Medical marijuana saves health system money Introduction of medical marijuana legislation linked to decrease in prescriptions for other medicines, saving US$165.2m per year, researchers discover…
Efficacy is not highest priority for sunscreen buyers Healthcare professionals should advise consumers on adequate photoprotection, new study concludes.…
Patients commonly ‘self-prescribe’ antibiotics A quarter of patients would take antibiotics without consulting a medical professional, study finds. …
Multivitamin supplements an unnecessary expense during pregnancy Review finds strong evidence for pregnant women taking folic acid supplements, unclear evidence for vitamin D supplementation and no evidence for other multivitamins.…
Ibuprofen and toremifene inhibit Ebola virus The surprising results could help guide the development of new Ebola treatments, say the researchers.…
Beta-blocker eyedrops increase asthma exacerbations The rate of moderate asthma exacerbations increased after patients used non-selective beta-blocker eye drops, study finds.…
Bone drug could help prevent breast cancer in BRCA1 carriers Blocking RANK ligand with denosumab reduced proliferation of breast cells from women at high genetic risk of breast cancer.…
Deprescribing cuts deaths in some studies but not others Analysis of non-randomised studies found that deprescribing polypharmacy reduces mortality, while randomised studies showed no effect on mortality.…
Long-acting opioids increase risk of death by 64% Compared with other pain management drugs, long-acting opioids increase the risk of death from any cause by 64% and from a cardiovascular event by 65%.…
