UK experts: paediatric penicillin dosing guidelines need updating
Taken from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – A Study published on Dec. 20, 2011 in the British Medical Journal suggests that some children… read more.
Taken from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – A Study published on Dec. 20, 2011 in the British Medical Journal suggests that some children… read more.
Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – Systolic hypertension patients treated in a clinical trial with the diuretic chlorthalidone for… read more.
Taken from the The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by Bruce Sylvester – Among patients with a history of high cholesterol well-controlled by long-term statin therapy, adding… read more.
World Health Matters – United States – by Gary Finnegan – A programme designed to boost cognition in older adults also increased their openness to new experiences, researchers… read more.
World Health Matters – Norway – by Gary Finnegan – Researchers in Norway have shown that physical therapy can have a significant impact on recovery times for patients… read more.
World Health Matters – South Korea – by Gary Finnegan – A new study by researchers in South Korea has found lower rates of alcohol use disorders (AUDs),… read more.
World Health Matters – Australia – by Gary Finnegan – Over the past quarter century in Australia, cancer incidence rates have increased while deaths from cancer have steadily… read more.
EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The EMA has launched a public consultation on its revised guidelines covering how potential cancer drugs are assessed. The document provides guidance… read more.
EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The new head of the European Medicines Agency, Guido Rasi, has promised to strengthen European rules governing medical devices in the wake… read more.
A study long used to establish causal links between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer is severely flawed, a group of epidemiologists have charged.
Scientists have identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of this very debilitating neurological disease. Many of the genes –… read more.
A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in… read more.