Pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research releases its latest consumer marketing research module, "Pharmaceutical Search Engine Marketing: Leveraging Online Health Searching to Fulfill Brand Goals", as part of its ePharma Consumer® market research and strategic advisory service.

EU-funded researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to protect healthy volunteers against malaria by infecting them with malaria parasites while treating them with the antimalarial drug chloroquine. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), raise hopes that it will soon be possible to develop an effective vaccine against the deadly disease.

Shire's ADHD treatment Vyvanse® owns the most popular product site among pediatricians, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research. The finding comes from the recently released ePharma Physician® market research and strategic advisory service, which focuses on the digital resource and communication preferences and behaviors of physicians who interact with pharmaceutical, device, and biotech companies via the Internet and other technologies.

OpSec Security, Inc., the global leader in anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, today released a two-year study which shows substantial trends of increased illicit behavior by trade board sellers that offer bulk pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to buyers and intermediaries, and Internet pharmacies that sell drugs directly to consumers.

The National Cancer Research Institute's free online cancer research portal, ONIX, has launched to the public today. ONIX (ONcology Information eXchange) enables scientists and clinicians to search through and access international research data held online - to improve the flow of cancer research information between individuals, institutions and organisations.

DNA Electronics Ltd, a developer of disposable, real-time gene testing at the point-of-care, has been showcased as an exemplary healthcare technology innovator at the launch of the Government’s Life Sciences Blueprint - a range of initiatives aimed at ensuring the UK remains a world-leading location to build and grow life science and biotechnology companies.

The EU-funded SOS (Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) project is working to provide medical professionals with guidance on the risks (both cardiovascular and gastrointestinal) associated with certain painkillers. Ultimately, the project results should help to better protect patients against these side effects. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) help reduce pain and inflammation, and are commonly given to sufferers of arthritis and other degenerative joint diseases.