Pharmaceuticals
24/02/2010 - Hope for breast treatment booster
Doctors may soon be testing drugs to help women with breast cancer who become resistant to the treatment tamoxifen, researchers announced today. More
16/02/2010 - Hopes for migraine relief
A poison used for cosmetic treatment may help relieve migraine headache, doctors reported last night. More
15/02/2010 - Baby antibiotic warning
New guidance was issued to hospitals today in a bid to stem a raft of incidents involving an antibiotic given to new-born babies. More
09/02/2010 - Breast cancer depression treatment warning
Doctors may need to be careful how they treat depression in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, researchers warned today. More
22/01/2010 - Obesity treatment in crisis
Treatment of obesity in Britain was in crisis last night as a common drug was banned and surgeons complained about lack of support for surgical procedures. More
22/01/2010 - Combined approach best for women's cancer
Women with cervical cancer fare best when treated with a combination of drugs and radiotherapy, researchers have reported. More
21/01/2010 - MS drug hope
A new drug for multiple sclerosis is set to "change the lives" of people with the condition, British researchers announced last night. More
19/01/2010 - Children's ward drug errors warning
One in five drug prescriptions in children's wards may be administered wrongly by nurses, researchers warned today. More
13/01/2010 - Heart drugs may cut dementia risk
Drugs for high blood pressure and heart disease may confer protection against Alzheimer's disease and dementia, researchers reported today. More
05/01/2010 - Insect clue to faster flu vaccines
A radical new technique could massively speed up the production of flu vaccines, researchers reported last night. More
23/12/2009 - Should elderly blood pressure therapy be limited?
Elderly people are often over-treated for high blood pressure, an expert claims today. More
16/12/2009 - Painkiller may limit aspirin heart benefit
A common painkiller stops low-dose aspirin from cutting the risk heart attack and stroke, researchers have reported. More
09/12/2009 - Tamiflu millions challenged
The millions spent on treating suspected swine flu patients with Tamiflu faced damning criticism from an expert analysis last night. More
07/12/2009 - Miscarriage blow, DVT hope at major conference
Three studies on drug treatments that combat blood clotting may change medical practice, a major conference was told yesterday. More
16/11/2009 - Hope for brain disease treatment
A drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease may be able to tackle another unpleasant brain disease, researchers reported last night. More
13/11/2009 - Alarm raised over antipsychotics for dementia
Too many people with dementia are being prescribed dangerous anti-psychotic drugs, it was alleged yesterday. More
06/11/2009 - Heart disease patients avoid blood clots with statins
Patients on cholesterol-lowering statin therapy are also protected against dangerous blood clots, new research suggests. More
04/11/2009 - Improved disclosure needed for drug firm-sponsored events
Efforts to agree standards of disclosure for events held by drug companies have proved inadequate, investigators have warned. More
03/11/2009 - Aspirin not safe to prevent heart disease - experts
Aspirin should no longer be used to prevent heart disease and strokes, experts said today. More
30/10/2009 - Allergic reaction does not rule out future vaccines
Experts say that children who have an allergic reaction to one vaccine should be examined and might be able to have other vaccines. More
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