http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on [drug development] and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/ The revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/opinions/research-needed-to-tackle-neglected-disease-uncertainties-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:28 GMTA drug undergoing clinical trials for sleeping sickness could also treat leishmaniasis, say researchers who have tested it on mice.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/drug-could-hit-two-neglected-diseases-at-once.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:47 GMTA bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/panama-is-first-to-benefit-from-fund-to-tackle-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentWed, 01 Feb 2012 17:48:08 GMTUnprecedented collaboration by drug firms, ambitious targets and more funds form part of a new fight against neglected tropical diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/public-private-push-against-neglected-diseases-unveiled.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 31 Jan 2012 17:42:29 GMTIndia's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/opinions/biomed-analysis-learning-from-india-s-polio-success-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:35 GMTA modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/areas-with-low-malaria-rates-need-mass-vaccination-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentWed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:35 GMTThe key malaria drug, artemisinin, can now be produced in greater quantities ― from a waste material of the current production process.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/malaria-hopes-rise-as-chemists-produce-cheap-artemisinin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentMon, 23 Jan 2012 17:44:48 GMTNew clinical trial designs can work for testing both Western and traditional medicines, argue Liang Liu and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/opinions/redesign-trials-to-integrate-asian-western-medicine-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentWed, 04 Jan 2012 17:21:54 GMTA vaccine candidate that exploits how the malaria parasite enters human red blood cells is set to enter safety trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/new-malaria-vaccine-candidate-to-enter-safety-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentThu, 22 Dec 2011 16:54:28 GMTUS-funded medical trials overseas could follow local ethical procedures if they offer 'equivalent protection', says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/us-should-be-more-open-to-other-nations-trial-ethics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 20 Dec 2011 17:24:35 GMTA new formulation of benznidazol, at a dose suitable for children, will be produced and distributed at cost for Latin American countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/brazil-to-produce-paediatric-dose-of-chagas-disease-drug.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 13 Dec 2011 20:13:26 GMTActing fast with the right antivenom following a bite from a dangerous snake could be easier with a new dipstick test, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/rapid-tests-could-take-the-sting-out-of-snakebites.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentFri, 09 Dec 2011 16:36:39 GMTGlobal funding for R&D on neglected diseases has suffered a blow, with funders pulling out in the wake of the economic crisis.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/neglected-diseases-see-cut-in-research-funding.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentThu, 08 Dec 2011 17:34:12 GMTA new trial has found that tenofovir gel, previously found to be effective, does not prevent HIV infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/a-blow-to-promising-hiv-microbicide-gel.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 29 Nov 2011 16:22:22 GMTEgyptian scientists are developing a diabetes treatment from bitter gourd, but the jury is out on whether it could replace insulin.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/egyptian-scientists-to-make-diabetes-drug-from-bitter-fruit.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentMon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:14 GMTScientists have identified a single step that the deadly Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite appears to rely on to invade cells.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/key-malaria-parasite-discovery-raises-vaccine-hopes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentWed, 09 Nov 2011 18:01:08 GMTIndia has a heavy TB burden but has the technological capacity to deal with it. T.V. Padma reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/features/can-india-deliver-affordable-tb-diagnostics-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentThu, 03 Nov 2011 05:16:24 GMTJoining forces would save countries money on clinical trials, and speed up drug development for neglected diseases, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/report-urges-regional-collaboration-on-clinical-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentTue, 01 Nov 2011 15:26:33 GMTAn initiative launched by major patent holders will improve access to neglected disease research, but only 49 countries will freely benefit.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/major-patent-pool-opens-up-research-on-neglected-disease-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentMon, 31 Oct 2011 18:02:00 GMTResearchers have created a database of the chemicals in 300 Chinese herbs used in traditional medicine.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/drug-development/news/scientists-pin-down-active-chemicals-in-chinese-herbs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_drugdevelopmentMon, 31 Oct 2011 16:50:49 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/