Category: Features
Not losing weight? Here are some reasons why
1. YOU’RE EATING HIDDEN SUGARS Eating “healthy” convenience foods like breakfast cereal, low-fat yogurt, protein bars, ready-made soups and bottled juices could mean consuming more sugar than is good for you.While you may not be eating foods that have obviously […]
Brazil’s common house mosquitoes may be carrying Zika virus
The “presence of the Zika virus” in Culex mosquitoes or the common house mosquitoes in the eastern city of Recife, Brazil was recently announced by researchers in the country. But their findings caution that additional studies are still required to […]
China starts nationwide inspection of vaccines
Four months after a scandal involving almost US$90 million worth of illegal vaccines that were suspected of being sold in dozens of Chinese provinces, China’s health authorities have launched a nationwide inspection of vaccinations. According to a statement by the […]
‘Anti-evolution’ drugs against cancer cells targeted by scientists
Plans to develop new ‘anti-evolution’ drugs to stop tumor cells from developing resistance to treatment is the new strategy scientists are devising in the war on cancer. According to Britain’s Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), one of the world’s top […]
UK’s first double hand transplant a success
The first double hand transplant operation in the UK that took place at Leeds General Infirmary was a success. Chris King, the patient from Doncaster, lost both of his hands, excluding the thumbs, in a workplace accident involving a metal […]
Vietnamese pharmaceutical market to grow 13.8% by 2020, says report
Vietnam’s 2015 pharmaceutical market value of US$3.5 billion will grow to an estimated US$6.6 billion by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 13.8%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, the increasing […]
Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine approved in Costa Rica
The National Ministry of Health of Costa Ricahas approved Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, making it the fifth country in the world to do so. Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine has already been approved in Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador and […]
Peptide therapeutics may pave the way for addressing unmet medical needs
Macrocyclic peptides are a diverse family of molecules with a stabilizing ring architecture. These molecules are distinguished from traditional classes of therapeutics by their capacity to disrupt intracellular protein-protein interactions drug targets. Importantly, these targets have traditionally been cast as […]
Intermittent hypoxia therapy (IHT) – from sports performance to cardiac rehabilitation
IHT has been found to have positive effects on coronary heart disease (CHD) patients For decades, athletes have been using hypoxic training or the practice of limiting oxygen availability while training, to improve their performance. Training in an environment with […]
First female-to-male Zika transmission reported in New York
The first documented case of sexual transmission from a female to her male partner was recently reported by the New York City’s health department. This raises new concerns about the spread of the virus, which is typically contracted through mosquito […]
