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Gene therapy using a modified virus could stop Alzheimer’s disease –study
Characterized by memory loss, confusion and changes in mood or personality, Alzheimer’s disease affects around 520,000 people in the UK alone. It has no cure and current drugs only help treat the symptoms. Now, scientists believe that it could be […]
Want long-lasting energy? Optimize your sugar intake with these tips
Although many people look at sugars as the enemy of a fit and healthy life, they are actually very important the human body. Sugars, in their simplest forms, are carbohydrates which are the body and brain’s main fuel source, according […]
Health, environmental goals agreement signed by 14 Asia Pacific countries
Officials and high-level ministers from 14 Asia Pacific countries assembled and signed the Manila Declaration on Health and Environment on October 8. The agreement will provide specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) that the health and environment sectors can adopt within […]
Concerns rise as cases of mysterious polio-like disease in US increase
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently put out a warning regarding a mysterious polio-like disease called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) that has been affecting children in the US in recent years. Much like polio, acute […]
Cardinal Health expands in Asia with powder-free gloves, disposable gowns
Cardinal Health, a leading global, integrated healthcare services and products company, is introducing its powder-free gloves product line to Hong Kong while further penetrating the disposable drapes and gowns segment in Asia as part of its expansion plans in the […]
First arthroplasty registry in Asia boosts Taiwan’s position in orthopedics
Taiwan’s National Arthroplasty Registry, the first of its kind in Asia, strengthens the country’s position as a regional leader in the field of orthopedics as it helps increase the success rate of local joint replacement procedures. The registry contains information […]
Pfizer takes equity in ICU Medical with infusion therapy business sale
American global pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer, has agreed to sell its global infusion therapy business, Hospira Infusion Systems (HIS), for US$1 billion in cash and stock to ICU Medical, a California-based developer and manufacturer of vascular therapy, oncology and critical care […]
Sanofi’s Dengvaxia has been approved for use by Singapore’s HSA
After a seven-month expedited review of the potential benefits and risks of Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia, the world’s first commercially available dengue vaccine, Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has recently approved its use in the country. The Dengvaxia vaccine, requiring three […]
Scientists closer to HIV cure as patient tests show ‘promising’ results
Researchers under a collaborative UK effort are hopeful that they are one step closer to finding a cure for HIV after reporting that their first participant has completed the new treatment that was found to be “safe and well-tolerated”. Six […]
Discovery on ‘self-eating’ cells leads to a Nobel Prize for Japanese cell biologist
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, has been recently given to Japanese cell biologist, Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi, for his discoveries on the mechanisms underlying autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading […]
