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Read More....NICE Osteoporosis Drug Guidance Criticised
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 22/10/2007 - 15:27:07
An appeal has been launched by campaigners against the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE's) current standpoint on the availability of osteoporosis drugs on the National Health Service. At present, a single drug r...
Read more....US FDA Panel: Cough Medicine Ban for Children Under 6
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 20/10/2007 - 23:03:51
In a move that could impact on how parents tend to their children when ill, the US Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel recommended on the 19th October that over-the-counter cough/cold medicines should not be taken by children belo...
Read more....US FDA Orders Hearing Loss Warning Added to Viagra
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19/10/2007 - 18:28:17
The US Food and Drug Administration announced on the 18th October that Viagra, and other drugs within its class, will now be sold with revised labelling highlighting the possibility that it could induce rapid hearing loss in some users. Med...
Read more....UK Doctors Still Over-Prescribing Antibiotics
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19/10/2007 - 14:46:36
Medical research carried out in the UK suggests that doctors are continuing to prescribe antibiotics in instances where they are not required, such as colds and coughs. Additionally, through an assessment of GP records, it was established t...
Read more....Aspirin Heart Benefits More Likely in Men
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/10/2007 - 13:54:26
Experts in Canada have suggested that the heart protection offered by aspirin could be more likely to take effect in men than women - their findings appearing in a BMC Medicine article. Aspirin has been highlighted in previous studies as po...
Read more....Prednisolone "Best Treatment" for Bell's Palsy
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/10/2007 - 11:51:12
Researchers in Dundee, Scotland, have discovered that a frequently-prescribed drug can aid people recovering from Bell's Palsy - a condition affecting the face and which can result in partial paralysis. The drug in question, prednisolone, w...
Read more....US Scientists Propose New Breed of Birth Control Drugs
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17/10/2007 - 15:31:55
US scientists have predicted the advent of a contraceptive drug without the side effects of the current generation of birth control pills. Speaking at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's 63rd annual conference, which finishes t...
Read more....Report Highlights African Anti-Retroviral Drug Issues
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16/10/2007 - 23:10:23
A new survey highlights how over a third of HIV patients in the lower regions of Africa, who are taking anti-retroviral drugs, either die or stop taking their medication within 24 months of first starting it. The study discovered that, in m...
Read more....UK Scientists Angry at US Firm's Stem Cell Bank Plan
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16/10/2007 - 13:38:22
Scientists in the UK have reacted angrily to a US company's controversial plan to store stem cells from leftover embryos used in IVF treatment. Theoretically, archived cells sourced from a particular embryo could aid a brother/sister suffer...
Read more....Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Trialled: Results 'Encouraging'
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15/10/2007 - 16:24:17
Scientists in the US have described the results of a trial involving a new ovarian cancer vaccine as 'encouraging'. The assessment was carried out at the New York-based Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and the results published in Proceedings...
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