Tag: "markets" at medical news

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...tegic alliances among themselves to capture export markets increasingly by leveraging cost advantages and pre...would attract customers better in the major export markets such as the US, Hong Kong and Latin American. The industry should also focus on the manufacture of ...

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...with high brand loyalty. Current lifestyle disease markets like cardiovascular and diabetes therapies are gradually getting saturated. The time is right for Indian pharmaceutical companies to focus on the osteoporosis medications market. br>...

Misleading anti-malarial drug

... should be withdrawn. Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline markets the anti-malarial drug Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil) as being 97 per cent effective at preventing the aggressive falciparum strain of malaria, but the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) – published by the Consumers’ Association – says the evi...

Birds breed viruses

...es were due to:-1.Poor sanitation of the wholesale markets for poultry and the chicken stalls in the retailed outlets .2.Chicken stalls and markets in close proximity to the living and playing areas of a great majority of the housing estates 3.No c...

Ranbaxy Labs' Entry Into Anti-Acne Market

...ies holds the patent for the active ingredient and markets it under the brand, Accutane. Accutane is used in the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne. One other large US generic company, Mylan, is also expected to be in the race to manufacture and market the drug. The patent for isotretinoin will ex...

Heart Drug has grave side effects

...y ill, Bolger said. Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc., which markets milrinone in the United States, funded the study. The company's Web site warns that the drug may cause irregular heartbeats, and says milrinone should be stopped if blood pressure falls too low. It also says that the drug may not be safe or effective...

Myth of 'female impotence' created to boost sales

...are defining the condition in order to unleash new markets for their products. Drug companies are trying to recreate// the kind of market that Viagra, the drug used to treat male impotence, created during its launch in 1998. Doctors however claim that female sexual disorders are being unduly medicalised an...

AEterna's acquisition of Zentaris being followed up with its new product pipeline and clinical development strategy

...rmaceutical partners, time to market and potential markets for future drugs. The new structure is expected to drive drug discovery on an ongoing- forward basis through a state-of-the-art drug discovery unit, including a 100,000 proprietary compound library. Gilles Gagnon, President and COO at AEterna added t...

SARS research confirms link to animals

... SARS, in humans. Their findings suggest that the markets provide a venue for the animal (corona virus) viruses to amplify and transmit to new hosts, including humans and this is critically important from the point of view of public health. The researchers found the virus in civets, raccoon-dogs and ferret...

Some pets found to be SARS carriers

...coon-dogs, ferret badgers and civets imported into markets have been found harboring a germ that's almost identical to the SARS virus. Because of the possibility that animals can spread the respiratory virus, WHO has suggested that animals in China and elsewhere be tested for SARS and other diseases before...

The Effectiveness Of The Breast Cancer Drug By Pfizer

...king estrogen after it is already produced. Pfizer markets exemestane under the brand name Aromasin. Researchers say ,"These (studies) are pieces of the puzzle, and the puzzle is becoming clearer now."...

SARS vaccine shows promise in Animal Testing

...r mongoose-like animals that are sold in live food markets in southern China are suspected of spreading SARS to humans although the original source of the virus has not been determined. Researchers say mice immunized with an experimental SARS vaccine were protected against the deadly respiratory disease Res...

Canada withdraws ADHD drug Adderall XR

...in Canada, the popular drug has been taken off the markets in Canada. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adderall XR, a new variation of the Dexedrine, for ADHD in 1996. Some of the common side effects of this drug are restlessness, lack of sleep, headache, weight loss, mood swings etc. this is th...

Anti-tobacco Advertising Can Reduces smoking Among Teens

...past 30 days (18.6 percent) compared with those in markets with no exposure to anti-tobacco advertisements (26.7 percent). "Our analyses suggest that state-sponsored anti-tobacco media campaigns were associated with more favorable antismoking attitudes and beliefs among youth and reduced youth smoking. The...

Anthrax Scare In Tamil Nadu State of India

...known for cattle trading. It is one of the biggest markets where twice a week thousands of cattle are bought and sold. Following a ban of cattle due to anthrax scare in neighboring Kerala cattle traders in Tamil Nadu feel it will lead to the collapse of the market There are also reports of anthrax in Tamil...

Anthrax Scare In Tamil Nadu State of India

...known for cattle trading. It is one of the biggest markets where twice a week thousands of cattle are bought and sold. Following a ban of cattle due to anthrax scare in neighboring Kerala cattle traders in Tamil Nadu feel it will lead to the collapse of the market There are also reports of anthrax in Tamil...

Identifying What Consumers Look For On Food Stuff Labels

... online survey of more than 21,100 consumers in 38 markets it was seen that one in two Europeans// regularly check food packaging and labeling for fat content, while two in five people regularly check for calorie and sugar content. The consumers were asked how much they understood food labeling, when they ...

Scientists Have Traced How The SARS Virus evolved

..., mongoose-like animals that are sold in live food markets in southern China, are the top suspect for first spreading the disease to people. Thousands have been slaughtered as a preventive measure.But scientists don't know whether some other animals, perhaps rodents who live in the same markets, are the ulti...

Scientists Have Traced How The SARS Virus evolved

..., mongoose-like animals that are sold in live food markets in southern China, are the top suspect for first spreading the disease to people. Thousands have been slaughtered as a preventive measure.But scientists don't know whether some other animals, perhaps rodents who live in the same markets, are the ulti...

Experts Recommend Preventive Measures For Avian Flu To Begin From Farms

...rating on better management practices in farms and markets // . WCS is currently working with Mongolian agencies on the ground in Mongolia’s Kovsgol province, collecting samples from wild birds that have recently contracted the virus. According to WCS, avian influenza prevention activities should include ...

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