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US Device Screens for Fake Medicines Overseas

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are making a high-tech screening device available in Africa to help spot counterfeit malaria pills in hopes that the technology may eventually be used to comb...

WHO never claimed 20 per cent of Indian drugs are fake, says CDSCO

Reports citing WHO data on the number of fake drugs produced and sold in India are wrong according to the CDSCO.

IOM report offers recommendations to combat distribution of fake, substandard medicines

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies "is urging stronger regulation of pharmaceuticals around the world to combat the growing problem of fake and poor-quality medicines," NPR's "Shots"...

FAKE DRUGS ALERT IN US

Existence of fake and counterfeit drugs is not just a threat experienced by the healthcare systems of countries like India, Pakistan and African continent but the entire world today.

Fake-Drug Probe Puts Spotlight on Doctors

A Tennessee doctor has pleaded guilty to purchasing illegal foreign drugs, as part of an investigation into overseas distributors that sold fake versions of Avastin and other unapproved medicines to U...

China Health Ministry Says Nearly 2,000 Detained In Fake-Drug Sweep

Chinese authorities said they detained nearly 2,000 people during a national crackdown on counterfeit drugs, confiscating more than $180 million worth of fake products and destroying about 1,000 produ...

Third world is swamped with fake TB drugs, study finds

Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB, according to a survey published on Tuesda...

China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 product...

Vulnerabilities of fingerprint reader to fake fingerprints attacks.

The purpose of this research is to assess the vulnerabilities of a high resolution fingerprint sensor when confronted with fake fingerprints. The study has not been focused on the decision outcome of...

Genetic Differentiation between Fake Abalone and Genuine Haliotis Species Using the Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing (FINS) Method.

Abalones ( Haliotis species) are a popular delicacy and commonly preserved in dried form either whole or in slices or small pieces for consumption in Asian countries. Driven by the huge profit from tr...

Anatomically plausible illusory posture affects mental rotation of body parts.

During mental rotation (MR) of body parts, people internally simulate the movement of their corresponding body segments. These sensory-motor mechanisms render MR sensitive to proprioceptive informatio...

The fake food buffet - a new method in nutrition behaviour research.

Experimental research in behavioural nutrition is often limited by practical applicability. In the present study, we assess the reproducibility and validity of a new experimental method using food rep...

Risk evaluation for spoofing against a sensor supplied with liveness detection.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the risks associated with the use of fake fingerprints on a livescan supplied with a method of liveness detection. The method is based on optical properties of the...