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Journey Medical’s Emrosi Wins FDA Approval for Rosacea, Could Rival Galderma’s Oracea

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Research suggests that certain bacteria, particularly those associated with Demodex mites (tiny mites that naturally live on human skin) like Bacillus oleronius , could contribute to rosacea in some individuals. Other studies suggest that Helicobacter pylori bacteria infections may also cause rosacea.

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STAT+: Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals dropped by nearly half in Europe over the past decade

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Amid ongoing concerns over the use of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock and farmed fish, sales of veterinary medicines across Europe dropped by nearly half between 2011 and 2021, which regulators reported is the biggest drop ever recorded and a sign that campaigns to reduce use are working.

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Governments and pharma relationships and implications for antimicrobial resistance

Pharmaceutical Technology

AMR occurs when disease-causing bacteria become resistant or immune to the antibiotics used to treat them. Furthermore, it is especially difficult to develop entirely novel classes of antibiotics that are selectively toxic, killing bacteria without harming humans. million direct deaths in 2019 and an additional 4.95

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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company says that these four serotypes represent roughly 10–15% of bacteria causing pneumococcal disease in adults. Pneumococcal vaccines are used to inoculate individuals against infections caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. VAX-24 has forecasted sales of $21 million in the same year.

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Foodborne Illness from Raw Milk On the Rise

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The Salt Lake County Health Department in Utah confirmed that 14 people have been infected with Campylobacter , a bacteria that causes foodborne illness from the consumption of raw or undercooked food. Coli bacteria. It also extends milk’s shelf life by decreasing spoilage bacteria. Related: Is Canola Oil Banned in Europe?

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Pfizer will pay up to $45 million in development related milestone payments and up to $143 million if the vaccine hits early sales targets. OspA is one of the most dominant surface proteins expressed by the bacteria when present in the ticks that spread the disease.

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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity.