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Doctors raise questions over influenza drug
Doctors have raised a number of questions surrounding the safety of the commonly used anti-influenza drug oseltamivir. While...
Thursday 19th January 2012
Doctors find clues to why alcohol is addictive
A new study has revealed clues as to why alcohol is so addictive and how it affects a person's brain. Researchers at the...
Thursday 12th January 2012
Diabetes drug 'could slow breast cancer'
A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes may prevent breast cancer, scientists have said. Research published in journal PLoS One...
Thursday 24th November 2011
Study sheds light on link between joint pain and...
Inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease have been ruled out by researchers trying to find out why some women who take the...
Monday 14th November 2011
Drugs could target certain nerve cells
Scientists at the University of Bristol and Belgium's Liege University have developed a way to design drugs to target specific...
Friday 11th November 2011
Pre-surgical rheumatoid arthritis medication...
Changes could be made to the way that rheumatoid arthritis medications are dispensed before patients undergo surgery. Research...
Thursday 10th November 2011
Aspirin 'cuts cancer risk in half'
Regularly consuming aspirin could cut the risk of developing hereditary cancer in half, a study has suggested. Research at Queen&...
Friday 28th October 2011
Marijuana compound 'could combat chemo pain'
A chemical component taken from the marijuana plant could prevent the pain associated with drugs in chemotherapy, research has...
Friday 7th October 2011
New medication to cut relapse in MS patients?
A new drug has been found to reduce relapses in multiple sclerosis patients. Oral medication teriflunomide could potentially be a...
Thursday 6th October 2011
Oral steroids 'may cause drop in Vitamin D'
Oral steroids could cause a drop in the vitamin D levels of users, research has found. Individuals taking oral steroids are twice...
Friday 30th September 2011
Methylphenidate 'speeds recovery from general...
A common stimulant could be used to quicken recovery from general anesthesia, new research indicates. According to a study...
Wednesday 21st September 2011
Diabetes drugs 'may increase pancreatic cancer...
Certain drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to research. A study published...
Monday 19th September 2011
New vaccine to protect against TB?
A new vaccine could protect against tuberculosis (TB), after showing promise in a mouse study. Research published in journal...
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Researchers increase antibiotics yield
Researchers have uncovered a new way of improving the amounts of antibiotics produced by bacteria. Increasingly the antibiotic...
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Specialist pharmacy jobs created at Wansbeck...
Specialist pharmacy jobs have been created at Wansbeck General Hospital to improve the supply of drugs to chemotherapy patients....
Wednesday 31st August 2011
Adopting personalised medicine 'could be cheaper...
Changing the approach taken to pharmaceuticals to enable pharmacists and doctors to prescribe drugs for smaller groups of people...
Wednesday 31st August 2011
Exercise 'as effective as secondary depression...
Exercise has proved to be as effective as a secondary course of treatment for people with depression. In a study published in the...
Wednesday 24th August 2011
Acne-treating medication 'could reduce catheter...
An acne-treating medication could be used to reduce the number of catheter infections in dialysis patients, new research indicates...
Friday 19th August 2011
New drug 'treats stroke in irregular heartbeat...
A new drug has been proven to be adequate at treating stroke in irregular heartbeat patients, while also being easier to...
Thursday 11th August 2011
Tackling obesity and diabetes 'demands...
Diabetes and obesity are two of the biggest challenges facing doctors and dieticians across the UK, but a group of researchers at...
Wednesday 10th August 2011
Alzheimer's drug to treat Down syndrome?
A new drug could vastly improve quality of life in patients with Down syndrome if results are promising, researchers have said....
Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Mail-order prescriptions beneficial to heart...
A mail-order prescription service could be beneficial to some patients, scientists maintain. Research published in the Journal...
Monday 25th July 2011
Grape chemical 'may stave off Alzheimer's'
A natural chemical found in grapes may protect against Alzheimer's disease, research has shown. According to the research...
Friday 15th July 2011
Common pharmaceutical painkillers linked to...
Common painkillers offered by those in pharmacy jobs could increase the likelihood of patients suffering from irregular heart...
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Researchers improve safety and effectiveness of...
A new type of therapeutics known as recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASV) look set to combat many fatal infectious...
Thursday 30th June 2011
Diabetes drug 'may prevent polycystic ovary...
A diabetes drug could prevent or delay the development of polycystic ovary system, new research has indicated. A study, published...
Thursday 30th June 2011
Calcium and vitamin D mix 'drastically cuts...
Calcium and vitamin D could potentially cut the risk of melanoma in half for some women in a high risk group for the skin cancer,...
Tuesday 28th June 2011
Anti-inflammatory 'improves kidney function' in...
A new anti-inflammatory drug prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes was seen to improve kidney function in a new study. The...
Monday 27th June 2011
Some medications 'causing cognitive impairment in...
Drugs commonly taken by older adults can cause cognitive impairment, new findings have warned. Medications with anticholinergic...
Friday 24th June 2011
Statins, anti-inflammatory medications impact on...
The risk of developing diabetes may be increased in those who have undergone an intensive-dose of statin therapy, new findings...
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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