Drug
New hepatitis-C drug combination achieves cure rates of 80-100%
Egypt
September 2, 2016
New hepatitis-C drug combination achieves cure rates of 80-100%
A foreign pharmaceutical company has announced the production of a new drug with success rates of between 98 and 100…
Drug for treating addiction may help fight cancer, study finds
Health & Fitness
July 2, 2016
Drug for treating addiction may help fight cancer, study finds
A British research team has discovered that naltrexone, widely used to treat alcohol or heroin addiction, can halt the progression…
Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension
Health & Fitness
April 2, 2016
Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension
Patients with high blood pressure and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke…
Health Ministry approves new diabetes drug
Egypt
December 24, 2015
Health Ministry approves new diabetes drug
The Health and Population Ministry approved Wednesday a new drug to adjust the level of blood sugar over a 24-hour…
Egyptian professor invents drug to fight cancer cells
Science
November 9, 2015
Egyptian professor invents drug to fight cancer cells
Bahaa Eddin al-Gendy, a professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Banha in Qaliubiya, announced the invention…
From slum to bookshop, Brazil drug queen turns writer
Art news
November 8, 2015
From slum to bookshop, Brazil drug queen turns writer
She started sniffing glue at age six to ease the hunger of life in a Brazilian slum.
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Egypt
October 22, 2015
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Member of the National Viral Hepatitis Committee Dr.
Drug addicts 2.4% percent of population: govt
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Drug addicts 2.4% percent of population: govt
Drug addicts now account for 2.4 percent of the Egyptian population, the government’s anti-addiction fund has said, adding that drug…
US regulators approve ‘female Viagra’
Health & Fitness
August 20, 2015
US regulators approve ‘female Viagra’
US regulators Tuesday approved the first "female Viagra," a drug known as Addyi that works on the brain to boost…
Experts support call for lower cancer drug prices
Health & Fitness
July 23, 2015
Experts support call for lower cancer drug prices
A group of 118 leading cancer experts have developed a list of proposals designed to reduce the cost of cancer…