Prostate cancer cells tricked into self-destruction because of their hunger for copper Researchers have found a way to utilise prostate cancer cells’ voracious appetite for copper as a weapon to kill them. …
Low levels of antibiotics and heavy metals in the environment select for resistant bacteria In vitro experiments have shown that very low, sublethal levels of antibiotics and heavy metals can select for bacteria carrying multidrug-resistant plasmids.…
The Falsified Medicines Directive: time to get it right The Directive on counterfeit medicines will be complicated to implement and comply with, but it is in everyone’s interest to start thinking about the issues now and get it right first time.…
Pharmacists should no longer be at risk of prosecution for dispensing errors New contract between the NHS and community pharmacists in England should hasten change in the criminalisation of dispensing errors.…
Dieters who lose weight quickly just as likely to keep the weight offResearchers tested the effects of slow and steady weight loss against rapid weight loss for long-term weight control, and found no difference.…
Mind-expanding exploration at London’s Kew Gardens The Intoxication Season, Mind Altering Plants and Fungi at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, ran from 20 September to 12 October 2014.…
Treatment of schizophrenia should not be limited to drugs, says WHOTreatment of schizophrenia should not be limited to pharmacotherapy but should also include psychosocial interventions, says the World Health Organization (WHO).…
Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.…
Scientists develop human insulin-producing cells to treat type 1 diabetes In a step towards developing a cell therapy for type 1 diabetes, stem cell researchers at Harvard University have sucessully implanted human insulin-producing cells.…
Phase II clinical trials for Ebola vaccine planned for early 2015Experts involved in the organisation of clinical research on Ebola vaccines intend to move to randomised controlled phase II trials in early 2015.…