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A probe by the US-based Centres for Disease Control into the deaths of 70 children in Gambia "strongly suggests" cough syrups involving contaminated diethylene glycol and ethyl glycol, by an Indian company, were involved.

CDC report points finger at Indian firm in Gambia deaths

A probe by the US-based Centres for Disease Control into the deaths of 70 children in Gambia "strongly suggests" cough syrups involving contaminated.

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March 4, 2023
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Damaged heart cells can be regenerated with lab-grown stems cells:study

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FDA rejects Cytokinetics heart disease trial drug

Cytokinetics, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, announced the FDA had rejected its new drug application for approving a trial drug to treat heart problems.

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March 1, 2023
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A device, which uses a unique metabolic signature of cancer, differentiates tumour cells from normal blood cells without biopsy, according to Australian researchers.

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Australian boffins make device to detect cancer from bloodstream

A device, which uses a unique metabolic signature of cancer, differentiates tumor cells from normal blood cells without biopsy, according to Australian researchers.

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February 28, 2023
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Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the OECD.

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Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe

Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.

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February 28, 2023
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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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FDA nod for Granules India’s drug to treat high blood pressure

Granules India announced the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) had approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for losartan potassium tablets.

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February 27, 2023
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The global H5N1 situation is "worrying," and the WHO is investigating reports of death and a confirmed case in a family in Cambodia due to avian influenza.

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Global avian influenza is ‘worrying’: WHO, Cambodia reports girl’s death

The global H5N1 situation is "worrying," and the WHO is investigating reports of death and a confirmed case in a family in Cambodia.

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February 25, 2023
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The USFDA has closed an inspection of India’s Strides Pharma Science in southern Bangalore, which serves markets in the US, Europe and Australia, according to a BSE filing.

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FDA closes inspection of Strides Pharma’s Bangalore unit

The USFDA has closed an inspection of India’s Strides Pharma Science in southern Bangalore, which serves markets in the US, Europe and Australia,.

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February 24, 2023
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Redx Pharma, based in the UK and Jounce Therapeutics, US, will merge in an all-share transaction worth $425 million to establish a new entity focusing on treating cancers and fibrosis.

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Redx, Jounce to merge in a $425 million all-share deal

Redx Pharma, based in the UK and Jounce Therapeutics, US, will merge in an all-share transaction worth $425 million to establish a new.

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February 24, 2023
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Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the USFDA.

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Moderna-Merck’s cancer vaccine gets FDA breakthrough therapy designation

Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received.