Category: Pharmaceuticals
Anti-malaria drug may be used to treat asthma, say researchers
SINGAPORE: A drug commonly used to treat malaria is showing promising signs that it could also be used to help control asthma more safely and effectively than other treatments available on the market, a scientist from the National University of […]
Supplement pill made from squid found to improve brain and heart function
Researchers have found that a new supplement made from squid, called Bioglan Calamari Gold pill, was better than cod liver capsules as it contained five times more Omega-3 and could lead to improved brain and heart function. The product would […]
Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain, study finds
Paracetamol, a painkiller universally recommended to treat people with acute low back pain, does not speed recovery or reduce pain from the condition, according to the results of a large trial published on Thursday. A study published in The Lancet […]
New drug regimen speeds TB treatment
An experimental cocktail of three drugs can dramatically shorten the time it takes to treat patients infected with TB strains that are hard to cure with conventional antibiotics, according to research presented today at the world AIDS forum. Dubbed the […]
Indian pharma firms face competition from Pakistan in Nigeria
As Indian pharmaceutical companies prepare to increase the volume of their trade in Nigeria, it is becoming clear that they would have to compete companies from their closest neighbour, Pakistan, which have given the signal that they are keen to […]
How to fix a broken market in antibiotics
The drugs don’t work – and neither does the market, when it comes to antibiotics. When sophisticated bugs that medicines used to kill within days start to fight back and win, all of healthcare, and the people it keeps alive, […]
WHO: All gay men should take antiretroviral drugs
HIV infections are “exploding” among gay men, according to the World Health Organization. In fact, the infection rates are so bad, the organization—for the first time—”strongly recommends men who have sex with men consider taking antiretroviral medicines as an additional […]
Cheaper drug more effective for heart attack treatment
The results of the HEAT-PPCI trial suggest that systematic use of heparin rather than bivalirudin after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A cheaper drug used to prevent blood clot formation during emergency heart attack treatment is more effective than its more […]
Pharmaceutical companies to develop oral cholera vaccine
New Delhi -Two global pharmaceutical firms – Hilleman Laboratories and Gotovax AB – Tuesday joined hands to develop affordable oral cholera vaccine. “Our partnership with Gotovax AB is carefully aligned to Hilleman Laboratories’ core philosophy of addressing unmet health needs […]
Blood pressure meds, low-sodium salt potentially dangerous
TAIPEI – Patients who take hypertension medicines like angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) should not consume low-sodium salt for it might trigger cardiac arrhythmias, Cathay General Hospital said yesterday. Feng Hsiang-hua (馮祥華), head of Cathay General Hospital’s […]
