Risk modelling study suggests aspirin’s harms outweigh benefits for younger women For most women, the long-term benefits of aspirin do not outweigh the increase in major gastrointestinal bleeding, say researchers.…
Pharmacy-led statin support service in general practice helps patients reach cholesterol targets Using pharmacists to support statin-prescribing in general practice improves patients’ chances of reaching their cholesterol targets and has a lasting effect on the prescribing behaviour of GPs.…
Ebola clinical trial suspended after volunteers complain of joint pains A phase I clinical trial of the fast-tracked Ebola vaccine VSV-ZEBOV has been halted in Switzerland because some trial participants developed mild joint pain.…
Stratified medicine is changing our concept of disease Understanding the different molecular pathways behind a disease will help doctors to manage it.…
Beware the psychedelic effects of zombie cucumber Andrew Haynes describes a white flower, the so-called “zombie cucumber”, which can induce hallucinations when ingested.…
Chemoprevention with tamoxifen cuts risk of breast cancer by almost 30% Tamoxifen used in primary prevention cuts the risk of breast cancer by around 30% and this benefit lasts for at least 20 years, a long-term follow-up of the International Breast Cancer Intervention Study shows.…
Walgreens’s CEO Greg Wasson retires before merger with Alliance Boots is completed Walgreens’s chief executive officer Greg Wasson is to retire and will not head up the company once it completes its merger with Alliance Boots, in a change to previous plans.…
Antimicrobial resistance will lead to an additional 10 million deaths each year worldwide by 2050 Failure to address growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs will result in the deaths of an additional 10 million people each year worldwide by 2050 and cost the global economy up to US$100tn, projects a UK report.…
Government advisory board members concerned about removal of anonymity for error reportsCommunity pharmacists in England may face an increased risk of prosecution for a dispensing error because of changes made to their national contract, according to some members of a government advisory board.…
Pfizer offers settlement in class action over Parkinson’s drug CabaserCompany has offered to settle a class action brought by more than 150 patients in Australia who allege they were never warned about the side effects of treatment.…