Just what was English sweating sickness?English sweating sickness swept through Europe in the sixteenth century. Those planning to catch up on BBC Two’s Wolf Hall should be warned that this blog post contains spoilers.…
EU approval of AbbVie’s hepatitis C combination therapies challenges Gilead’s Harvoni A highly effective therapy for patients with hepatitis C is being launched by AbbVie in the EU over the next couple of months in direct competition with another treatment made by Gilead that was approved in 2014 and is now being rolled out. …
A new model of pharmacy in North East London North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee is recruiting pharmacies to take part in its new ‘SelfCare Pharmacy’ practice. Will its efforts result in a viable new model of pharmacy care?…
How pork and bacon could be used in medical procedures Pork and bacon have proved themselves to be useful tools in treating nosebleeds and parasitic infections.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s top 5 comment pieces of 2014Benedict Lam takes a look back on the most popular and talked about comment pieces of 2014…
Most popular features of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Using visual representations of data to tell a story is proving popular, with infographic features taking first, second and third place in the top five features of 2014.…
WHO calls for basic medicines to be made available to tackle deaths from non-communicable diseasesJust under half the 38 million deaths in the world from non-communicable diseases could have been prevented, according to the World Health Organization.…
Top 10 learning articles of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Our response to the Ebola outbreak is a sign of how our learning content is changing to meet your needs.…
Maize growth is the real reason why malaria is a problem in AfricaThis letter was removed from publication as it contravened our editorial standards. For more information on our editorial guidelines, please visit our Contribute page .…
Physiology underpins notion that colds are caught more readily in cool weather The antiviral immune response is diminished at lower temperatures, according to a mouse study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.…