‘Arm-lift’ surgery gains appeal in US
Plastic surgery to remove fat and excess skin on the upper arms has gained appeal in the United States, where the procedure has exploded in popularity since the year 2000, experts said Monday.
Plastic surgery to remove fat and excess skin on the upper arms has gained appeal in the United States, where the procedure has exploded in popularity since the year 2000, experts said Monday.
Beware of “ghosts” pharmacists. The public should be wary of drug stores that continue to sell prescription drugs although they do not have pharmacists who can assist consumers, the Philippine Pharmacists Association said Tuesday.
India’s Supreme Court has rejected a patent bid by Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark ruling activists say will allow continued supply of cheap generic drugs and save lives in poorer nations.
India’s top court denied Monday a patent request by Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark ruling that activists say will protect access to cheap generic versions of drugs in developing nations.
MEDICINES sold to patients in the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) carry a 10 percent additional charge even though the facility is a government hospital.
At least 13 people have died after drinking a toxic cough syrup in the Pakistani city of Lahore, forcing authorities to close pharmacies and a medicine factory, officials said Monday.
When purchasing an antibiotic to treat leptospirosis, it is wiser to choose a generic over a branded product as this is P13 cheaper.
China’s Ministry of Public Security said it has detained nearly 2,000 people in a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit drugs, including some to treat cancer.
A woman posing as a physician was arrested Thursday and charged in the death of a woman who died after authorities said her body was pumped with unknown toxic substances during a buttocks-enhancement surgery.
Police on Monday raided a call center in Mandaue City that was allegedly acting as an agent for the sale of fake medicines online and violating laws against the use of the Internet for illegal trading.
Doctors, dentists and veterinarians may prescribe dangerous drugs but they are not allowed to sell them.
Senator Manny Villar on Thursday proposed the creation of a new agency to monitor prices of medicine as part of possible amendments to Republic Act 9502 or the Cheaper Medicine Law as a result of the meeting of the Quality Affordable Medicines Oversight Committee which he heads.
TOWNSFOLK in the different municipalities and cities of Cebu would no longer have to worry where to buy affordable medicines. United Laboratories Inc. (Unilab) and the Cebu provincial government signed a consignment agreement for Unilab to provide medicines in the provincial hospitals in the province. Under the agreement, Unilab will provide and stock the medicines [...]
