Category: Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals company Pfizer ends search for Alzheimer cure
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has ended its hunt for a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease. The news come after the company lost millions on failed drug trials. The multi-billion dollar company will reportedly lay off about 300 staff globally and turn its […]
Philippines fines Sanofi, stops sale of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia
The Philippines has suspended clearance for Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia and fined the French drugmaker a symbolic US$2,000 citing violations on product registration and marketing, the health secretary said recently. Concerns over the dengue immunisation of nearly 734,000 children aged […]
Taking calcium pills may not lower fracture risk
A research review has found that older adults who take vitamin D and calcium supplements are no less likely to break their hips or other bones than peers who don’t use these supplements. Researchers examined data from 33 previous trials […]
Eye injection Aflibercept proves effective in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV), common in Asia Pacific
Pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer recently announced that its anti-VEGF treatment aflibercept solution for injection into the eye is effective as monotherapy in patients who have Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV). PCV is a subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration […]
200 drugs in race to beat cancer
The race to develop new immunotherapy treatments against cancer has sparked an unprecedented explosion in the oncology drug pipeline, with more than 2,000 immune system-boosting agents now in development. The result is a scramble for patients to enrol in clinical […]
Top natural antihistamines
Histamine is a protein that causes all of the symptoms you associate with allergies — the sneezing and cold-like symptoms you despise. Antihistamines block histamine activity, seeking to stop the allergic reaction. The following are 3 natural antihistamines: 1. Vitamin […]
Three in ten adults with type 2 diabetes resist insulin therapy
Three in ten adults with type 2 diabetes resist the much-needed insulin therapy, a study has found. On average, these patients delay insulin for about two years, researchers report in Diabetic Medicine. “This matters to patients because insulin therapy is […]
New drugs specifically designed to treat migraine currently in the pipeline
Migraine is listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the third most prevalent illness in the world, behind only tooth decay and tension-type headaches. It affects over 38 million Americans, including approximately 28 million women, who are afflicted at […]
WHO calls on SEA nations to cooperate to make drugs, treatment accessible
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Southeast Asian countries to work together to make medical treatment and drugs more affordable for the citizens. The countries were asked to take bold action ensuring citizens access to safe efficacious, quality […]
Novartis makes history with US approval of first “living drug” cancer therapy
Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis made history as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its tailor-made “living drug” therapy against cancer. Dubbed “CAR-T”, the treatment is the first to redesign a patient’s own immune system so it attacks […]
