http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on drug development and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/ An expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/-india-s-drug-approvals-put-industry-over-people-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 11 May 2012 18:10:11 GMTBrazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/brazil-to-create-network-on-neglected-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentThu, 10 May 2012 13:04:01 GMTA report on United States health R&D has urged Washington to increase its focus on translational research and product development.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/us-should-fund-more-late-stage-health-r-d-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 04 May 2012 13:21:49 GMTAs commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/features/developing-countries-face-up-to-synthetic-biology-challenges-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:35 GMTParticipants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/african-scientists-urged-to-solve-african-health-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentWed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:29 GMTIt's time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/editorials/we-need-a-global-treaty-on-health-research-for-the-poor-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 20 Apr 2012 16:55:11 GMTResearchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/artemisinin-resistance-emerged-on-thai-myanmar-border-years-ago-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 13 Apr 2012 16:49:58 GMTTrade deals are threatening generic drugs — we need new ways to incentivise affordable drug development, says health expert Daniele Dionisio.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/opinions/use-new-funding-models-to-get-drugs-to-world-s-poor-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:07 GMTSub-Saharan African researchers are working together in the search for an effective tuberculosis vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/sub-saharan-africans-join-forces-for-tb-vaccine-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentMon, 26 Mar 2012 17:11:17 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTUgandan and US scientists find a protease inhibitor used in anti-HIV drugs can boost the effectiveness of a widely used anti-malarial.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/hiv-drug-improves-anti-malarial-drug-effectiveness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentWed, 21 Mar 2012 12:06:08 GMTThe global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/tb-community-releases-vaccine-research-blueprint.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:01 GMTImproving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/opinions/taking-life-saving-innovations-from-lab-to-village-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:35 GMTDozens of NGOs have issued a joint statement urgently calling for the emerging field of synthetic biology to be internationally regulated.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/ngos-call-for-international-regulation-of-synthetic-biology.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentThu, 15 Mar 2012 12:53:48 GMTPakistan’s sore need for a drug regulatory body was highlighted by the deaths of 125 heart patients from contaminated medicines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/drug-regulation-follows-heart-patient-deaths.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentMon, 12 Mar 2012 10:43:45 GMTResearchers estimate that up to a third of the Bangladeshi population is genetically susceptible to arsenic-related cancer.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/scientists-identify-genetic-vulnerability-to-arsenic-related-cancers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentWed, 07 Mar 2012 13:02:42 GMTScientists have developed tests, or assays, to study the effectiveness of 50 current and experimental malaria drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/malaria-study-may-lead-to-better-more-efficient-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentWed, 07 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMTChina is on course to become a nanotechnology powerhouse. India is working to catch up — but both are poorly represented in top research journals.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/china-soaring-ahead-in-nanotechnology-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentMon, 05 Mar 2012 12:15:03 GMTAsian and Pacific countries are home to a vast diversity of marine wealth, which experts say should be shared with indigenous communities.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/news/asia-pacific-may-benefit-from-marine-bio-prospecting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:52:34 GMTEfforts to limit publication of controversial bird flu research could end up doing more harm than good.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/drug-development/editorials/tackling-bird-flu-effectively-needs-scientific-openness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_drugdevelopmentFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:34:30 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/