India orders Riemann Labs, linked to cough syrup deaths in Cameroon, to stop manufacturing
Last month, the World Health Organization said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the brand name Naturcold contained extremely high levels of a toxic ingredient, the latest in a series of recent warnings about contaminated cough syrups. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Are Treatments for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis?
Discussion
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a member of the Papillomaviridae virus family with over a 150 different subtypes. HPV can cause cervical, genital and respiratory tract papillomas. HPV is often benign but can cause anogenital, cervical and head and neck cancers.
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is uncommon but can cause significant morbidity while awaiting the body’s immune system to respond. There is a juvenile and adult form, and the incidence varies between 2-4/100,000 in the pediatric population. The juvenile form frequently occurs between 3.6-6 years of age and in general the younger the patie...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 31, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
India-made cough syrup case: Gambia panel suggests legal action against India, drug Co
"It is safe to conclude, without any qualms, that the deaths of the 70 children below the age of five between July and October 2022 related to acute kidney injury (AKI) are a direct result of contaminated medicines found in four cough and cold syrups imported by Atlantic Pharmacy from Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India," the task force said in its report. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Hive Mind of Doctors Can Mean Better Care for Patients
If you’re like an unlucky 5% of American adults, you’ll visit a doctor with a medical complaint this year, only to be misdiagnosed and, often, misprescribed a treatment. If you’re like a far less lucky one of 100,000 hospitalized Americans, such a misdiagnosis will cost you your life. There are a lot of reasons for medical errors: inexperienced caregivers; ambiguous symptoms; understaffed hospitals, underlying conditions.
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But according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), there’s one more little...
Source: TIME: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
India Pharma Exports Soaring Despite Cough Syrup Deaths India Pharma Exports Soaring Despite Cough Syrup Deaths
India ' s pharmaceutical exports this fiscal year are set to grow nearly twice as fast as last year to hit sales of $27 billion, despite deaths linked to Indian-made cough syrups.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Parents, Act Now: Pneumococcal Vaccines Protect Kids From Dangerous Diseases
Texas physicians have a message for parents getting ready to send their kids to daycare or school – make sure your children are up to date on their pneumococcal vaccine. The vaccine prevents infectious diseases that spread easily through a cough or sneeze in crowded settings. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gambia: Presidential Taskforce Report Confirms Indian Cough Killed 70 Children
[The Point] The four syrups imported from India were responsible for the deaths of 70 children from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), according to the Presidential Taskforce Report which was unveiled by the government on Friday 21 July 2023 at a press briefing. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs West Africa Source Type: news
India suspends another drugmaker's licence over tainted cough syrup
India has suspended a drugmaker's manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Mashall Islands and Micronesia in April. The WHO flagged contamination with unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which are toxic to humans when consumed and can prove fatal, in samples taken from a batch of cough syrup made by QP Pharmachem Ltd, based in Punjab (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
India pharma exports surging despite cough syrup deaths - trade body
India's pharmaceutical exports are predicted to reach $27bn this fiscal year, boosted by strong US demand, despite concern over Indian-made cough syrups previously linked to scores of children's deaths. The robust forecast follows worries from the Indian government over dwindling global confidence in the quality of the country's pharma exports following the incidents in Gambia and Uzbekistan. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Author reply to comment by Brook et al on 'Cough syncope as a cause of motor vehicle crash: fatal distraction?' - Guo H, Naughton CW, Naughton MT.
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Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Comment on 'Cough syncope as a cause of motor vehicle crash: fatal distraction?' - Brook C, Burdon J, Trembath P.
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Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Millions are living with brittle bones and fractured spines - a cough could break them
Almost three million adults aged over 50 are living with an undiagnosed spinal fracture linked to osteoporosis, new research shows. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CHMP recommends Roche ’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Positive recommendation is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial which showed majority ofEvrysdi-treated babies were able to stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies by 12 months ’ treatment1,2If approved by the European Commission,Evrysdi will be available to treat people of all ages with SMA in the European Union, including babies from birthEvrysdi is now approved in 100 countries with more than 8,500 patients treated globallyBasel, 21 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive o...
Source: Roche Media News - July 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CHMP recommends Roche ’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Positive recommendation is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial which showed majority ofEvrysdi-treated babies were able to stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies by 12 months ’ treatment1,2If approved by the European Commission,Evrysdi will be available to treat people of all ages with SMA in the European Union, including babies from birthEvrysdi is now approved in 100 countries with more than 8,500 patients treated globallyBasel, 21 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive o...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cameroon: WHO Issues Cough Syrup Alert in Cameroon
[DW] The World Health Organisation has flagged a batch of "Naturcold" cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon as toxic for containing unacceptable amounts of contaminants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Cameroon Central Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa West Africa Source Type: news
