Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…
Over one million smokers admitted to hospitals in England in 2010/2011It is the first time researchers have put a figure on the prevalence of inpatients who are smokers in hospitals in England.…
UK drug advisory council warns against limiting duration of methadone therapy Government drug advisers have rejected a proposal by government ministers to impose a time limit on prescribing methadone to heroin addicts.…
New bactericidal enzyme solution could help the fight against MRSA infection An enzyme that kills meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been developed by Dutch biotech company Micreos.…
Breakthrough in targeting KRAS gene mutation implicated in many cancers Researchers have identified an agent that interferes with the cell signalling protein KRAS and which produces a dose-dependent reduction in tumour growth in a mouse model.…
UK bill aims to allow off-patent drugs to be licensed for new purposes A bill going through Parliament wants the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to appraise off-patent drugs to allow them to be used for new indications.…
The afflictions of Henri de Toulouse-LautrecFamous as a post-impressionist artist, unfortunate Toulouse-Lautrec was afflicted with pycnodysostosis. David Walsh explains…
Biomarker test could help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribingPoint-of-care testing for a biomarker of bacterial infection would help to limit unnecessary antibiotic prescribing by GPs, suggests a systematic review.…
Eribulin improves survival in women with advanced breast cancer Eribulin improves overall survival in women with advanced breast cancer, with the greatest benefit seen in women with triple-negative disease, new research suggests.…
mTOR inhibitor suppresses tumour formation Research suggests a new approach to cancer prevention in people predisposed to colorectal cancer because of the inactivation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) gene.…