Paradoxical bronchoconstriction occurs in 5% of COPD patients treated with beta-2-agonists African–American patients with COPD are more likely to be affected by therapy-induced bronchoconstriction, study suggests.…
Promising results for lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in myeloma A trial involving more than 1,600 patients with multiple myeloma showed improvement in progression-free survival with a new combination therapy.…
Patients offer insight into clinical research, RPS conference hearsInput from patients on the design and execution of clinical research can provide a valuable perspective that healthcare professionals may not offer, a researcher says.…
Potential role for benralizumab in COPD patients with eosinophilia Benralizumab therapy led to a numerical, albeit not statistically significant, improvement in COPD exacerbations and lung function compared with placebo.…
Novel heart failure therapy shows “overwhelming benefit”, trial shows A novel treatment for heart failure could save the lives of 20% more patients than the current gold-standard therapy.…
Erythropoietin provides neuroprotection to preterm infants A trial has found that giving preterm infants human erythropoietin just before and after birth were significantly less likely to have brain abnormalities.…
Integrated care for cancer patients with depression is effective There is a high prevalence of untreated depression in patients with cancer but an integrated treatment programme is proving to be effective.…
New NHS research internships open to pharmacists Pharmacists can apply for government funding to enrol in an internship scheme aimed at developing their research skills from autumn 2014.…
GSK’s malaria vaccine shows 45% efficacy in children An ongoing phase III study in Africa indicates that vaccination of children and young infants with RTS,S/AS01 prevented many cases of clinical and severe malaria.…
Paracetamol ineffective for acute lower back painFirst-line treatment for lower back pain is no more effective than placebo.…