conditions.
Important Dates
Availability of forms : 12/03/2007 – 12/04/2007
Last Date of forms submission : 12/04/2007
Date of Asso CET-2007 : Sunday 15/05/2007
Examination Pattern: ¨Asso-CET-2007 will consist of 200 MCQs comprising of Physics (50), Chemistry(50) and Biology (100)
Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark No negative marking.The medium of examination will be English.
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