By Serena McNiff HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A drug long used to treat Parkinson’s disease may benefit patients with a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a small clinical trial suggests. One of the leading causes of vision loss in older people is a condition called dry … Read more
New Delhi: A high-level government committee has recommended introduction of cosmetovigilance to detect adverse effects of cosmetics, issue reaction warnings and monitor sale of such products. While the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, India’s drug regulatory authority, has both drugs and cosmetics under its purview, there is no platform that defines the activities related to … Read more
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa’s $1.5 billion wine industry is reeling after a series of pandemic-induced shocks, including successive bans on the sale of alcohol totaling some 14 weeks. The country’s Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons have become household staples world-wide, and wineries centered in the rolling farmlands around the Western Cape are among South Africa’s most successful and … Read more