Community pharmacists identify people at risk of diabetesPharmacists can identify patients who have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research by the University of East Anglia and Boots UK confirms.…
Personal contact from pharmacist enhances patients’ adherence to medicinesInterventions that include counselling by a pharmacist help patients with cardiovascular diseases adhere to their medicines, UK research shows.…
Pharmacy-led asthma service helps patients Service provided by pharmacists in Australia help patients manage conditions.…
Paracetamol ineffective for acute lower back painFirst-line treatment for lower back pain is no more effective than placebo.…
Study sheds light on genetic basis of schizophreniaResearchers find more than a hundred specific locations in the human genome associated with risk for the brain disease.…
Letrozole shows promise as infertility treatmentLetrozole associated with higher live-birth and ovulation rates among infertile women compared with clomifene. …
Vaccine shows promise against dengue A recombinant vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease has shown efficacy in a phase III randomised clinical trial.…
Controlled release of antiretroviral drugs by intravaginal ring Device releases combination of drugs over a month.…
Insulin pumps outperform daily injections for glycaemic control Patients using insulin pumps are less likely to become either hypo-or hyperglycaemic compared with those using daily insulin injection.…
Everolimus fails to extend life in advanced liver cancer Survival rates in patients with advanced liver cancer are not improved by the mTOR inhibitor everolimus, the EVOLVE-1 clinical trial suggests.…