UKIE Organise Anti-Sopa and Pipa Industry Pow-Wow to Explore Alternative SolutionsUK games industry trade association UKIE has organised a debate between leading industry figures to explore alternative solutions to the problem of online piracy.Cited as a response to the US now infamous Stop Online Piracy (Sopa) and Protect(Pipa) Acts, UKIE has arranged the debate to explore other ways to combat piracy...
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Experts have warned that the safety and effectiveness of Tamiflu remains uncertain two years after Roche promised the iBMJ/i it would release key Tamiflu trial data for independent scrutiny.
A new report by the Cochrane Collaboration says Roche's refusal to provide full access to all its data leaves critical questions about how well the drug works unresolved.
A iBMJ/i investigation, published...
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tongue-twisting generic names assigned to drugs are products of 'stems' that describe everything from a drugs' function to its shape, a new study has revealed.C and EN Associate Editor Carmen Drahl explained that until 1961 there was no standard for assigning drugs generic names, which are different from brand names like Tamiflu (oseltamivir), Nexium (esomeprazole) and Herceptin (trastuzumab).That...
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effects and effectiveness of 'wonder-drug' Tamiflu under the microscope as Department of Health faces awkward questions over mass prescriptionsHealth officials are to face questions about whether they prescribed Tamiflu on a mass scale too quickly in the wake of the 2009 swine flu outbreak.A two-year review into the widely prescribed drug will reveal findings about the effectiveness and side-effects...
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organisers of India Auto Expo 2012 are exploring alternatives to Pragati Maidan, the venue of biennial show in New Delhi, due to space limitations.The organisers of India Auto Expo 2012 are exploring alternatives to Pragati Maidan, the venue of biennial show in New Delhi, due to space limitations.Yahoo has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO. (Jan. 4)Finance...
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Drug Watchdog Now Urges Loved Ones to Ask Their Women Family Members Who Have Suffered a Unexplained Femur Break if They Were Using the Osteoporosis Drug FosamaxUK...
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Akron are exploring how nanotechnology may enable the future development of safer breast implants as an alternative to silicone rubber, minimizing health complications....
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Capsules of the influenza drug Tamiflu, produced by Roche AG, pass through a packaging machine.Capsules of the influenza drug Tamiflu, produced by Roche AG, pass through a packaging machine. Source: Roche via BloombergBasel, Switzerland-based Roche, known for cancer medicines such as Avastin and Herceptin, is venturing into a new area.Basel, Switzerland-based Roche, known for cancer medicines such...
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revealed they are exploring whether the nightclubbers' drug ecstasy could be effective in treating blood cancers.Following...
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RESEARCHERS in Britain revealed they are exploring whether the nightclubbers' drug ecstasy could be effective in treating blood cancers.Following...
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