Category: Pharmaceuticals
Targeted drug raises hope for cervical cancer patients
There’s good news for patients suffering from cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women. In a clinical study, scientists have discovered that a drug erlotinib, a targeted anti-tumour agent, has potential to improve treatment for cervical cancer when […]
Beijing saves $103m on antibiotics
BEIJING – Hospitals in Beijing saved 500 million yuan ($103.4 million) on purchasing antibiotics in 2013 compared with what was spent in 2011, the city’s health and family planning commission said on Wednesday. The proportion antibiotics take up of all […]
H7N9 vaccine may hit market in May
BEIJING – Vaccines for H7N9 bird flu could hit the market as early as May, a Chinese expert on infectious disease said Friday. The vaccine is currently being submitted to drug control authorities for tests, said Li Lanjuan, an academician […]
Soon, personalized medicines could help cure you of your diseases
Researchers have developed a new methodology for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic drug molecules in human blood serum, paving the way to applications within drug development and personalised medicine. When effective, antibiotic molecules impose cellular stress on a pathogen’s […]
Philippine gov’t warns against use of harmful slimming capsules
MANILA – The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Wednesday against the use of unregistered slimming capsules which contain harmful substances such as amphetamine and sibutramine. In its latest advisory, the FDA cited Fat Burner HCA 500 milligram […]
Soon, pill to cure laziness
Researchers have said that pills could be developed in the future which is going to motivate those lazy people. Scientists in China and Scotland have made a key discovery, which centres on the system that regulates physical activity levels, the […]
AbbVie to build manufacturing plant in Singapore
U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc on Wednesday said it will spend $320 million to set up a manufacturing facility in Singapore to produce new drugs for cancer and immunology now in development. The plant, which is expected to become fully operational […]
Worst-case scenario: Liver failure, death
Dry mouth, heart palpitation, dehydration and diarrhoea. These are some of the possible side effects of taking slimming pills. “There are various types of slimming pills out there and it will be difficult to generalise what type of side effects […]
Cancer drug Nexavar too costly for most Indians
Global medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed a statement by the chief executive of Bayer that the giant German firm only developed its cancer drug Nexavar for people who could afford the medicine, not “for Indians”. India’s controller general of […]
Paracetamol can slow brain development in kids, says study
Paracetamol can interfere with the brain development of children, and can even be dangerous for unborn kids, finds study. Researchers at Uppsala University examined paracetamol, one of the most commonly used drugs for pain and fever in children, by giving […]
