Drydocks held responsible for man’s death due to asbestos exposure 
The government was yesterday held responsible for the damages sustained by the family of a Drydocks worker who had died as a result of asbestos poisoning.
Source: www.timesofmalta.com

Pro-vitamin E Shown To Be Active Against Breast Cancer Cells 
A precursor of vitamin E has been shown to be effective against breast cancer cell lines which over-express human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2).
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

CuraGen And TopoTarget Announce Presentation Of Updated PXD101 Phase II Multiple Myeloma Results At ASH 
CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN) and TopoTarget A/S announced today updated Phase II MM results on PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, were presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, December 10 to 13, 2006. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

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AI, Indian merger referred to secys panel The Group of Ministers looking into the merger of Air India and Indian has referred the issue to a committee of secretaries to study the various issues concerned with the merger process. The committee, which is to be headed by the Cabinet …
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ICICI Bank hikes lending, deposit rates After the recent hike in cash reserve ratio, ICICI Bank is the first to kick off a hike in lending rates by almost 50 basis points. The benchmark advance rate has been revised to 13.75 per cent per annum payable monthly against the present rate …
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Tata Power to make Defence products Tata Power has received seven licences from the Government for manufacturing electronic systems and products for defence services. According to the company, the licences would enable Tata Power to be the prime contractor to the Ministry of …
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