NHS England issues naloxone warningInappropriate use of naloxone can cause patients severe distress and can be fatal, says NHS England in a Patient Safety Alert.…
EllaOne to be available without prescriptionEllaOne (ulipristal acetate), an emergency contraceptive, is to be made available without a prescription from community pharmacies throughout the European Union.…
Taxing tampons as luxury items is simply ridiculousChris Chapman describes a campaign from the University of East Anglia student union to remove the 5% VAT that women’s sanitary items are subject to.…
Mind-altering parasitesSteve Bremer describes different types of parasitic infection that can cause behavioural changes in humans.…
Government-backed plan supports greater role for pharmacy in management of high blood pressureCommunity pharmacists should be commissioned to provide services that improve the management of people with high blood pressure or those who are at risk.…
Asthma: long-term management Asthma management is based on a stepwise approach that should see medicines added or stopped based on patient symptoms.…
Asthma: pathophysiology, causes and diagnosis Despite asthma affecting more than 5.4 million people in the UK, there is no gold standard test and diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms.…
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.…