JNTU CE 4-2 BASM Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics by Gopal Ranjan & ASR Rao, New Age International Pvt. Ltd, (2004)

Published on Sep 23 2010 // Civil, E-Books
JNTU CE 4-2 BASM Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics by Gopal Ranjan & ASR Rao, New Age International Pvt. Ltd, (2004)
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY JNTU CIVIL ENGINEERING  IV YEAR B.TECH. C.E. I-SEM GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – II UNIT – I SOIL EXPLORATION: Need – Methods of soil exploration – Boring and Sampling methods – Field tests – Penetration Tests – Plate load test – Pressure meter...

Premature death likely for sleeping pill users

Published on Sep 11 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Premature death likely for sleeping pill users
Sleeping pill users should worry about long term effects they are going to face. According to new study conducted by Laval University, Canada, researchers they are third more likely to die prematurely than those who do not. The figure takes into account factors that can affect longevity, from social...

Preclinical Drug Development, Second Edition by Mark C.Rogge & David R.Taft

Published on Sep 11 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Preclinical Drug Development, Second Edition by Mark C.Rogge & David R.Taft
This 2nd Edition of PDD is one the best bestsellers that one can get online for regulatory aspects of preclinical formulation and routes of administration. Importantly, this book covers A – Z’s of the latest pharmaceutical industry trends and compliance guidelines. Which are essential for every...

Keep brain sharp with starvation

Published on Sep 11 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Keep brain sharp with starvation
I got shocked first after reading this article online. This increased my curiosity of getting to know more about it. As a result the following article shoots out in btechzone Stay hungry and sleep-deprived to stay sharp – that seems to be the idea, at least as far as fruit flies are concerned. New...

Mystery behind biological clock may have solved!

Published on Sep 11 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Mystery behind biological clock may have solved!
University of Pennsylvania biologists may have solved the mystery behind the continuously ticking human biological clock. Richard Schultz and Michael Lampson showed that this basic fact of reproductive life is most likely caused by weakened chromosome cohesion. It causes an increase in aneuploidy, the...

Heart patient? Take a fish oil capsule

Published on Sep 11 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Heart patient? Take a fish oil capsule
A recent review conducted by “European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine” states that fish oil capsules can save upto thousands of lives a year by decreasing mortality rate caused by heart problems. According to review, omega-3 supplements prevented the deaths of almost one in ten patients with...

Garlic breath! Take away with glass of milk.

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Garlic breath! Take away with glass of milk.
Scientists say the best way to combat garlic’s lingering odour is to have a glass of milk. Drinking milk was found to reduce garlic breath when even brushing your teeth doesn’t work. In tests with raw and cooked cloves, milk was shown to “significantly reduce” concentrations...

Pharmaceutical Data Mining: Approaches and Applications for Drug Discovery

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Data Mining: Approaches and Applications for Drug Discovery
Leading experts illustrate how sophisticated computational data mining techniques can impact contemporary drug discovery and development In the era of post-genomic drug development, extracting and applying knowledge from chemical, biological, and clinical data is one of the greatest challenges facing...

The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 6th Edition

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 6th Edition
The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine is a standard reference for all those working in pharmaceutical medicine and the recognised text for the UK Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine Diploma. This is a comprehensive volume covering the processes by which medicines are developed, tested and approved....

Hypertension Drug Tekamlo (Aliskiren And Amlodipine) Approved By FDA

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Hypertension Drug Tekamlo (Aliskiren And Amlodipine) Approved By FDA
Novartis’ single pill combination of aliskiren and amlopidine – Tekamlo – has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hypertension. Data revealed that Tekamlo significantly reduced blood pressure compared to amlodipine or aliskiren (Tekturna) alone....

New Centre Will Develop New Drugs For Diseases

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
New Centre Will Develop New Drugs For Diseases
New treatments for some of our most common diseases and conditions could be on the horizon with the launch of a new drug discovery venture in Aberdeen. The University of Aberdeen will next month officially open its new Kosterlitz Centre for Therapeutics which will take the findings of researchers and...

Gene Responsible For Men’s Heart Attack, Found!

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Gene Responsible For Men’s Heart Attack, Found!
SCIENTISTS have found a genetic explanation for why men are more likely than women to suffer heart attacks and strokes. Significant genetic variations called l-haplogroup make them 55 per cent more likely to develop coronary disease Researchers said it was too early to tell whether the gene has a greater...

Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets, Vol. 2 (Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms-Tablets) 2nd Edition

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets, Vol. 2 (Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms-Tablets) 2nd Edition
This textbook mainly focuses on the rational design, and formulation of a tablet and includes chapters with practical illustrations and formulation examples. Features: discusses how to design a drug system that maximizes the therapeutic potential of the drug substance and facilitates its access to...

Vegetarian diet can help keep toxins away

Published on Sep 08 2010 // E-Books, Pharmacy
Vegetarian diet can help keep toxins away
Sticking to vegetables for five days a week can significantly reduce the body’s amount of antibiotics and phthalates – a common chemical added to plastics – says a new research. To come up with the conclusion, researchers in Korea quizzed participants to stay at a Buddhist temple for five days,...