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Magic Bullet Nanomedicine for Acute...
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Rotavac Vaccine Offers Low-Cost Rot...
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GSK and Save The Children in Africa...
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Read More....Diabetes Treatments Linked to Pancreatic Damage
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 26/03/2013 - 09:30:00
Incretin therapy enlarged and upped the cell count of diabetic patients' pancreata, researchers say, while the US FDA explores if the same drugs can cause pancreatic cancer
Read more....Survey Finds 97% of Doctors Prescribe Placebos
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 22/03/2013 - 06:30:00
A survey has found that Doctors prescribe at least one of their patients with placebo drugs. Of those questioned, 97% percent have recommend pills consisting of sugar that have no discernible effect
Read more....Child Anthrax Vaccine Testing Report Stirs Critics
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 20/03/2013 - 09:40:00
Child anthax vaccine testing is already a controversial issue: now, a new report, backing its introduction so long as there's solid risk knowledge in place, has further fanned the flames
Read more....FDA Med Prep Drug Mould Recall
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 19/03/2013 - 08:55:00
FDA issues nationwide drug recall after mould samples are found in five drugs packages supplied by New Jersey-based compounding pharmacy Med Prep Consulting
Read more....Manuka Honey Drug Resistance Breakthrough
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 18/03/2013 - 09:45:00
Medical-grade manuka honey has shown under trial conditions that it can stop MRSA and other superbugs from becoming drug-resistant, Australian researchers report
Read more....Pharmaceutical Companies Back Interpol Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 12/03/2013 - 05:45:00
Interpol receives backing from pharmaceutical companies for their fight against the growing trade in counterfeit prescription drugs.
Read more....Aspirin May Reduce Skin Cancer Risk in Women
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 11/03/2013 - 10:20:00
Research has found that taking aspirin can reduce a woman's risk of melanoma by almost a third. Protection is increased the longer the drug is taken.
Read more....Potential HIV Cure Developed in America
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 04/03/2013 - 08:35:00
A baby girl, born in America with HIV, has been 'cured' of the condition according to doctors. The child has been treatment free for 12 months with no symptoms of the infection.
Read more....Lung Chip Offers Animal Drug Testing Alternative
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 28/02/2013 - 09:25:00
Lung-on-a-chip technology faithfully replicates human lungs' physical and biological functions. Its developers think it could partly replace animal drug testing procedures
Read more....Painful Intercourse Relief Drug Osphena Approved
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 27/02/2013 - 10:40:00
Pain relief is now available for the postmenopausal condition dyspareunia, after the US FDA approved a Japanese drug called Osphena that can treat it
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