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Current and previous cases suggest that the deadly novel coronavirus, which has killed 18 people, can be spread from person to person, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in a...
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Cancer could ‘overwhelm’ Latin America say experts
Death from cancer could overwhelm Latin American nations in the future, warn...
UK HIV spread could be halted within a generation, says new government campaign
The spread of HIV could be halted in the UK within a generation, according to a new campaign funded by the Department of...
Drug-resistant swine flu could spread globally, say Australian scientists
A strain of swine flu - now circulating as a seasonal influenza - may be growing resistance to the first-line treatment, Tamiflu (oseltamivir), scientists in Australia have...
Incentives urgently needed to develop new antibiotics, says UK health chief
The UK Government’s chief medical officer has urged global politicians to incentivise the development of a new class of drugs as the threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria worsens....
Pneumococcal disease among adults causing economic burden in Latin America
More vaccines may be required to reverse the economic burden of treating patients with pneumococcal disease in Latin America, new studies have...
US FDA warns at least fifty drugs react negatively with grapefruit
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned that there are more than fifty prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the US that can have negative affects when taken with...
Action plan launched to combat untreatable gonorrhoea in UK
The UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) has launched an action plan to combat the threat of "untreatable"...
Diamond sheds light on dangerous viruses
The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, will study the atomic make-up of serious viruses to determine new paths for the development of...
PhRMA attacks Obama's proposals to cut Medicare payments
Plans by US President Barack Obama to cut medicare payments have been met with a backlash from the country's pharmaceutical...
Crisis in Syria hits pharma industry and drug supplies
Syria's pharmaceutical industry has been dramatically hit by the ongoing conflict in the country and a shortage of drug supplies is...
UK hospital trials ‘painbuster’ in mastectomy patients
A new gadget that slowly releases anaesthetic through a patient's gown could be used in UK hospitals to relieve pain after surgery, if a trial in Cornwall proves...
Controversial research into the spreading of bird flu will continue
After a year's moratorium, controversial research in to the spreading of bird flu will continue, despite concerns about bioterrorism or modified viruses escaping from the...
Pfizer anti-stroke drug apixaban now available on UK NHS
The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced it is now recommending NHS doctors in England and Wales prescribe new drug apixaban for the prevention of...
Generic HIV drugs cost-efficient but less effective
Generic healthcare drugs soon to be available in the US could save the healthcare system nearly $1m but are less effective than branded drugs currently in use, according to doctors writing in a...
Medical breaks from Roche’s Zelboraf cause melanoma tumours to shrink - study
Taking frequent breaks from medication may help patients with skin cancer live for longer, studies in mice have...
Americans split in opinion about Medicare reform
According to a survey carried out by the Truven Health Analytics Health Poll, nearly two thirds of Americans believe Medicare needs to undergo some kind of reform but do not agree on the type...
Fairer pricing for HIV drugs needed, says US frontline care providers
Two organisations that represent the majority of frontline HIV care providers in the US have released a joint statement providing detailed recommendations on improving access to HIV...
UK to launch national DNA database for cancer patients
The UK government has set aside £100m to launch a national database of genetic codes from patients with cancer or rare...
Bracco voluntarily recalls Isovue pre-filled syringes
Bracco Diagnostics (BDI) has issued a voluntary Class I recall of nine batches of Isovue pre-filled power injector syringes in the US because of the presence of visible particles in...
Quintiles partners with CRA to improve clinical trial participation
International biopharmaceutical service provider Quintiles has signed a strategic agreement with US-based clinical trial site network Clinical Research Advantage (CRA) to improve clinical...
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