It seems that gene technology is finally coming of age and there could be hope for persons suffering from diseases caused by genetic aberrations. With Pfizer Inc moving into the field of Gene therapy and this could herald a new revolution in the field of medicine. Technology to fix genetic aberration could be ready for […]
FDA Values ‘Lost Pleasure’ Of Junk Food With Calorie Count Rule
French Fries, brownies and other high calorie foods – all taste great, is laden with bad cholesterol but are big money spinners for chain restaurants. When calorie counts on restaurant menus daunt people from ordering brownies, French fries, and similar high calorie delicacies, FDA estimates that it will cost the industry up to $5.27 billion […]
New Drug Can Cure Malaria in 48 Hours
Malaria was to a large extent was controlled in the sixties and the early seventies but has thereafter returned with renewed gusto. Worse the latest varieties of Malaria are chloroquine resistant. This has made the goal of eliminating Malaria like the small pox a distant and utopian dream. According to the WHO, one child in […]
Immune Boosting Drugs Show Promise in Treatment of Hodgkin’s
Encouraging results have been obtained for drugs by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Merck & Co. for treating Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The drug acts by boosting the immune system by blocking a pathway called PD-1 and fight the cancer cells which managed to evade the natural defenses of the body. Another Merck’s drug, Keytruda has been given […]
Arizona County May Ban Hiring Smokers
On December 16, the Pima County Board will vote on a policy which will debar any smoker from being hired. The Pima County Board of Supervisors will be voting also to impose a 30% health insurance surcharge on such workers who smoke or use tobacco products. The smokers will be forced to quit if they […]
FDA’s Advisory Panel Approves Actavis (ACT) Anti-Biotic
The US Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee has prescribed trail anti-biotic, ceftazidime-avibactam from Actavis plc for treating intricate intra-abdominal diseases (cIAI) and convoluted urinary tract diseases (cUTI) brought on by drug resistant bacteria. The medication has been co developed by Actavis and Astrazeneca plc under an agreement which gives Actavis the […]
Jakafi approved by FDA for Rare Bone Marrow Disease
The US FDA has announced that it is approving Jakafi (ruxolitinib) to treat a rare type of Bone Marrow disease known as Polycythemia vera. The disease actually causes an excess of RBC’s in the Bone Marrow. The increase in RBC also leads to a spike in other components of the blood like the platelets and […]
Cuban Doctor Successfully Treated For Ebola in a Swiss Hospital
A Cuban doctor who was successfully treated for Ebola in a Swiss hospital has left Switzerland and is reunited with his family. The Cuban, Felix Baez Sarria contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was flown to Geneva for treatment on Nov. 20. The Geneva University hospital said that Felix Baez was successfully treated for Ebola […]
Smoking Reduces Y Chromosomes: One More Reason to Quit Smoking
Smoking is injurious to health! This adage needs no proof since it has been established beyond doubt that cigarette smoke is laden with carcinogens and other harmful components. Now scientists have just uncovered something which will give one more reason to stop smoking. According to a recent study smoking causes a loss of Y chromosomes […]
