EMA Highlights: First-in-class treatment to lower cholesterol
by Gary Finnegan: Patients whose high cholesterol cannot be controlled by currently available therapies are set to have a new treatment option.
by Gary Finnegan: Patients whose high cholesterol cannot be controlled by currently available therapies are set to have a new treatment option.
by Gary Finnegan: Survival rates in young patients with high-risk neuroblastoma can be improved by Unituxin (dinutuximab), a new treatment approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
by Bruce Sylvester: Investigators from the phase III PALOMA-3 trial report that treatment with the recently FDA-approved drug palbociclib more than doubled the time to cancer recurrence among… read more.
by Christine Clark: The National Cancer Information Network (NCIN) was established to drive change and improve cancer outcomes. Analyses show large variations in practices and outcomes some of… read more.
Graham Jackson, Professor of Clinical haematology, Newcastle upon Tyne and former president of the British Society for Haematology (BSH). Article by Christine Clark: In the 1970s the prospect… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: A retrospective study of US military health system (Tricare) beneficiary medical records suggests that subjects using statin drugs to control cholesterol are at an increased… read more.
Research published today in the journal Analyst has demonstrated a new, noninvasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint. For the first time, this new fingerprint method… read more.
Researchers suggest that officials re-examine blood storage practice. Infants and children who undergo heart surgery are better off receiving fresh whole blood transfusions from a single donor, compared… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs, according to new research from the University of British Columbia… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: China is facing a major increasing in osteoporosis-related fractures, according to a new study which forecasts a doubling of fractures in the next 20 years.
by Gary Finnegan: Health outcomes for children conceived using assisted reproduction technologies (ART) have improved significantly over the past two decades, according to a Danish-led study. However, the… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Five new medicines have been recommended for approval at the latest meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
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