Japan dietary supplement maker probes five deaths
TOKYO, March 29, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to…
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more…
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Popular weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction
WASHINGTON, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular for losing weight, heighten the risk…
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Positive results for potential first chikungunya vaccine
PARIS, June 12, 2023 (AFP) -- French-Austrian drugmaker Valneva's vaccine candidate against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus which causes occasional outbreaks…
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Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2023 (AFP) - A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain…
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Johnson & Johnson proposes $8.9 bn settlement of talc cancer claims
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday proposed an $8.9 billion settlement to…
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‘Fix the system’: Indonesia parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis
by Gemma CAHYA Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa…
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Indonesia revokes licences of drug firms over syrups linked to child deaths
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Indonesia's food and drug agency on Wednesday revoked the licences of two chemical firms…
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Indonesia child deaths blamed on syrup medicines rise to 195
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Indonesia said Monday the number of child deaths from kidney failure or damage linked…
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Drugmaker GSK profit rockets on consumer health spinoff
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wednesday British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that third-quarter net profit rocketed almost ten-fold to…
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Novartis says two children treated with gene therapy died
Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Two children who received Zolgensma, a gene therapy produced by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to treat…
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US approves Covid vaccines for youngest kids
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for children aged…
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