It seems that Scotland is handing over £25.7 million each year to pay for the heroin substitute, methadone. This ‘treatment’ does not stop the users from being drug dependent, it just gives them a fix for free on the NHS. This is a pointless use of taxpayers money. Why on earth is this money not [...]
Written on November 18, 2008 | Posted in
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Research published in the medical journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, claims that cancer drug research is entering a “new era” which will mean more successful drugs for patients.
However Cancer Research UK called for pharmaceutical firms and academics to be more open about the drugs that don’t make the grade.
Greater knowledge of how cancer’s biology means [...]
Written on November 16, 2008 | Posted in
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