AAP guidelines for obesity treatment in children call for early, intensive treatment
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines advising aggressive treatment of obesity in children as young as 12.
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WHO issues medical product alert on Marion’s syrups
The WHO has issued a Medical Product Alert on India’s Marion Biotech’s Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups as they failed to meet quality.
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California sues insulin makers, PBMs, for skyrocketing prices
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-nations-largest-insulin-makers-pharmacy-benefit
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Insilico announces positive phase 1 trial results for AI-designed IPF drug
Insilico Medicine, an AI biotech company, announced positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of INS018_055, its first-in-class drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Own bacteria may cause some infections in hospitals: Study
If you are in a hospital, then at times, you get bacterial infections from one source — yourself.
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Type 2 diabetes linked to an enzyme defect in obese people
In overweight or obese people, a defect in an enzyme, APT1, interferes with the ability to secrete insulin resulting in Type 2 diabetes,.
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Covid-19 viral genome sequence sharing with WHO falls 90%
The number of sequences to detect the presence of the Covid-19 viral genome, being shared with WHO, has dropped by more than 90%,.
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US drug regulator issues warning letter to Sun Pharma on CGMP
Indian drug major Sun Pharmaceutical’s western Indian facility of Halal has been issued a warning letter by the FDA for not conforming to Current Good.
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Every 4.4 seconds, a child or youth died in 2021: WHO
A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021 and about five million children died before their fifth birthday, due to labor.
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AstraZeneca to acquire US-based CinCor for $1.8 billion
AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will buy CinCor Pharma, Inc., for $1.8 billion, according to a statement.