Tag: US Food and Drug Administration
Advice on corona vaccines for young children
Frankfurt There is now a real choice of Covid vaccines for adults. For children under the age of five, on the other hand, there is currently not a single approval.…
Why the US Army is now bringing baby food into the country
The “Operation Fly Formula” is no small thing and has top priority in the military and politics. Around the world, the United States is currently trying to buy baby milk…
These biotech companies are supposed to curb infections
Institute for Microbiology of the German Armed Forces in Munich Drugs and vaccines against monkeypox are now well researched. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt With the series of monkeypox infections, a new…
Eli Lilly is the new star of the pharmaceutical industry
Frankfurt In the past two years, the headlines in the pharmaceutical industry have been dominated by the American industry leader Pfizer with its Covid vaccine Comirnaty – developed together with…
Philip Morris buys Swedish Match for $16 billion
New York, Stockholm The US tobacco company Philip Morris International is expanding its range of smoke-free products and is taking over the smaller European competitor Swedish Match. Philip Morris is…
Philip Morris considers acquisition of Swedish Match
New York, Stockholm The US tobacco company Philip Morris International is interested in taking over the smaller European competitor Swedish Match. Both sides confirmed negotiations in separate press releases on…
Equities face major challenges
Laboratory of Novavax The US company’s corona vaccine has already been approved in the EU. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Frankfurt Covid vaccines have brought huge commercial success to Pfizer, Biontech and…
So it is with the new Alzheimer’s therapy
Neurologist Alois Alzheimer, drug Aduhelm To date, there is no drug that can cure the disease. (Photo: Mauritius Images, Getty Images, REUTERS (M)) Frankfurt “Will there be a breakthrough in…
Salmonella: Ferrero extends recall to Christmas items
Surprise egg Among other things, the children’s surprise egg three-pack with the best before date between April and June 2022 was recalled. Advent calendars are also affected. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt,…
Omicron Booster: Pharmaceutical companies are working on booster vaccinations
Corona vaccine The pharmaceutical companies are already working on another booster vaccination. (Photo: IMAGO/Addictive Stock) Frankfurt According to experts, while the omicron wave is gradually peaking and many countries are…
New remedies for heart failure, cancer, schizophrenia
Frankfurt After several important advances in product development, the pharmaceutical group Boehringer Ingelheim sees itself at the beginning of a new investment offensive in the area of product development and…
According to the PEI, rapid tests also work well at Omikron
Frankfurt About 90 percent of the common rapid corona tests should work just as well with the omicron variant as with the earlier variants of the Covid pathogen. Experts from…
Corona vaccines: growing supply, shrinking demand
Frankfurt From shortage to abundance, this is the shift that has taken place in the Covid vaccine market over the past few months. While production capacity and the number of…
Wall Street closes slightly higher after talks between Biden and Xi
new York After initially slight losses, the US stock exchanges picked up speed again towards Friday evening. The Dow Jones index of standard values was 0.8 percent higher at 34,553…
Corona boom brings record growth to pharmaceutical industry
Frankfurt In 2021, the corona pandemic gave the pharmaceutical industry the biggest jump in sales in decades. Overall, the industry generated additional sales of almost $100 billion last year with…
New drugs against Covid give hope
Frankfurt In the fight against the Covid pandemic, new therapy options are giving additional hope in addition to the vaccination campaigns. Several drugs have been on the market since December.…
Biontech vaccination for US infants at the end of February?
A child is vaccinated Children from the age of 5 can already be vaccinated. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to a newspaper report, the Covid-19 vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer could…
Omicron variant will affect almost everyone
Washington Scientists are seeing initial indications that the wave of infections with the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United States may soon have peaked. The number of cases…
Omicron variant will affect almost everyone
Washington Scientists are seeing initial indications that the wave of infections with the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United States may soon have peaked. The number of cases…
Pig Heart Transplant: Hope for Thousands of Patients
Dusseldorf A genetically modified pig heart is said to be his last resort: “Either I die or I do this transplant,” said the American David Bennett before his operation in…