Cipla launches quality-assured Rectal Artesunate Suppositories for severe malaria in young children
Cipla Ltd, a global pharmaceutical company, and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announce the launch…
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How smartphone-based study demonstrates research potential
A study at Mount Sinai Health System, New York finds that large-scale asthma research involving…
Trial initiated for long-lasting injectable PrEP to block HIV transmission
The first phase 3 clinical trial of a long-acting injectable drug to block transmission of…
Two hundred and eight midwives to be trained
A United Kingdom (UK-based) non-governmental health group, Life for African Mothers (LFAM), has disclosed plans…
Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa higher than previously thought
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) could become a serious public health threat in West Africa unless effective…
Nigeria: With thousands in urgent need, UN health agency scales up emergency response
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria,…
Hypertension is now more common in poor and middle-income countries than rich ones
Middle- and lower-income countries now have a higher rate of hypertension than high-income countries. Worldwide,…
Asthma pill ‘promising’ for people with severe symptoms
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in The Lancet…
Scientists make ‘groundbreaking’ breast cancer genes discovery
Research into oestrogen receptors may be the key to explaining why some forms of breast…
Male circumcision and HIV treatment can significantly reduce new infections in African men
Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women…