Wellness US agency approves new drug for treatment of sickle cell disease Leave a comment November 18, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the US department of health and human services, has approved Crizanlizumab-tmca, a new drug…
Wellness Scientists develop new drug that ‘stops cancer growth’ Leave a comment January 24, 2019 Scientists have discovered a promising drug that can halt the growth of cancer cells. The study, published in the Journal of Science Advances, found…
Wellness Drug to help lung cancer patients live longer gets approval Leave a comment September 24, 2017 Over a thousand patients with lung cancer will benefit from taking Nivolumab, a life-extending drug. The drug is a form of immunotherapy which…
Wellness ‘Breakthrough’ drug lowers risk of cancer and heart attack, study finds Leave a comment August 27, 2017 Scientists have said a new anti-inflammatory drug can prevent deaths from heart attacks and cancer. The drug, canakinumab, is said to cut the…
Wellness ‘Huge leap forward’: Prostate cancer successfully treated with new technique Leave a comment December 20, 2016 A new technique called vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) successfully destroys early prostate cancer while avoiding the side-effects associated with surgery. The technique involves…