Oxycodone may be riskier than other addictive opioids, research suggests Investigating the differences between opioids could aid researchers’ understanding of drug abuse.…
New pharmacological approach could treat type 2 diabetes Anthelmintic drug niclosamide could provide a potentially new pharmacological approach for treating type 2 diabetes.…
Physical health needs to be promoted in patients with severe mental illness Young patients with schizophrenia present with cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidaemia, obesity and hypertension, researchers find.…
Standing up to EbolaPharmacists may not be needed at the bedside in the present Ebola epidemic, but their experience in pharmaceutical logistics should be utilised.…
Emergence of HIV in humans traced to Kinshasa Urban growth and changes to the sex trade in Kinshasa may have contributed to the development of the AIDS epidemic in Africa.…
NICE re-evaluates heart failure prescribing practices National guidance on the management of acute heart failure questions common prescribing practices for patients admitted to hospital.…
Janssen and Novartis pick up 2014 Prix Galien awards Janssen and Novartis scooped prizes at the UK Prix Galien Awards for the first new drug for tuberculosis (TB) in 40 years and the first broadly protective meningitis B vaccine.…
Doctors more likely to prescribe antibiotics later in the day Research suggests tiredness could be the reason doctors write more prescriptions for antibiotics for acute respiratory infections towards the end of the working day.…
‘Gene deserts’ are linked with breast cancer, research suggests Single-letter changes within long stretches of non-coding DNA affect how DNA loops together, physically interacting with target genes to influence their expression.…
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.…
