China seizes $180M worth of fake drugs, arrests 2,000 suspects
By NBC News staff and wire reports
BEIJING -- Chinese police detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of...
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Japan - Health ministry to tighten controls on unregulated drugs
Health ministry to tighten controls on unregulated drugs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to tighten controls on drugs that are purportedly legal as they circumvent regulations and their usage has spread... -
makoto started a topic Japan - Only 30 Pct of Strong Medical Products Sold Have Written Instructionsin JapanJapan - Only 30 Pct of Strong Medical Products Sold Have Written Instructions
Only 30 Pct of Strong Medical Products Sold Have Written Instructions
Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--Only 30 pct of drug stores and pharmacies across Japan provide written instructions for strong medical products such as gastric drugs,... -
makoto started a topic Japan - Top genome researcher to quit / Frustrated expert wants to develop anticancer drugs in U.S.in JapanJapan - Top genome researcher to quit / Frustrated expert wants to develop anticancer drugs in U.S.
Top genome researcher to quit / Frustrated expert wants to develop anticancer drugs in U.S.
Tokyo University Prof. Yusuke Nakamura will step down as head of the office promoting medical innovation in the Cabinet Secretariat and move to the... -
Japan - 'Legal high' products a growing concern
'Legal high' products a growing concern
The sale of a mixture of dried plant material and other substances that have hallucinatory and potentially harmful effects is proliferating nationwide, with vendors exploiting a legal loophole to... -
Japan - Fujifilm to enter biosimilars drug joint venture
Fujifilm to enter biosimilars drug joint venture
Fujifilm Corp. and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. will establish a joint venture in the spring of 2012 to develop highly reliable, high-quality and competitive products in the fast-growing biosimilars... -
Japan - Pancreatic tumors stopped in tracks by drug-carrying microcapsules
Pancreatic tumors stopped in tracks by drug-carrying microcapsules
Microscopic capsules built of macromolecules and full of cancer drugs can stop the growth of pancreatic tumors, a University of Tokyo-led research team has discovered.... -
Radioactive Omission: Where Are the Anti-Radiation Drugs?
Radioactive Omission: Where Are the Anti-Radiation Drugs?
FDA approval for pharmaceuticals being developed and tested that treat--and prevent--radiation sickness is years away.
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Tuberculosis Second Biggest Killer in Infectious Diseases (& new drug)
This article is primarily about a new drug under development that shows considerable success.
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Mar 21, 2011 – Immune Network Ltd. (IMMFF:PK), is proud... -
Brazil bans swine flu drug ads
Brazil bans swine flu drug ads
From correspondents in Brasilia | August 15, 2009
Article from: Agence France-Presse
BRAZIL has slapped a temporary ban on advertisements for over-the-counter flu remedies because... -
NAFTA Leaders Declaration
North American Leaders Pledge Action on Swine Flu, Economy, Security
By Kent Klein
Guadalajara, Mexico
10 August 2009
Mexican President Felipe Calderon,(C)US President Barack Obama (L) and Canadian... -
Stopping Germs From Ganging Up On Humans
ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2008) ? Keeping germs from cooperating can delay the evolution of drug resistance more effectively than killing germs one by one with traditional drugs such as antibiotics, according to new research from The University of Arizona...