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Quarter of cancer patients visit GP three times with no diagnosis

April 25, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, GP, NHS, oncology

A recent study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, has found that 23% of those suffering from cancer …
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Five crucial facts about mental health

April 24, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing WHO, anxiety, depression, mental health, world health day

7 April marked this year’s World Health Day, and for 2017 the WHO selected depression as the annual focus. Prevalent …
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Breakthrough multiple sclerosis research sheds light on cause of the disease

April 24, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing multiple sclerosis

Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Alberta have identified a protein in the brain which they believe could be …
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England “really is not a good place” to get cancer, BMS UK General Manager says

April 24, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, NICE, opdivo

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s UK General Manager Ben Hickey has slammed NICE over its assessment criteria and process in recommending access to …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

April 21, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

Another week has whizzed round again as we race into Spring, and a breadth of stories have piqued the interests …
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How can big data improve humanity?

April 20, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data

Alexander Hitchcock and Eleonora Harwich, researchers at UK think tank Reform, discuss the increasing importance of big data in the …
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AbbVie’s experimental cancer drug hits wall in clinical study

April 20, 2017 Research and Development AbbVie, AstraZeneca

AbbVie have released that two Phase 3 trials of its experimental cancer drug, veliparib, missed both of their primary endpoints. …
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New drug study successfully halts neurodegeneration in mice

April 20, 2017 Research and Development Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, trazodone

A team of scientists at Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Toxicology Unit in Leicester, UK have identified methods to prevent neurodegeneration …
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Investigational ImmunoGen drug gives hope against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

April 20, 2017 Research and Development Cancer, Immunogen, ovarian cancer

Research from GlobalData has suggested that an investigational drug from ImmunoGen could prove effective in treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, an …
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‘World Hemophilia Day’ marked by release of data

April 20, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development Roche, Shire, haemophilia

‘World Hemophilia Day’ occurred on 17 April and the day was marked by the release of data from two companies …
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New prognostic tool accurately predicts kidney failure risk

April 19, 2017 Research and Development diabetes, kidney failure

Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) have developed a prognostic tool which they claim can accurately predict the risk …
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Cannabidiol reduces seizures by half in severe epilepsy, study suggests

April 19, 2017 Research and Development Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, cannabidiol

A new large-scale study from the American Academy of Neurology has suggested that cannabidiol, a molecule derived from cannabis without …
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Frog mucus may offer protection against flu virus

April 19, 2017 Research and Development Flu virus, influenza virus

Fairy tales about kissing frogs may have been onto something after all, maybe not to acquire a prince but possibly …
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Behavioural intervention reduces need for antipsychotics in dementia treatment

April 19, 2017 Research and Development antipsychotic, dementia

A new study has suggested that dementia patients may not require as high a dosage of antipsychotic medication that was …
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Pfizer launches Healthcare Hub to support healthtech startups

April 19, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development HealthTech, Pfizer, healthcare

Pfizer has announced the launch of ‘Pfizer Healthcare Hub: London’, a project that aims to help startups, focusing on the …
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