Mindfulness-based CBT offers alternative to antidepressants Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy offers an alternative to maintenance antidepressant medication but is not superior, according to new research.…
Marijuana liquid may play a medicinal role in epilepsy Treatment with cannabidiol reduces seizure frequency for patients with certain epilepsy conditions, research suggests.…
Broadly neutralising antibody shows some success in treating patients with HIV A potent type of antibody therapy trialled in HIV patients for the first time has been shown to reduce the amount of virus in patients’ blood.…
Pharmacist-led monitoring improves adherence to dabigatran Adherence to the oral anticoagulant dabigatran varies substantially among clinics and is higher at sites with pharmacist-led monitoring and appropriate patient selection, a US study has found.…
Alternative antibiotic regimens effective for resource-poor settings A major research venture has yielded two antibiotic regimens for treating severe infections that can be administered in the outpatient setting.…
Review identifies reporting bias in anxiety disorder trials Trials of antidepressants used to treat anxiety disorders that the US Food and Drug Administration deemed positive were more likely to be published than those deemed negative.…
Researchers create personalised vaccines for patients with advanced melanoma A study has revealed that targeting patient-specific markers in advanced melanoma tumours effectively triggers an immune response.…
Combination anti-TB regimen shows bactericidal action, trial indicates A shorter drug regimen for the treatment of tuberculosis is on the horizon, involving moxifloxacin, pretomanid and pyrazinamide.…
Prevenar 13 vaccine prevents pneumococcal disease in older adults Pfizer’s 13-valent polysaccharide conjugate vaccine Prevenar 13 has demonstrated efficacy against pneumococcal disease in older adults.…
Tetanus injection boosts immune response, researchers find Researchers have induced a stronger immune response to dendritic cell therapy in patients with glioblastoma using injections of tetanus and diphtheria toxins.…