Optimising therapy for inflammatory bowel disease How to tailor treatment for patients and ensure optimum management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.…
Hospital workers wash their hands less frequently as their shifts progress Hospital employees who work with patients wash their hands less frequently as they get deeper into their shifts, a study finds.…
UNAIDS sets target of 90% of people with HIV receiving treatment by 2020A fast-track approach is needed over the next five years for the AIDS epidemic to cease to be a global health threat by 2030, according to a report by UNAIDS released on 18 November 2014.…
Breastfeeding mothers may lose out if recent domperidone warnings are heededThe benefits of using domperidone to increase milk supply in breastfeeding mothers outweigh its risks, argues a researcher at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.…
Medicinal cannabis: time for a comeback? The stringent laws on cannabis do no favours for patients, clinicians and researchers.…
Selective COX-2 inhibitors linked to worse outcomes after ischaemic stroke New research suggests that selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors herald worse outcomes following ischaemic stroke.…
Antibiotic resistance a ‘threat to public safety’ in EuropeIncreasing bacterial resistance across Europe, particularly to carbapenems and polymixin antibiotics, is a “threat to public safety”.…
Call to raise awareness of the risks of buying antibiotics from unlicensed websites Pharmacists and GPs in Wales call for steps to underline the risks of buying antibiotics online without a prescription.…
Increased access to naloxone could cut global deaths from opioid overdose, says WHO The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to expand access to naloxone in an effort to reduce the number of deaths caused by overdoses of opioids.…
Criticism voiced over new rules for Cancer Drugs Fund Cancer charities and the pharmaceutical industry have expressed concerns over the way cancer medicines are appraised after a revised process for assessing drugs available through the Cancer Drugs Fund was published by NHS England.…
