Smoking cessation remuneration needs to improveAccording to research by University College London ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:293), the drop in the number of smokers who quit smoking through the NHS Stop Smoking Service was mainly a result of insufficient investment in advertisement for the service. I believe the decline is…
Yawning warning: why do we yawn?Yawning is contagious, even between members of different species. But why is it that we need to yawn?…
The pharmacist who helped Lincoln’s assassinPharmacist David Edgar Herold helped John Wilkes Booth to escape after he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865.…
Past antibiotic exposure linked to increased diabetes risk Taking more than one course of some antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.…
Drug metabolism: manipulating the microbiome Understanding how symbiotic bacteria that help maintain health interact with medicines is an emerging field of research.…
Self-perception and the perception of othersEveryone has a distorted view of their own body, according to recent research. Drinking alcohol, or believing you have drunk alcohol, can alter your self-perception further.…
Phenylephrine eye drops do not pose a risk to patient’s cardiovascular health, study findsEye drops containing phenylephrine do not cause clinically significant changes in blood pressure or heart rate, a meta-analysis finds.…
Canine and electronic noses and their medical applicationsResearch has shown that dogs can detect volatile compounds in human breath that indicate different types of cancer. Prototype ‘electronic noses’, such as the Na-Nose, can also detect cancer from patients’ exhaled breath.…
Bruce Warner: getting the best value and outcomes from the use of medicines Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Bruce Warner discusses promoting the medicines optimisation agenda and shares his views on broader issues affecting pharmacists.…