LONDON: Consumer goods giant Unilever has revealed ongoing interest in a consumer health care unit owned by pharmaceutical groups GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer after a bid of £50 billion ($68 billion) was refused. British group GSK said at the weekend that it had received three unsolicited offers from Unilever for GSK Consumer Healthcare, but were rejected … Read more
Aspirin does not increase the chances of survival in strictly ill COVID-19 patients, early results from one of Britain’s biggest trials studying the normally used painkiller and blood diluter showed on Tuesday. The scientists behind the trial, which is looking into a variety of potential treatments for COVID-19, assessed aspirin’s effects on nearly 15,000 hospitalized … Read more
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said in a press conference that coronavirus can be treated by Panadol tablets. She also said that 78 cases have been confirmed in Punjab, of which 64 were tests were conducted by the public hospitals and 15 by private hospitals. She clarified, The total won’t add up because one patient … Read more
The Senate Committee on Health said that 70% of human diseases are caused by animals. The Senate Standing Committee on Health was chaired by Dr. Chairperson Dr. Khushbakht Shujaat. At the meeting, the committee was told that 70% of the diseases are transferred from animals, while officers will travel to Australia for anti-dengue training. Executive … Read more
