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Seattle Genetics and Takeda Report Phase 3 AETHERA Clinical Trial Data from ADCETRIS(R) (Brentuximab Vedotin) in Post-Transplant Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients at Risk of Relapse at ASH Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO – Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) today reported data demonstrating that Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients at risk of relapse following an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) who received ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) as consolidation therapy […]
Salons warned against offering ‘miracle’ products
Abu Dhabi – Hairdressing salons and beauty parlours in the capital have been cautioned against offering products that claim to offer miraculous weight loss or hair growth due to fears they could be harmful. At a recent lecture organised by […]
How poor home hygiene spreads cold and flu
Dubai – Have you ever noticed how cough, cold and flu are uninvited guests at your home, moving from one family member to another? Well, now we know why. The culprit is poor home hygiene that makes these germs take […]
East, West medicine join hands to study dry eye
In a novel study, researchers will look into how effective traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is in treating dry eye and whether this works well with Western medical treatments. Physicians from the Singapore Eye Research Institute (Seri) and the Singapore Chung […]
Choose bed nets over insecticide to tackle malaria
Bed nets is the most cost-effective solution to tackling malaria. Spraying insecticides indoors offers children no additional protection from malaria when bed nets are used, a study said on Tuesday, as malaria cases and deaths worldwide continue to fall. A […]
‘We were slow’: WHO admits mistakes in Ebola response
The head of the World Health Organisation conceded on Wednesday that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa. “It is fair to say the […]
Sensor measures aging of blood vessels
TOKYO — Sharp Corp has developed a sensor that quantifies the accumulation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), which are protein saccharified in blood vessels. The company exhibited a prototype of the sensor, “Blood Vessel Aging Degree Sensor,” at Semicon Japan […]
Scientists detects laryngeal cancer gene
BEIJING – Chinese and international scientists have for the first time identified the three gene loci susceptible to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), according to a statement from the Chinese PLA General Hospital on Wednesday. The scientists used the method […]
Dangerous weed mushrooming in Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI – It has been dubbed the “worst weed of the century”, destroying native flora and crops, causing rashes that can leave humans permanently scarred and damaging the intestines of animals that eat it. Called Parthenium hysterophorus, it was […]
How to choose processed food wisely
Processed foods have kind of a bad reputation and are generally perceived as being unhealthy. This is because they have undergone some form of processing, with the possible addition of other ingredients, such as additives, to prolong their shelf-life or […]
