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mRNA Drugs: Pros, Cons, and Prospects

Pharma Mirror

The first mRNA drug (BNT162b2 vaccine) was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA in December 2020 and approved for marketing in August 2021.

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Top tweets: Covid-19 headed towards seasonality – and more

Pharmaceutical Technology

Laurie Garrett, a former senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), shared an article on discussions around Covid-19 being seasonal or a cyclical infection. In addition, immunity against the infection is found to wane for both previously infected individuals and the vaccinated.

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Governments and pharma relationships and implications for antimicrobial resistance

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since 2020, government agencies have provided funding for expensive late-stage vaccine development and the expansion of manufacturing capacity, as well as other key pharmaceutical activities. AMR occurs when disease-causing bacteria become resistant or immune to the antibiotics used to treat them.

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The 5 Stages of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

The Thyroid Pharmacist

This means that our immune system recognizes the thyroid gland as a foreign invader and begins to attack it, eventually leading to the destruction of our thyroid tissue. In this article, I’d like to start at the beginning and walk through the stages of Hashimoto’s. Stage 2: Immune Cell Infiltration of the Thyroid Gland.

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Top 9 Takeaways From 2232 People With Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

In this article (which was originally published in 2015), we’ll dive into the results of the survey and discuss some important considerations for those with Hashimoto’s, including: How stress contributes to Hashimoto’s. Read my article on vitamin D for more information.). Start a journal. Consider taking adaptogens to combat stress.

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Cancer vaccines: providing the edge in oncology

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In this article, Ben Hargreaves looks into the promise of cancer vaccines and how this treatment modality may offer advantages over existing immunotherapies in the oncology sector. While therapeutic cancer vaccines are able to help the body identify particular proteins expressed by cancer cells and then to instigate an immune response.

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New Year, New Goals: 2024

The Thyroid Pharmacist

My books, articles, supplements, and documentary were in the world for all to find and discover, so I cut back from media and publicity efforts for a few years while I enjoyed mama life. I also released a brand new program focused on gut health, as well as some more helpful articles this year. More on that later!