Livemint |
US fears for patents on next-generation drugs in India
Livemint In 2012, India issued its first-ever compulsory licence to domestic drugmaker Natco Pharma Ltd on a kidney and liver cancer drug, Nexavar, patented by Germany’s Bayer AG. Photo: Reuters. New Delhi/Mumbai: The United States on Thursday voiced concern … Unites States fears for patents in IndiaDeccan Chronicle |
Iowa Now |
Misplaced protein causes heart failure
Iowa Now Colchicine, a drug that’s used to treat gout, has the beneficial side effect of lowering the risk of heart attack in patients taking it. Conversely, taxol, a drug for treating cancer, has the opposite effect; raising the risk of heart failure. What … |
Wall Street Journal (blog) |
Delhi’s Fruit and Veggies Unfit for Humans, Says Court
Wall Street Journal (blog) Only India and China still produce the pesticide, mainly for domestic use. Other foods contained pesticides which are believed to cause cancer, kidney and lung ailments, as well as other long-term illnesses, the nonprofit found. Mr. Kanchan said they … |
Cabinet Welcomes Discovery of Potent HIV AntibodiesAllAfrica.comCabinet has welcomed the announcement made by the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) Consortium on the discovery of potent new HIV antibodies that could ne…
Voice of America |
US Fears for Patents on Next Generation Drugs in India
Voice of America In 2012, India issued its first-ever compulsory license to domestic drugmaker Natco Pharma Ltd on a kidney and liver cancer drug, Nexavar, patented by Germany’s Bayer. That and a series of recent decisions on patented drugs in India, as part of New … |
Times of IndiaLow fat diets do not curb heart diseaseTimes of IndiaIn a setback to those who have switched to low-saturated fat diets for better heart health, a leading US cardiovascular research scientist has claimed diets low in saturated fat or base…
SAMAA TV |
India is a big country with small heart: Syed Ali Gilani
SAMAA TV “India is a big country, a home to one billion people but with a very small heart, Kashmiri people have been enchained in Indian imperialism, we are facing this situation of atrocity here every day,” said Syed Ali Gilani while talking to SAMAA. On … ‘Kashmiri students accused of sedition welcome in Pakistan’Business Standard Geelani calls for Friday protests against sedition case on Kashmiri studentsAuthint Mail |
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Agenus to advance three checkpoint modulator antibodies into development
Pharmaceutical Business Review The parties also have ongoing programs to discover and develop other immune checkpoint modulator antibodies, including OX40 agonists and antagonists of LAG-3, TIM-3 and PD-1. Agenus chief scientific officer Dr Robert B Stein noted GITR, a checkpoint … Ludwig and Agenus to advance three checkpoint modulator antibodies into …HealthCanal.com Agenus Inc (AGEN) news: Agenus’ CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Results – Earnings …Seeking Alpha Agenus reports net loss attributable to common stockholders of $5.8 million …News-Medical.net |
indiatvnews.comDhruvika, the youngest Indian to undergo liver transplantindiatvnews.comNow she has been gifted a new life with a liver transplant,the liver was donated by her grandmother. Now Dhruvika has become the youngest in the country to fight Cit…
Times of India |
Smokers put their kids’ heart in danger
Times of India The team of researchers from Tasmania, Australia and Finland found that exposure to smoking in childhood thickens arteries’ walls which, in turn, ups the risks of heart attack and stroke. “The study shows that exposure to passive smoke in childhood … Passive Smoke Choking Your Kid’s HeartThe New Indian Express |