Tag: drugs

Thirty-six percent Of Malaria Drugs In Southeast Asia Are Fake

May 29, 2012

UNITED STATES – One-third of the malaria drugs sold across Southeast Asia are either poor quality or fake, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal. According to the authors, poor quality antimalarial […]

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Mutated gene weakens cancer-fighting drugs

March 31, 2012

Researchers have discovered why some anti-cancer drugs become less effective. They have found a mutation in a gene that makes some cancer drugs less effective, as well as a solution to tackle this problem. Led by Assoc. Prof. Ong Sin […]

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Qnexa awaits FDA green light

March 31, 2012

If the odds be ever in their favour, Qnexa could be the first new obesity drug to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 13 years. The last was Xenical that hit the market in 1999. Last February, a […]

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