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Six Drug Dealers Convicted, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Tanzania

Six Drug Dealers Convicted, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Tanzania

Six people, including four foreigners, have been convicted of illicit drug dealings here and condemned to life imprisonment. The deterrent punishment comes amid intensified fight against the uses and dealings of the outlawed drugs in the country and the world over. Moshi Zone High Court Deputy Registrar Bernard Mpepo said here over the weekend that […]

Pharmaceuticals CEO who raised HIV drug price by 5,000% ‘also hiked cost of pill taken by children with incurable kidney disease’

Pharmaceuticals CEO who raised HIV drug price by 5,000% ‘also hiked cost of pill taken by children with incurable kidney disease’

The pharmaceuticals CEO that raised the cost of a drug used by Aids sufferers by more than 5,000 per cent also hiked the price of medication taken by children for a rare kidney disease, it has emerged. Martin Shkreli is currently the chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, which has been internationally condemned for its use […]

Dundee University Develops New Anti-Malaria Drug

Dundee University Develops New Anti-Malaria Drug

Researchers at Dundee University have discovered a new compound which could treat malaria while protecting people from the disease and preventing its spread, all in a single dose. The compound, DDD107498, was developed by the university’s Drug Discovery Unit and the Medicines for Malaria Venture. Scientists said the “exciting” new drug could work well against […]

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