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15 04, 2012

Novel gene therapies for cystic fibrosis continue to shape future global market

2012-04-25T18:06:04+00:00

A groundbreaking gene therapy trial for cystic fibrosis (CF) was announced inUKrecently. This serves as yet another strong indicator that pharmaceutical and biotech companies are increasingly moving into the market with treatments that target the underlying cause of the disease, rather than just the symptoms. This announcement was made by the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene [...]

15 01, 2012

Pre-marriage test only way to avoid Thalassemia

2017-04-26T12:35:18+00:00

Speaker at a Seminar on Pediatric Illnesses at Abbassi Shaheed Hospital has said that the quality of life of patients with thalassaemia can be eased by the timely transfusion of properly screened blood, proper iron chelating, and provision of adequate medication and physical rehabilitation to the patients. They were speaking at a Seminar organized by [...]