Policies & Regulations
•  China Reforms its Medical Insurance Scheme
•  Punjab Government to Aid Ailing Agro-Industry

Major Event
•  Maharashtra to Embark on US$158 Million Health Systems Project
•  Israel Dairy Board Displays Hi-Tech Dairy Unit at Indian Trade Fair
•  SGH¡¯s One-Stop Urology Center

Research News
•  Genetic Studies Yield Cholesterol Drug
•  Hormone Disrupter -- Bisphenol A Can Enter the Human Brain
•  Phytoremediation to Curb Mercury Contamination
•  Competition Hots Up to Develop New Therapy for Heart Disease
•  Study Shows 6 in 10 People Don¡¯t Know They Have Glaucoma
•  The Success of Transgenic Plants in China

Company News
•  PowderJect¡¯s First Successful Hepatitis B DNA Vaccine
•  Wine Companies Doing Well in China
•  Pfizer Upbeat about Future Growth

General Information & Statistics
•  JRD Tata Ecotechnology Centre Works Toward Alleviating Poverty and Conserving Natural Resources
•  Russia to Increase Pharmaceutical Imports from India
•  Chinas Exports Fall
•  Red Bean Exports in China Continue to Rise

News In Brief
•  Regulation for GMOs in Japan
•  New Biosensor to Detect Herbicides in Soil
•  India to Set Up a National Crop Forecasting Center

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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