Air pollution is an established environmental hazard. It is known to be linked to both respiratory disease and that of the heart and vascular system. However, recently its association with […]
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mitapivat
mitapivat Agios Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Mitapivat for Treatment of Adults with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: […]
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Viral vs Bacterial Pneumonia
What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which affects alveoli, the tiny sacs found in clusters at the end of the branching structure of airways […]
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Priorix
GSK Files for Licensure of Priorix MMR Vaccine in the US August 2, 2021 — GSK today announced it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food […]
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Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to […]
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pacritinib
pacritinib CTI BioPharma Announces Acceptance of NDA Granted with Priority Review of Pacritinib for Treatment of Patients with Myelofibrosis SEATTLE, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced that the U.S. […]
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Pedmark
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Resubmits New Drug Application To U.S. Food And Drug Administration For Pedmark Research Triangle Park, NC, May 28, 2021 – Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: FENC; TSX: FRX), a […]
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The Genetics of Asthma
Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by lung airway inflammation that is caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the airways of the […]
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The Effect of Climate Change on Asthma
Climate change is already causing substantial changes concerning temperature, air, and water quality, and these are set to worsen within the next few decades. As a consequence, human health will […]
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Vaccines
Current estimates indicate that over 1 billion of the world’s poorest people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs are typically found in areas of extreme poverty within Africa, […]
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