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Merck's drug for multiple sclerosis wins UAE approvalUS pharma group Merck said the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has approved the registration of its Mavenclad (cladribine tablets) for the treatment of adult patients with highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) as defined by clini More… |
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Merck's drug for multiple sclerosis wins UAE approvalUS pharma group Merck said the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has approved the registration of its Mavenclad (cladribine tablets) for the treatment of adult patients with highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) as defined by clini More… |
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Emirates unit launches new course on human traffickingEmirates Group Security, part of the Emirates Group, has worked together with the UK government to develop a new learning module aimed at preventing human trafficking. The module also covers other types of crime on board including More… |
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Global cancer drug spending to top $150bn by 2020Worldwide spending on cancer medicines will exceed $150 billion by 2020, driven by the emergence of expensive new therapies that help the immune system to attack tumours, according to a global oncology report released by IMS Health Holdings on T More… |
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WHO recommends rapid detection and treatment for MDR-T patientsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new rapid detection and a cheaper treatment regime for tackling multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which should significantly improve treatment outcomes for patients. “ More… |
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Drug shortages prompt question: are some medicines too cheap?Philip Aubrey buys medicines for British government-funded hospitals across London, capital of the world's fifth-largest economy, but last year he struggled to secure supplies of a basic AIDS drug. He is no More… |
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GSK promises reduced drug patents to help world's poorGlaxoSmithKline is to adopt a graduated approach to patenting its medicines, depending on the wealth of different countries, in order to make drugs more affordable in the developing world. Britain's biggest More… |
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Drug trafficker is arrested in BahrainA Bahraini drug trafficker who allegedly recruited foreign women as drug mules has been arrested. The 30-year-old, who previously served time in prison for drug dealing, has been identified as a major smuggler, sources told the Gulf Daily More… |
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Germany to spot drug test pilotsGermany plans legislation requiring random drug and alcohol testing of pilots, hoping to reduce the risk of a repeat of the Germanwings crash in March, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying on Sunday. The plan More… |
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New drug hope for sickle cell patientsSickle cell sufferers have been urged to make the switch to a life-changing drug that could drastically reduce complications. More than 40 per cent of sufferers being cared for at the Genetic Blood Disease Centre in Salmaniya Medical Complex ( More… |
