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US FDA flags 4,402 illegal prescription drug websites
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with its international regulatory and law enforcement agency partners, announced that it targeted 4,402 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs to US consumers. This effort was part of Operation […]
WHO lauds countries ending mother-to-child HIV, syphilis transmission
The World Health Organization commends Thailand and Belarus for successfully eliminating mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis. WHO also congratulates Armenia for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, and the Republic of Moldova for mother-to-child transmission of syphilis. “To ensure children […]
SCIEX reveals biopharma innovations, expands bioanalysis solutions
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, revealed the latest additions to its growing line of solutions for biologics analyses. The new release of BioPharmaView Software 2.0 for automated biotherapeutic data processing, simplifies and accelerates biologics characterization for […]
World’s first Zika virus detection kit developed by Tanaka
Tanaka Holdings Co, Ltd. recently announced that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals manufacturing business, has developed the world’s first kit able to directly detect the ZIKA virus (ZIKV) in blood.Normally, ZIKA virus infection is transmitted […]
Explosive contractions are best way to strengthen muscles – study
Dr. Jonathan Folland, Reader in Human Performance and Neuromuscular Physiology at Loughborough University, led the first study to directly compare sustained contractions lasting three seconds with short, explosive contractions lasting less than one second. One of the well-known ways of […]
Researchers develop game-changing animal model for HIV vaccine research
We look to vaccines as medicine’s best defense against the world’s deadliest microbes. But HIV is so mutable that it has effectively evaded both the human immune system and scientists’ attempts to make an effective vaccine to protect against it. […]
Boost exercise time with caffeine
You’ve seen people stroll into the gym with a Starbucks cup in hand, then proceeding to bust out a PR on their deadlift or acing a sprint workout on the treadmill. Turns out they’ve been onto something. Research shows that […]
Roche’s cancer immunotherapy shrank tumors in 24% of patients
Roche recently announced that its IMvigor210, Tecentriq (atezolizumab), in a Phase II study, shrank tumors in 24% of people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who have not received a prior first-line treatment and who were ineligible for […]
Incontinence skin protection made easy
By Dr. Harikrishna K. Ragavan Nair Head of Wound Care Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur Did you know that skin is the largest organ of the human body? With a total area of approximately 20 square feet, consisting of three interconnected […]
Researchers develop new material that kills E.coli in 30 secs
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a new material that can effectively kill the E. coli bacteria within 30 seconds. “The global threat of drug-resistant bacteria has […]
