The World Health Organisation (WHO) has linked the naming of new diseases with unnecessary negative effects on nations, economies and people – so much so that it has also pegged disease names…
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WHO’s latest Model list of Essential Medicines includes hepatitis C, cancer, TB drugs
The World Health Organization has released the latest edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines and in the list has included treatments for hepatitis C, a variety of cancers (including breast…
Measles virus said to suppress immune system for up to three years
Children affected by measles are said to be highly susceptible to host of other deadly diseases for up to three years, a new research as claimed, as the virus suppresses their immune…
Breo Ellipta lands FDA approval for asthma treatment in US
GlaxoSmithKline plc and Theravance, Inc have announced that their drug Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol [FF/VI]) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a once-daily treatment of asthma…
Brits at risk of exotic mosquito-borne diseases as temperatures rise in UK
Researchers have warned that increasing temperatures in the UK owing to climate change could create apt conditions for mosquitoes to breed in the UK thereby accelerating the emergence of vector-borne diseases such…
Australia’s NHMRC: No good quality evidence to prove homeopathy’s effectiveness
Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has made a startling claim that they have found no good quality evidence that will prove the effectiveness of homeopathy’s effectiveness at treating health…
Study: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a biological illness not psychological disorder
Latest research at Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has concluded that chronic fatigue syndrome also known as CFS for short is a result of…