Under its UNITAID-funded projects, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) has named Matrix Laboratories Limited as the primary supplier of five antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs, which are used in the secondline treatment plans.

Moreover, the India-based unit of Mylan has also been selected as the main supplier of seven anti-retrovirals (ARVs) used for pediatric treatment.

Matrix's second-line products chosen for the 2009 UNITAID-CHAI projects comprise heat-stable Lopinavir/Ritonarvir.

Washington, April 22 : A new research has determined that increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole.

The research, done by scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and NASA, indicates that while there has been a dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice, Antarctic sea ice has increased by a small amount as a result of the ozone hole delaying the impact of greenhouse gas increases on the climate of the continent.

Washington, Apr 22 : Exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of Parkinson''s disease, say researchers.

Researchers from University of California, Los Angeles have found that fungicide maneb and herbicide paraquat can have detrimental effects on humans.

In a new epidemiological study of Central Valley residents who have been diagnosed with Parkinson''s disease, researchers found that years of exposure to the combination of these two pesticides increased the risk of Parkinson''s by 75 percent.

New York, April 22 : Michelle Rodriguez reportedly turned one wild bridesmaid at the four-day wedding of her best friend and manager.

The “Fast and the Furious” actress was said to have thrust fully clothed guests into the pool at the welcome dinner hosted by pal Giancarlo Chersich at the Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic.

The next night at the bachelorette party, she allegedly screamed that the stripper was "fat and had a small [bleep]," reports the New York Post.

Washington, April 22 : Farrah Fawcett''s doctor has trashed claims made by her son that her cancer problems had reduced her to a skeletal weight and said she was instead a “reasonable” 101 pounds.

Lawrence Piro said he had weighed the actress a week ago and found "she was 101 pounds," which he tags "a reasonable weight" at her condition.

Washington, Apr 22 : Scientists have found that our greatest allies in the fight against malaria may be the mosquitoes themselves.

The researchers found that mosquitoes have immune systems that actually kill 80 to 90 percent of the malaria parasites that enter the insect''s bodies.

The discovery is part of an international effort to create a new generation of malaria treatments.