The combination therapy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention is made in Kenya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a combination drug used …
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Five-year survival odds improve when women receive so-called induction chemotherapy before their standard treatment regimen, a new study suggests ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Giving chemotherapy to patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) before their standard treatment regimen boosts their five-year survival odds by 39 percent, a new study finds. “This …
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And it’s likely one of the most ancient ANALYSIS | Neil Marsh | Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesise its own antiviral molecules in response to viral infections. My laboratory studies a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L- coffee, which was being imported into the country as a nutritional supplement. While the sachet of L-Coffee shows that it’s a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and that it’s an energy …
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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli researchers managed to destroy myeloma blood cancer cells using an RNA-based drug delivered to the cells by targeted lipid nanoparticles, Tel Aviv University said in a statement on Sunday. Adopting this method for “the world’s first time,” researchers destroyed 90 percent of the multiple …
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Health experts warn on the use of herbs for treatment Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Health experts have warned against the use of herbal medicines in treating Tuberculosis (TB) which they say has contributed to the rise of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in the country. While speaking at a media …
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Washington, USA | Xinhua | More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The year of 2022 was the deadliest on record for drug overdoses, which claimed the lives of an estimated 109,680 people, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu health workers are suggesting a change in medicines that are being delivered for the treatment of HIV and Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They say the government continues to supply Ciprofloxacin, an antibacterial prescription which was found to be less effective as a first-line treatment for …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airport police have burst a drug trafficking racket involving one of their own and immigration officials. According to information obtained by URN, Airport police seized a consignment of 9.8 kilograms of cocaine on March 1, 2023, whose destination is yet to be established. The consignment had been cleared by …
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It’s effective at preventing pregnancy, preclinical study finds Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An experimental contraceptive drug was effective at temporarily disabling sperm in male mice, according to a study published Feb.13 by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, bringing science one step closer to developing a …
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