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Common diabetes drugs have been linked to a ‘flesh-eating’ genital infection
May 9, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development FG, diabetes, gangrene, health, necrotizing fasciitis
Patients taking some newer diabetes medications – SGLT2 inhibitors – have been warned that they may be at risk of …
Two thirds of MPs believe NHS should spend less on medicines
April 30, 2019Manufacturing and Production Long Term Plan, MPs, NHS, UK, government, health, public health
Nearly two thirds (64%) of MPs believe the NHS should direct more resources towards prevention, over funding for new treatments, …
Half of patients have sub-optimal response to statins, research shows
April 16, 2019Manufacturing and Production NHS, NICE, NICE guidelines, cholesterol, health, statins
Around half of patients who are prescribed statins do not see their cholesterol drop to desired levels within two years, …
Doctors treat porphyria using innovative gene silencing drug
April 15, 2019Sales and Marketing RNA, gene silencing, genetics, givosiran, health, porphyria
Doctors have successfully treated porphyria using an innovative ‘gene-silencing’ drug. Speaking to the BBC, Professor David Rees, from King’s College …
Throat lozenges could be contributing to antimicrobial resistance
April 12, 2019Medical Communications AMR, Antibiotics, OTC, WHO, antimicrobial, health
Over the counter (OTC) throat lozenges could be contributing to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) according to research presented at this year’s …
New class of drugs offer alternative to statins
March 14, 2019Research and Development cholesterol, health, imperial college london, research, statins
A new class of cholesterol lowering drugs may help patients who are unable to take statins, according to a study …
Doctors call on Canadian government to stop funding programme sending homeopaths to Honduras
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing Canada, Hodnuras, Quebec, TSF, health, homeopathy
Canadian physicians have called on the federal government to review its funding for a programme which sends volunteer homeopaths to …
More than 200 Xanax-related deaths in UK since 2015
February 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, UK, benzodiazepines, health, public health, xanax
There have been more than 200 deaths linked to misuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in the UK since 2015. …
Health Secretary pledges to end transmission of HIV in England by 2030
January 31, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development 2030, AIDS, England, HIV, UN, health
Through better prevention, detection and treatment, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged to end transmission of HIV in England by …
Takeda’s dengue vaccine proves efficacious in massive Phase 3 trial
January 30, 2019Research and Development Dengue fever, TAK-003, Takeda, Vaccine, dengue, health, infectious diseases
Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate TAK-003, has proved efficacious in preventing dengue fever in healthy children and adolescents in an ongoing …
Opioid drugmaker Purdue Pharma inks deal with Alivio over non-opioid inflammation drug
January 29, 2019Manufacturing and Production Alivio, Purdue Pharma, health, inflammation, opioids
Opioid drugmaker Purdue Pharma has entered into an agreement with inflammatory disease specialist Alivio Therapeutics for the development of the …
People in England will be able to pay the NHS to sequence their genetic data, if they share it with scientists
January 28, 2019Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Cancer, England, NHS, genetic data, genomes, health
The NHS will provide paid-for health reports, informing patients as to the likelihood that they will develop diseases such as …
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January 25, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Celgene, NHS, health, pharma, venlytxo
While American firm AbbVie gained approval for leukaemia drug Venlytxo, the NHS defeated the US multinational thus week in court, …
Diagnosis at stages 1-3 increases cancer survival rate significantly
January 25, 2019Medical Communications Cancer, England, NHS, health, oncology
Adults diagnosed with stage 1 skin, prostate or breast cancer have the same chance of still being alive the following …
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