Eyebrows raised over extended age range for cervical cancer vaccine

Article Abstract:

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) demonstrated that its cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix, is highly immunogenic and well tolerated in women over 25 years of age. Merck, on the other hand, announced that it had won the first coveted approval of the US Food and Drug Administration for the use of its own cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, in women between 9 and 26 years. The notion of promoting a vaccine for older women has drawn lots of public attention.

Product development, Government regulation, Care and treatment, Cervical cancer, Licensing, certification and accreditation, United States. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Cancer vaccines, Gardasil (Vaccine)

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Diabetes and obesity: The twin epidemics

Article Abstract:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted the rise of the twin epidemics, diabetes and obesity, which are generally caused by population growing, aging, unhealthy diets, obesity and increasingly sedentary lifestyles. This prediction focuses on the need of the development of new strategies and plans for the treatment of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors; as such complications can place a burden on the finite healthcare resources.

Sales & consumption, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Antidiabetic Preparations, Development and progression, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Hypoglycemic agents, Market size

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