Health

Effect of the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: a population-based surveillance study

Little information is available about the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in low-income countries. We measured the effect of these vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia where the 7-valent vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in August, 2009, followed by the 13-valent vaccine (PCV13) in May, 2011.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Grant A Mackenzie, Philip C Hill, David J Jeffries & et al
Lancet Infectious Diseases
16
6
703–711
Tags:
Pneumonia, Gambia, Africa, Child Health, Vaccination, Drugs
Health

A new synthetic biology approach allows transfer of an entire metabolic pathway from a medicinal plant to a biomass crop

Artemisinin-based therapies are the only effective treatment for malaria, the most devastating disease in human history. To meet the growing demand for artemisinin and make it accessible to the poorest, an inexpensive and rapidly scalable production platform is urgently needed. Here we have developed a new synthetic biology approach, combinatorial supertransformation of transplastomic recipient lines (COSTREL), and applied it to introduce the complete pathway for artemisinic acid, the precursor of artemisinin, into the high-biomass crop tobacco.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2016
Paulina Fuentes, Fei Zhou, Alexander Erban & et al
eLife
1-26
Tags:
Malaria, Tobacco, Medicinal Plants, Genetic Engineering, Drugs, Research
Health

AIDS deaths in India down 55% since 2007

Deaths caused by AIDS declined nearly 55% in India in the past eight years, whereas new HIV infections came down by 66% since 2000.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2016
Sushmi Dey
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
AIDS, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, United Nations, Drugs, Drug Industry, Epidemics, Health Effects, Health
Health

Guidelines for the examination of patent applications relating to pharmaceuticals

This report provides guidance for countries to enhance the functioning and transparency of the patent system for the timely and affordable access to lifesaving treatment. Affordable access to treatment is closely linked with the aspiration to ensure health and well-being for all, as embodied in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).

Publication Date: 
09/06/2016
Carlos M Correa
UNDP
Tags:
Drugs, Drug Industry, Patents, Health Effects, India, Global, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Trade
Health

Antibodies triggered by avian influenza virus vaccine illuminate a new path toward a universal flu vaccine

Diverse antibodies induced in humans by vaccination with an avian influenza virus vaccine may offer broader, more durable protection against multiple strains of influenza than today's vaccines typi

Publication Date: 
09/06/2016
Medical Express
Tags:
Health, Avian Flu, Influenza, Drugs, Medical Research, Vaccination
Health

Cancer drug trial success

The successful results of a University of Liverpool led drug trial aimed at developing new therapeutic approaches to cancer have been presented at two American medical conferences.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2016
Eurek Alert
Tags:
Health, Cancer, Drugs, Medical Research
Health

New compound shows promise against malaria

Malaria parasites cause hundreds of millions of infections, and kills hundreds of thousands of people annually, mostly in Africa.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2016
Eurek Alert
Tags:
Health, Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Drugs, Medical Research
Health

Speeding up drug discovery to fight tuberculosis

Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology and Center for Infectious Disease Research in Seattle have deciphered how the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis is able to tolerate the rece

Publication Date: 
07/06/2016
Eurek Alert
Tags:
Health, Tuberculosis (TB), Infectious Diseases, Drugs, Medical Research
Health

Prices of major drugs for treating cancer, diabetes and blood pressure cut by 25%

Products of major pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Healthcare, Cipla and Lupin will be affected by the new price cap

Publication Date: 
07/06/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Drugs, Cancer, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Diabetes, Drug Industry, Health Care, Health
Science And Technology

Scientists Say They May be Able to Print Live Human Tissue

WASHINGTON - Two Israeli companies say they used a specialized 3-D printer to create an environment in which stem cells could grow into a specific tissue.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2016
Big News Network
Tags:
Science And Technology, Health, Medical Research, Drugs

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