Cancer risks may be lowered
There is a ray of hope for those suffering from cancer. With newer innovations in surgeries, use of oral drugs and antibiotics, oncologists say it is possible to decrease the mortality rate in cancer
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Bio-prospectors seek treasure in Australia forests
It's Australia's new gold rush. Fortune-hunting scientists are scouring vast tracts of tropical rain forests for plants to produce new antibiotics and other drugs that could be worth billions of
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Drug giants scour forests in Australia
It's Australia's new gold rush. Fortune-hunting scientists are scouring tropical rain forests for plants to produce new antibiotics and other drugs that could be worth billions of dollars. 'Australia
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Court upholds Bayer patent on Ciprobay
German pharmaceuticals group Bayer AG said a US court had upheld the patent on its best-selling antibiotic Ciprobay after challenges by firms seeking to sell cheaper copycat versions. Bayer said in a
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Steep fall in leading drug prices
For the first time in the last 10 years, prices of some of the leading drugs- mainly antibiotics, cardiovascular drugs and anti-diabetic drugs have seen a sharp decline during January-September 2002
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Medicines to be developed from bees
Prof. Andy Batty from Macquarie University in Australia have developed antibiotic medicines from Bees and other insects. This has happened for the first time in the history of medicines that bees are
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Ranbaxy's new drug to hit US in Jan
Ranbaxy Laboratories, the country's largest drugmaker, said it would launch a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline;s blockbluster antibiotic Augmentin in the United States next
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Bayer gets FDA nod for Cipro pill
Germany's Bayer AG said the US Food and Drug Administration had approved a new once-a-day version of antibiotic Cipro, its single biggest pharmaceutical product. Bayer said the new formulation of the
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Aurobindo launches Cefeprime
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (APL), the Hyderabad-based Rs 1,050-crore pharmaceuticals major, has announced the launch of Cefeprime, claimed to be one of the most advanced antibiotics in the world for the
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Strep bacteria defy drugs
One of nature's most common-and dangerous-disease-causing bacteria is developing antibiotic-resistant strains at an increasing rate, the latest evidence that overuse of these "wonder drugs" is
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New antibiotic in sea snail
An Australian researcher has isolated a new antibiotic from the eggs of a sea snail found in the south-eastern part of the country, which is as powerful as pencillin. The sea snail, called common dog
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A medical researcher pays the price for challenging drug-industry funding
Erdem Cantekin a biomedical engineer had said antibiotics weren't good for earaches;His peers found otherwise. Now, his views gain ground : a
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Scientists see higher use of antibiotics on farms
Antibiotics are being used far more heavily in pigs, cows and chickens than has been revealed by the drug and livestock industries, a public interest group is saying today, citing as evidence its own
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Antibiotic use on livestock underreported, scientists find
Antibiotics are being used far more heavily in pigs, cows and chickens than has been revealed by the drug and livestock industries, a public interest group was expected to announce, citing as
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Antibiotics on the farm
One of the most striking patterns in modern U.S. agriculture is the increasing use of antibiotics as a regular supplement in the feed and water consumed by cows, pigs and especially poultry. Most of
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Antibiotics on the farm
One of the most striking patterns in modern U.S. agriculture is the increasing use of antibiotics as a regular supplement in the feed and water consumed by cows, pigs and especially poultry. Most of
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Antibiotics on the farm
One of the most striking patterns in modern U.S. agriculture is the increasing use of antibiotics as a regular supplement in the feed and water consumed by cows, pigs and especially poultry. Most of
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Court upholds antibiotic ban in animal feed
The pharmaceuticals industry has failed in a legal attempt to stop a European ban on the use of four antibiotics in animal feed. The European Court of First Instance ruled "the protection of public
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Drugged chicks hatch a menance
More than 8.5 million kg of antibiotics are fed to cattle, pigs and chickens each year as they amble toward the dinner table. At the same time, doctors treating meat-eating humans have seen a steady
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EU to ban four animal feed antibiotics
European Union plans for a controversial ban on four antibiotics used in animal feed seems certain to go ahead after winning the endorsement of 10 member states. The vote among the 15 countries of