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 [...]
The giant pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, has released the results on trials of its cholesterol busting drug, ‘Crestor’. The drugs giant claims that the statins-based drug can cut heart attack and stroke risks in people with normal cholesterol.
On first reading that sounds like good news, but why would people with no cholesterol issues need to prevent [...]
I spoke to someone yesterday who works for a private company which is in league with the NHS. With the introduction of top-up payments for healthcare the staff have already been told to start ‘advising’ patients on the availabilty of ‘better’ products that they’ll be able to buy, if they have the wherewithal to pay.
These [...]
In a report to be presented in Edinburgh this week, Professor Richard Sharpe of the Medical Research Council’s Human Sciences Unit will explain his concerns that perfumes and scents used during the early stages of pregnancy may cause lifelong damage to baby boys.
Laboratory tests on animals have shown that exposure to the chemicals in perfumes [...]
