AstraZeneca share price rises as huge price of new cancer drug is revealed November 17, 2015 A month's supply of AstraZeneca's new cancer drug Tagrisso will cost $12,750 (£8,944) per individual, the British drugs company has revealed. Taken as a daily pill, the medicine is used to treat a specific kind of lung cancer for which there are currently no other options. It received FDA approval for use in the US [...]
Copper price hits new six-year low as Paris attacks continue to take their toll November 17, 2015 The price of copper has plunged to a new six-year low, as investors continue to shy away from the risky commodity in light of the Paris attacks. On Tuesday morning, it dropped to below $4,600 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange for the first time since 2009. This followed on from a huge sell-off [...]
NMC Health pulls out of the fight for a slice of Al Noor Hospitals November 16, 2015 NMC Health has revealed it won't be making a formal offer to London-listed firm Al Noor Hospitals. The private healthcare company said that after a “thorough assessment”, it had decided that a take-over of its Dubai-based rival would “not deliver sufficient returns or shareholder value”. The news comes just a month after NMC expressed its determination [...]
Antibacterial resistance: The pharmaceutical industry can’t solve it alone – individuals must play a big role, say experts November 16, 2015 Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to modern society. The medicines we use to treat some of the most dangerous bacterial infections are rapidly losing effectiveness, and we aren't creating new ones fast enough to keep up. In fact, a recent report by The Review of Antimicrobial Resistance – a group set up by [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015 in pictures: City of London procession marks Jeffrey Mountevans taking over from Alan Yarrow November 14, 2015 Today, Jeffrey Mountevans became the new Lord Mayor of London, taking over from Alan Yarrow. To mark the occasion, the annual Lord Mayor's Show took place in the City of London, with a procession travelling the three miles from Mansion House to the Royal Courts of Justice, passing St Paul's Cathedral along the way. A [...]
Paris terror attacks: Prime Minister David Cameron warns of British casualties following terrorist attack November 14, 2015 David Cameron has advised the UK to prepare for “a number” of British causalities following the series of attacks that took place in Paris last night. During a speech today, the Prime Minister said: “The events in Paris are the worst acts of violence in France since the Second World War, the worst terrorist attack [...]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Paris attacks as more than 127 people are left dead November 14, 2015 Islamic State has said it was behind the series of attacks that rocked Paris last night. In a statement, the terror group said “soldiers of the caliphate” carried out the attacks, which have left at least 127 people dead and a further 180 injured. Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and guns targeted areas in the [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015: Event will go ahead as planned following Paris attacks November 14, 2015 In solidarity with Paris and the many victims of the attacks that took place there last night, London will host the 2015 Lord Mayor's Show as planned. A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said the show “will go ahead” as normal. With the people of Paris in our thoughts, Union flags will be flying [...]
Paris attacks: How travel in and out of the French capital by Eurostar, British Airways, Easyjet, Air France, American airlines and other routes has been affected November 14, 2015 At least 127 people have died after a seven separate attacks took place across Paris last night. An estimated 118 of these were killed after being taken hostage at the Batlacan theatre, where the Eagles of Death were performing. Attacks also took place at the Statde de France, where France and Germany were playing against each [...]
Scientists have found a way of using humans’ own cells to target cancer November 13, 2015 It's now possible to turn white blood cells into cancer killers, capable of tracking down and destroying the disease just as it enters its most dangerous phase. By experimenting on mice, researchers at Cornell University in the US found that when they attached a specific protein called the TRAIL protein (Tumour necrosis factor Related Apoptosis-Inducing [...]
