Category: Pharmaceuticals
AbbVie expands biologics manufacturing in Singapore with US$223 mn investment
AbbVie, a US pharmaceutical company, is investing $223 million in expanding its manufacturing facility in Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park. This expansion is expected to create over 100 jobs and increase biologics manufacturing capacity by 24,000 liters. The Singapore plant, serving […]
Breakthrough drug claims to cure woman of stage 3 bowel cancer
Cancer used to be associated with grim prognosis, but significant advancements in cancer treatments have changed the narrative. Patients are now living longer and enjoying a higher quality of life. Every year, ongoing research and breakthroughs in treatment and technology […]
Battling Antimicrobial Resistance as a Global Health Threat
Are antibiotics really necessary when nursing upper respiratory infections? A growing concern has emerged as one of the top ten global health threats currently facing humanity — Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is a phenomenon in which bacteria, viruses, fungi, […]
Multi-acting compound a new solution to drug-resistant prostate cancer
The growth of tumours in prostate cancer are fuelled by testosterone, contributing to a vicious cycle that eventually becomes resistant to standard treatments. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, or WUSTL, have found a drug compound […]
New oral drug discovery for treatment of cholesterol
One of the primary forms of medications for managing cholesterol are known as PCSK9 inhibitors, which are delivered via injections, helping the body pull excess cholesterol from the blood. US investigators at University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University […]
Repurposed drug promotes weight loss and cardiovascular health in adolescents
Overweight adolescents testing out an FDA (Food and Drug Administration)-approved drug for weight loss in adults reported an average weight loss of at least 5%, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, US. Treatment with […]
Indonesia first to approve use of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Indonesian Food and Drugs Agency (BPOM) has granted approval for the use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company, Walvax Biotechnology. Indonesia thus becomes the first country to grant emergency use approval for that vaccine, ahead of […]
Disinfecting surfaces to keep monkeypox virus at bay
With cases of monkeypox continuing to rise and spread around the world, government health departments are providing advice and guidance on how to help prevent transmission of the disease with hygiene and disinfection of the utmost importance. | Disinfecting. Health […]
Novavax’s COVID shot open for adolescents, CDC says
Novavax Inc.’s (Novavax) protein-based COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in adolescents between 12 to 17 years old, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday. It was just last week that the vaccine received […]
Tumour destroyed in days in mice implanted with “drug factory” beads
Specially-developed “drug factory” beads continually generate a type of protein that helps eradicate cancerous tumours: scientists at Rice University in Texas, US, noticed that mice implanted with the drug factory beads were soon free of mesothelioma cancer growths, a very […]
