Pharmaceutical International News Archives - July 2012
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'Flab Jab' to Undergo Human Trials
Posted by Ben Morgan - Pharamaceutical International Reporter on 06:00:00
Scientists have developed a vaccine that can combat obesity. The vaccine has proven successful in animal trials and will soon be tested on h...
Silk-Based Drug Storage Breakthrough
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 08:15:00
US researchers have come up with a way of keeping certain antibiotics and vaccines stable in hot conditions through using a silk-based stabi...
Some WHO-Approved Malaria Drugs Ineffective
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 09:30:00
Up to 8 per cent of WHO-approved malaria drugs do not contain the right amount of medication and may be responsible for driving up malaria r...
Stem Cell-Based Arthritis Treatment Trial
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 06:20:00
Australian researchers are working on a stem cell extraction technique that could soon produce a viable new osteoarthritis drug treatment
Week 3 - July 2012
Metformin May Be Key New Prostate Cancer Drug
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 09:50:00
A low-cost diabetes drug could be a key treatment for patients with prostate cancer, researchers have said
FDA Approves Truvada as HIV Preventative Drug
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 10:40:00
US Food and Drug Administration gives historic approval to Truvada - the last step needed to confirm the drug can be used as an HIV preventa...
Stroke Treatment Drug Lowers Brain Damage Levels
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 09:40:00
A team of US researchers has produced a stroke treatment drug that's already been successfully tested on rodents - human trials now await
Statin and Blood Pressure Drug Polypill Excels
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 10:25:00
Polypill blending blood pressure treatments with cholesterol-lowering statin might have potential to stop thousands of strokes and heart att...
3D Rhinovirus Models Could Lead to New Cold Drugs
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 09:40:00
The University of Melbourne's new 3D cold virus computer models could be the foundations of a new generation of treatment drugs