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Tighter regulation promised after breast implant scandal

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The new head of the European Medicines Agency, Guido Rasi, has promised to strengthen European rules governing medical devices in the wake… read more.

Million Women Study is wrong about HRT, say epidemiologists

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

A study long used to establish causal links between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer is severely flawed, a group of epidemiologists have charged.

Multiple sclerosis research doubles number of genes associated with the disease

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

Scientists have identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of this very debilitating neurological disease. Many of the genes –… read more.

Research proving link between virus and MS could point the way to treatment and prevention

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in… read more.

Muscling in on MS

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurodegenerative disease, causes periodic attacks of neurologic symptoms such as limb weakness and mobility defects. And while MS patients’ walking abilities and muscle strength… read more.

New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for… read more.

Simultaneous treatment for diabetes and depression improves both

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

Brief adherence programmes improve diabetes test results and depression symptoms. Patients simultaneously treated for both Type 2 diabetes and depression showed improved medication compliance and significantly improved blood… read more.

Drug focus on diabetes

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

It is estimated that there are 2.9 million people in the UK diagnosed with diabetes1 and the incidence is increasing, as it is across the world, all the… read more.

Blood pressure hike in middle age predicts heart attack or stroke

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Men and women who develop high blood pressure during middle age or who enter middle age with high blood pressure have about a 30%… read more.

Clot-busting therapy effective for patients with stroke history or diabetes

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Stroke patients with a history of stroke or diabetes who received clot-busting drugs post-stroke have achieved better outcomes than those who did not receive… read more.

ASCO 2011 Report – Thoracic oncology update

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

by Dr. Riyaz Shah, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Kent Oncology Centre – The ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting took place in early June at the vast McCormick Place Convention Centre… read more.

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