Facial expressions can help emergency diagnosis Study shows patients with serious cardiopulmonary disorders have a narrower range of facial expressions.…
Inhaled steroids suppress growth in children, conclude Cochrane reviewers Reviews of data about the effects on growth of corticosteroid inhalers in asthmatic children have reinforced guidance that the lowest effective dose should be given.…
Focus on quality RPS professional support pharmacist Wing Tang explains how the PharmacyQS.com hub can help pharmacy teams embed quality in the services they offer.…
Opportunities to learn and network Sandra Gidley, vice chairman of the English Pharmacy Board and a member of the RPS Annual Conference steering group, describes what delegates can expect to learn at Birmingham’s NEC in September.…
Acne vulgaris Acne affects eight out of ten teenagers and can persist into later life. Pharmacists have a wide range of treatments to offer patients.…
Pharmacy-led asthma service helps patients Service provided by pharmacists in Australia help patients manage conditions.…
Putting clinical information at your fingertips Harvinder Sondh uses his background as a pharmacist to help design online tools to assist pharmacists and pharmacutical scientists.…
Chip diagnoses type 1 diabetes in minutesResearchers have used nanotechnology to develop a plasmonic gold chip that can diagnose type 1 diabetes within minutes.…
Telecare management proves helpful in patients with chronic painResearch shows a telephone and internet-based approach can improve pain outcomes.…
Paracetamol ineffective for acute lower back painFirst-line treatment for lower back pain is no more effective than placebo.…
