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Granules India announced the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) had approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for losartan potassium tablets to treat high blood pressure.
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Researchers find new tech to change IV therapies into oral pills

HQ Team October 10, 2024: A study published in Nature Communications discusses a novel water-soluble prodrug technology called Sol-moiety, which enhances the oral bioavailability of

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US-based Baxter International Inc., is implementing an allocation policy to limit stockpiling of its drugs after Hurricane Helene ripped through its facility in North Carolina.
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Baxter plans to limit stockpiling of its drugs after Hurricane Helene

US-based Baxter International Inc., is implementing an allocation policy to limit stockpiling of its drugs after Hurricane Helene ripped through its facility in

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As Hurricane Milton looms large over the Florida coast, weather climate researchers said rainfall caused by Hurricane Helene, which struck two weeks before, was amplified by about 10% and its winds by 11% due to climate change.
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Climate change amplified US Hurricane Helene’s rainfall, winds

As Hurricane Milton looms large over the Florida coast, weather climate researchers said rainfall caused by Hurricane Helene, which struck two weeks before,

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Dengue cases in the Americas Region exceeded the number of cases historically reported in a year, as compared to all previously recorded years, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
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Dengue cases at an all-time high in Americas Region: PAHO report

Dengue cases in the Americas Region exceeded the number of cases historically reported in a year, as compared to all previously recorded years,

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GSK Plc.’s single dose respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for a severe form of the disease proved 43.3% effective in the third season compared to 94.1% in the first and 64.2% in the second.
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GSK’s vaccine for severe RSV shows 43.3% effectiveness in third year

GSK Plc.’s single dose respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for a severe form of the disease proved 43.3% effective in the third season

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Sage Therapeutics Inc.’s experimental drug failed to meet its main goal of treating mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and the US, Cambridge-headquartered company has halted its trials.
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Sage Therapeutics halts trials of experimental drug to treat dementia

Sage Therapeutics Inc.’s experimental drug failed to meet its main goal of treating mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and the US, Cambridge-headquartered

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Glaciers suffered the largest mass loss in 50 years as last year marked the driest for global rivers in 33 years, according to a World Meteorological Organization report.
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Global glaciers suffer largest mass loss in 50 yrs, 2023 driest for rivers

Glaciers suffered the largest mass loss in 50 years as last year marked the driest for global rivers in 33 years, according to

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AbbVie Inc., will buy Cerevel Therapeutics, developing drugs for neuroscience diseases, for $8.7 billion in a bid to boost the North Chicago, Illinois-based company’s presence in the psychiatric and neurological disorder segment.
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Human life expectancy has hit its upper limits, says US research

HQ Team October 8, 2024:Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Medical advances have led to

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Johnson and Johnson discontinued a study of an investigational drug to treat bladder cancer after it failed to yield desired results
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J&J stops trials on drug to treat muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Johnson and Johnson discontinued a study of an investigational drug to treat bladder cancer after it failed to yield desired results

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The FDA has warned consumers against the use of fast-act rheum and UA-Block capsules used to treat inflammation and joint pains as it contains substances that raise blood sugar, heart attacks, and stroke.
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Balancing gut bacteria can reduce inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

HQ Team October 7, 2024: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that causes joint and bone inflammation, is affected by gut bacteria. Researchers

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