The risks and benefits of eating seafoodAlthough eating fish is considered part of a healthy diet, Steve Bremer explains that consuming certain shellfish does come with its own risks.…
Dissecting forensics: review of an exhibition A new exhibition, ‘Forensics: the anatomy of crime’, at the Wellcome Collection, London, aims to examine the forensic procedure from the crime scene to the courtroom. Emma Page takes a look.…
Drug candidate eCD4-Ig demonstrates durable protection against HIV infection A drug candidate known as “eCD4-Ig” — a fusion of CD4-Ig with a small CCR5-mimetic sulfopeptide — has efficiently neutralised 100% of a diverse panel of HIV-1, HIV-2 and simian immunodeficiency virus isolates.…
Viral cell entry holds clue to effective treatment of Ebola Scientists have identified an important pathway used by the Ebola virus to gain entry into cells that may lead to new therapeutic approaches.…
Safety data prompt calls for a halt on NSAID use in patients with heart disease The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after myocardial infarction doubles the risk of further heart attacks, researchers find.…
UK data confirm protective effect of statins against liver cancer A study using data from the UK has observed a protective effect of statins against liver cancer, an effect previously seen in countries with high rates of the disease.…
FDA fast tracks approval of panobinostat for multiple myeloma The US Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the approval of the first histone deacetylase inhibitor to treat patients with multiple myeloma.…
Pharmacists in India to alert customers to maximum price they can be charged for medicines Medicines regulators in India have put forward proposals to ensure that consumers know the maximum price that they should be charged for certain medicines.…
The way pharmacists work will not changeI wish to comment on Brian Curwain’s letter on the government’s proposal to decriminalise dispensing errors ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:211). I am not convinced that the decriminalisation of dispensing errors will change the way in which pharmaci…
Resource to help you learn about self-care ‘Handbook of non-prescription drugs: an interactive approach to self-care 18th edition’, editor in chief Daniel L. Krinsky.…
