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Feeding the resistance – how animal antibiotics could affect your health
15 May, 2013
It's well known that overusing antibiotics can lead to resistance, but what of the altogether more surreptitious variety entering our bodies via the food we eat? Dr Nicola Davies reports on...
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Prescribing placebos – why more UK doctors are turning to fake drugs 09 May, 2013 New research has revealed that an astonishing number of UK doctors prescribe placebos to their patients on a regular basis, but is this wise? In the wake of much speculation following the...

Sofrigam – cool packaging ensures pharmaceuticals save lives 06 May, 2013 by Berenice Baker Pharmaceutical products save and enhance the quality of patients' lives, but if they are stored or transported at the wrong temperature their effectiveness can rapidly diminish. French cold...

April's top stories: Roche discloses Tamiflu data, Novartis patent rejected in India 01 May, 2013 Roche finally reveals its full Tamiflu data to researchers after a three year delay, Norvartis loses cancer patent bid in landmark ruling in India, and $100m brain research project launched in...

Newcastle disease: the cancer-killing avian virus 23 April, 2013 by Chris Lo Despite the fear surrounding animal-borne disease outbreaks, the study of animal viruses is yielding promising clinical results. The most recent breakthrough in this field has been made by...

Pharma Technology Focus - Issue 22 18 April, 2013 In this issue we explore the measures being taken to stop cheap drugs being resold for higher prices outside of Europe, GSK’s pledge to be more transparent, how the future of painkiller...

Noble intentions – the EU's Falsified Medicines Directive 16 April, 2013 The commencement of the European Commission's Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) in January 2013 marks that latest step in the bid to rid Europe of dangerous medicines. Dr Nicola Davies finds...

March's top stories: child cured of HIV and AstraZeneca axes nearly 3,000 jobs 02 April, 2013 US doctors declared a breakthrough in the fight against aids by curing a baby of HIV, while French scientists said the infection could be 'functionally cured' with early treatment,...

Pharma tackles the patent cliff 27 March, 2013 Prompted by expiring patents and a shrinking product pipeline, pharmaceutical companies underwent mergers and acquisitions to make up for the drop in revenues in 2012. Adefemi Adenuga,...

Mexico: growing South America's pharmaceutical industry 26 March, 2013 An improving regulatory environment and high foreign investment has made Mexico's pharmaceutical market one to watch. Worth $13.47bn (£8.87bn) in 2012, only Brazil's is bigger in South...

The outdoor lab: growing pharmaceuticals in plants 13 March, 2013 Growing medicines in open fields could slash the cost of drug production and make life-saving vaccines easily available to people in the developing world. But current regulations mean it...

Pharma Technology Focus - Issue 21 07 March, 2013 Issue 21: In this issue we explore the idea of using crowdfunding to develop new treatments, look at the clinical trial of the first HIV vaccine and investigate progress in inhalation...

February's top stories: Takeda anemia drug pulled, EU investigates Diane 35 01 March, 2013 The EU launches a review of acne drug Diane 35, Takeda pulls anemia drug Omontys in the US over fatal hypersensitivity and scientists prepare to explore the Arctic seabed for new...

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