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FDA hits Ozempic and Mounjaro counterfeit compounders with warning letters

Pharmaceutical Technology

Some counterfeits contain bacteria and have high impurity levels or different chemical structures to Lilly's FDA-approved medicines.

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Dog food sold across Europe contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including ‘superbugs’ found in hospital patients

Scienmag

New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, reveals raw dog food to be a major source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making it an international public health risk.

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Study shows how plants activate their immune system against pathogens in rain

Scienmag

While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. Credit: Yasuomi Tada While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. So […].

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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

Pharmaceutical Technology

The trial, conducted in 1,800 healthy individuals ranging from ages 2-29 years in Mali and The Gambia in 2021, found NmCV-5 induced a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria. The response was more powerful than that generated by MenACWY-D – a licensed quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine marketed by GSK.

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Engineering an “invisible cloak” for bacteria to deliver drugs to tumors

The Pharma Data

Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have developed a “cloaking” system that temporarily hides therapeutic bacteria from immune systems, enabling them to more effectively deliver drugs to tumors and kill cancer cells in mice. Using Bacteria For Therapy. ” The Ideal Bacteria.

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Researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health

Medical Xpress

The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions. The collective DNA sequences that make up the bacteria flora, is called the microbiome.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Therapyx will develop and manufacture the IL-12-containing microspheres in the vaccine called GneX12. A sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhoea is caused by the NG bacteria. This trial will evaluate the safety of the vaccine and generate efficacy data. Additionally, antibiotic resistance is very prevalent for the NG bacterium.

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