U.S Approves Anti – HIV Drug
The
U. S Food and Drug administration(FDA) gave its first ever nod for an
anti- HIV drug, Truvada, to pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences, Truvada
is known chemically as fixed dose, daily intake combination of
emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fume rate.
Czech Drug Developer Dead
Czech
scientist Antonin Holy, who played an important role in creating drugs
to treat HIV and AIDS , died at the age of 75, the CZECH Academy of
sciences said. Mr. Holy died on 16 July 2012 the day U.S Health
regulators for the first time approved using truvada, a drug that he
helped develop, to prevent infection in people who face a high risk of
contracting the virus that causes AIDS. Mr.Holy also helped develop the
drug ” vestide”, used for the treatment of retinitis in AIDS patients,
and “Heprera ” to treat hepatitis B.
India Set TO launch Astrosat Next Year
Astrosat
along Journey for a national space observatory. Next year, India is to
launch “Astrosat”, the country’s first satellite dedicated to astronomy,
which will gaze out at the Universe in x-ray, U.V and visible light
bands. The data its instruments supply help scientists to have better
under standing of the ways of the cosmos. TIFR, Mumbai will be
responsible for developing three of Astrosat’s five instruments .
Hillary Clinton’s 13 day Visit to Asia
Hillary
Clinton, the US secretary of state, visited Israel on 16 July as the
last halt of her 13 -day long visit of eight Asian countries including
Afghanistan, Japan,Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos , Cambodia, Egypt and Israel.
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