News Combining naproxen with other analgesics does not improve low back pain A ten-day course of naproxen and placebo was just as effective at relieving low back pain as naproxen combined with other pain medications.…Published: 30 October 2015
News Study shows oxytocin’s beneficial effects in children with autism The synthetic hormone oxytocin helps improve social interaction in children with autism, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.…Published: 29 October 2015
News Third of men with advanced prostate cancer could benefit from olaparib A third of men with advanced prostate cancer could benefit from a drug currently licensed for women with ovarian cancer, according to the “remarkable” results of a study.…Published: 29 October 2015
News Serious gaps remain in treatment of multidrug-resistant TB, says WHO report Progress has been made in the global fight against tuberculosis but serious gaps remain in the detection and treatment of the disease, says a World Health Organization report.…Published: 29 October 2015
News Rapid diagnostic tests for infections essential in battle against antimicrobial resistance Rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests to discover whether a patient’s prescription for an antibiotic is necessary are essential, according to a report by the UK government’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.…Published: 28 October 2015
News Leishmania antigen discovery raises vaccine hopes Vaccination with an antigen from the Leishmania parasite, which is spread by sandflies, produced a robust immune response in mice and humans.…Published: 28 October 2015
News Cancer drugs approved on basis of trials with surrogate end points fail to improve survival The US drugs regulator may be approving costly and toxic cancer drugs that fail to live up to expectations and do not improve survival rates, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.…Published: 28 October 2015
News Donepezil may delay nursing home admission in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease Discontinuing donepezil in Alzheimer’s patients as their disease worsens could double the risk of admission into a nursing home within a year, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology.…Published: 27 October 2015
News Pass rate for September 2015 registration assessment stands at 64% The percentage of pharmacist trainees who passed the registration assessment in September 2015 was 64% — three percentage points higher than the September 2014 pass rate.…Published: 27 October 2015
News FDA issues safety warning about AbbVie’s hepatitis C treatments The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety warning about two hepatitis C treatments, which it says can cause serious liver injury and can result in death.…Published: 27 October 2015