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Ageing, Heart & Lung, Innovation, Pharmacy/Drugs
New drug alternative to statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to a study published recently in the New England Journal of …
Paediatrics
Administering Medication in Schools
It is vital that medication is only administered by staff appropriately trained and competent to give it, that it is always given according to written medical instructions and with written …
Fertility, Women's Health
Confusing and Contradictory Fertility Advice
New data released today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) highlights widespread concern and worry UK women are feeling in the face of conflicting fertility information. Four …
All Creatures, Infection/Disease, Muscular & Skeletal
Caterpillars could hold the secret to new …
A substance from a fungus that infects caterpillars could offer new treatment hope for sufferers of osteoarthritis according to new research.Cordycepin is an active compound isolated from the caterpillar fungus …
Cancer, Women's Health
Concerns over Breast Implants Linked to Rare …
Textured breast implants manufactured by Allergan were withdrawn from the European market in December 2018 after a small number of women were found to have developed a rare type of …