The expanding scope of botulinum toxin
The scope of therapeutic applications of botulinum toxin has expanded far beyond the treatment of frown lines and crow's feet. Thirty…
Pharmacy/Drugs
Would you know how to use an EpiPen?
Would you know how to use an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) if someone collapsed with a severe allergic reaction? The recent…
Mental health no longer taboo
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four…
City life increases risk of psychosis
City life may substantially increase a young person's risk of having psychosis, including hearing voices and feeling extremely paranoid, according to a…
Say goodbye to injections for Wet AMD
As someone who has carried out injections into the eyeball of patients with Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), I was…
Pills to pop before breakfast
Proton pump inhibitors, which suppress acid production in the stomach, are widely prescribed for heartburn. The usual advice is to…
Swiss move to ban aluminium in antiperspirants
The Swiss are worried about the role that antiperspirants, and specifically aluminium salts in antiperspirants, may play in breast cancer,…
Challenging diagnosis of IBS
Doctors often find it challenging to make a positive diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which affects at least one…
Baker’s yeast makes penicillin
Why is it important that, for the very first time, we have reengineered Baker's yeast to manufacture penicillin? Our team…
Should you take blood pressure pills in the morning?
Should you take blood pressure pills first thing? When it comes to taking certain medications for cardiovascular health, there is…