Category: Features
Invention inspired by sneezing fits that nearly caused an accident to debut at MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2016
By John Battersby Joseph Moore was inspired to invent something to protect himself from allergens when his own allergies almost killed him. It wasn’t anaphylactic shock, just a severe sneezing attack while driving which almost resulted in his car being […]
US CDC monitors 320 pregnant US women with Zika
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it is monitoring 320 pregnant US women with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection, up from 287 women a week earlier. But the number of babies born in the […]
Pfizer commits to include addiction risks in opioid marketing
The city of Chicago and global pharmaceutical company Pfizer recently announced an agreement that commits the drugmakerto disclosing the serious risks of addiction in its marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Prescription opioid abuse is blamed for nearly 19,000 deaths a […]
Viral hepatitis’ death toll matches AIDS or TB
A research in The Lancet suggests that viral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches AIDS or tuberculosis. The report estimates that hepatitis infections and their complications led to 1.45 million […]
Some ‘healthy foods’ might not be as healthy as you think -survey
The New York Times collaborated with the polling firm Morning Consult to survey 2,000 Americans and nearly 700 nutritionists from the American Society for Nutrition to find out what each group considered healthy versus unhealthy food. The results showed that […]
Spain’s Almirall eyeing dermatology assets from Canada’s Valeant
Spanish pharmaceutical company Almirall is building up its skin treatments business and could be interested in acquiring dermatology assets from Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals, according to the head of the Barcelona-based company. Valeant is also looking to divest various products as […]
Malaysian doctor invents revolutionary unisex condom
The “Face of Global Sex Report 2012” by Durex revealed that 54% of Malaysians use protection when having their first sexual intercourse, ranking 13th among 37 countries surveyed globally that practised safe sex. But a more recent survey by the […]
Health officials get ready for vaccination campaign against yellow fever
Officials from the government of Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) are racing to fight the outbreak of yellow fever in the country’s capital city. The deadly but preventable illness has already at least 353 in the Democratic Republic […]
First medicine sports conference by Medical Fair Asia to launch in Singapore
The inaugural Medical Fair Asia Medicine + Sports Conference, organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), will be held on the September 1and it will be co-located with Medical Fair Asia, the region’s premier medical trade fair at The Sands Expo […]
Medical Manufacturing Asia 2016 sees strong support from industry partners
Modeled after Compamed and jointly organized by SPETA (Singapore Precision Engineering and Technology Association) and Messe Düsseldorf Asia, Medical Manufacturing Asia (MMA) 2016 is established as Asia’s leading exhibition for the medical technology, medical manufacturing processes and related sectors. It […]
