GSK to use 23andMe’s DNA library in drug development

DNA testing company 23andMe has partnered with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in a bid to develop new drug treatments. 23andMe, which gives customers insight into their genetic makeup via postal saliva tests, has some five million custom...

Apple entices its first big drug company to ResearchKit

Although Apple's ResearchKit is almost two years old, the platform has mainly been reserved for clinical studies hosted by universities and medical researchers. Hundreds of thousands of people are already contributing data for studies focusing on ast...

Weight Loss: Glaxo Recalls Alli Weight Loss Drugs


Glaxo has doubts that its Alli weight loss products are being tempered. Actually GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has received complaints about its Alli weight loss products from seven...

Alli Weight Loss Products Recalled


GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has received complaints about its Alli weight loss products from seven states. That is why, GSK has announced yesterday that it is "voluntarily recalling all...

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Needs Regulatory Approval


A conference took place in South Africa in which the suitability of the RTS, S vaccine was discussed. It was clearly shown that in case of small children who had been vaccinated there was a 46%...