Yemen, Lebanon allege India’s Celon Labs’ drug ‘substandard’
The WHO has issued a medical product alert on a contaminated cancer and autoimmune disease treatment drug made by Hyderabad, India-based Celon Laboratories,
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BioNTech in one million euro push for research on drugs
BioNTech, a Germany-based biotechnology company, is expected to spend between 2.4 million euros and 2.6 million euros on research this year compared with
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Finnish researchers say new COVID-19 nasal spray hold future promise
A nasal spray developed by Finnish researchers can prevent COVID-19 disease caused by all known variants and stop the transmission of the virus, according to
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Ransomware group behind cyberattack: Sun Pharma
A ransomware group has breached the information security network of India's Sun Pharmaceuticals unit, and there is a possibility that "file systems, business and personal
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FDA to permit salt substitutes to fight heart disease in US
The US FDA plans to permit the use of salt substitutes in daily food, such as bread, cheeses and ketchup, to reduce the
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Sanofi-Regeneron’s trial drug may let smokers breathe easy
Smokers may benefit from Sanofi's asthma drug after a phase III trial showed "significant improvements in lung function, quality of life" and uncontrolled
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Contraceptive pills ‘slightly’ increase risk of breast cancer, says study
Progestin-only contraceptive use increases breast cancer risk similarly to combined contraceptive use.
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BioNTech, OncoC4 in pact to develop drug for solid tumours
BioNTech, a German immunotherapy company, announced a strategic pact with OncoC4, a private firm, to develop and commercialise a drug to treat solid tumours.
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Drought killed 40,000 Somalians last year, WHO-UNICEF-Govt study reports
An estimated 40,000 Somalians may have died last year in a drought caused by the failure of six consecutive rainy seasons, a new