Long-acting contraceptives reduce teenage pregnancies by 79%, study finds Providing long-acting reversible contraceptives free to teenagers substantially reduces rates of unwanted pregnancy, birth and abortion, according to a US study.…
HIV returns to baby who had once been clear, Italian researchers find Intensive antiretroviral therapy of a baby born to an HIV-infected mother does not prove to be a cure.…
Viagra could damage vision in people with an inherited eye disease Sildenafil has direct effects on both the inner and outer retina, say researchers writing in Experimental Eye Research.…
Antibiotic use linked with childhood obesity Exposure to four or more courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics was associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity, new research suggests.…
Research reveals 15% failure rate for antibiotics prescribed for common infections Antibiotics prescribed by GPs in 2012 for four common infections failed in 15% of cases, according to an analysis of data in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.…
NSAID users see an increased risk of venous thrombosis, study shows A meta-analysis investigating the association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and venous thromboembolism suggests NSAIDs should be prescribed with caution.…
Fluoxetine is the only antidepressant to be used in bipolar disorder, NICE says NICE is now focusing on the effectiveness of individual drugs, rather than the tradition of recommending drug classes as a whole for its bipolar guidance.…
Cancer drugs approved faster in the United States than in Europe or Canada Regulatory agencies in the United States take less time to approve new cancer drugs than those in Europe or Canada, according to new research.…
Statin target linked to increased risk of diabetes and weight gain Inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase is partly responsible for the increased risk of type 2 diabetes seen with statin treatment.…
European Medicines Agency to review Ebola therapiesExperimental Ebola treatments are to be reviewed by the European Medicines Agency as part of the international response to the disease outbreak in West Africa.…