Pharmaceuticals
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Antidepressant risk in early pregnancy
Researchers looking into the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy have found that there may be a small risk of heart defects in the unborn child. Read more
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New clue on Jackson killer drug
Experts may be closer to explaining why people vary in their risk heart failure when exposed to anaesthestic drugs such as propofol. Read more
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New blood pressure drug
A new drug could add to the armoury of treatments available for high blood pressure, doctors report today. Read more
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Call for widespread swine flu vaccination
Children should get any new swine flu vaccine as soon as possible to halt an epidemic, US researchers said last night. Read more
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Surge in child obesity drugs
Rising rates of child obesity have led to hundreds of children receiving drugs that should only be given to adults, experts warned today. Read more
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Birth drugs may discourage breast-feeding
Women who receive large quantities of drugs during labour are less likely than others to breast-feed, researchers report today. Read more
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Aspirin, coffee and exercise – which benefits heart?
The role of aspirin, coffee and exercise in heart disease were all under discussion at a conference of European experts yesterday. Read more
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Tamoxifen linked to second breast cancer
New research suggests that the breast cancer drug tamoxifen may raise the risk of an aggressive, difficult-to-treat tumour in the other breast. Read more
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Healthy patients don’t need flu drugs – WHO
International guidelines released at the weekend seemed to contradict the British policy of handing out anti-viral drugs to all flu patients. Read more
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Pill clotting risk could be reduced – experts
Women taking the contraceptive pill still face a risk of dangerous blood clots – and do not always get the safest brands, experts warned today. Read more