Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) and its collaborative partner New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRPH) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for VYVANSE (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, formerly known as NRP104), for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
In December it was reported that the NHS was spending ?55 million (?82m; $107m) each year on translation services. In this week?s BMJ, two doctors practising in inner London go head to head over whether language services in the NHS should be curbed.
Experts call for HSV control measures, including vaccine, to rank high on international HIV prevention and research agenda as exciting trial findings are published.
The primary targets of HIV-1 infection in the human vagina have been definitively identified in a new study published in the February 2007 issue of the journal Immunity, published by Cell Press. The findings are likely to guide development of new strategies that will prevent HIV-1 transmission.
Increasing numbers of young people in the Czech Republic are not protecting themselves against HIV transmission, according to the Czech daily newspaper Mlada Fronta, the Prague Daily Monitor reports.
Four million people die every year from respiratory diseases such as viral influenza. For elderly people in particular, an infection can be dangerous.
New predictions about bird flu, involving the use of a mathematical model, suggest that international cooperation to share antiviral drugs might be the best way to deal with an emerging pandemic.
Being a member of a large family may not be best for your health. A new study found that family size greatly influenced the development of stomach cancer linked to the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, and younger siblings from large families appeared to be especially vulnerable to the most common type of stomach cancer.
As Congress debates changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, a new study finds tremendous variation in what seniors in different states pay for the same medications, even if they choose the lowest-cost Part D plans in their areas. The highest costs often occur in the lowest-income, lowest cost-of-living areas.
The UAE is the first country in the Middle East to acquire the vaccine, through approvals from the Ministry of Health (MOH).