Shorter sleepers are over-eaters
Children who sleep less found to eat more. Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports… read more.
Children who sleep less found to eat more. Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports… read more.
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs could provide relief to patients suffering from a chronic lung disease, a study has shown. Statins were found to help alleviate the chronic coughing associated… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: New research reveals that patients in Sweden have a better chance of surviving a heart attack than their UK counterparts.
by Gary Finnegan: A startling new study from the University of Adelaide shows that the state of South Australia has a higher rate of deaths from extreme cold… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval of several new medicines.
by Gary Finnegan – Medicines regulators have pledged closer transatlantic cooperation on medicine safety, building on earlier commitments to join forces on clinical trial site inspections.
by Gary Finnegan – The European drug regulator has given a paediatric-use marketing authorisation (PUMA) for Hemangiol to treat proliferation of infantile haemangioma.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ongoing statin treatment appears to prevent delirium in critically ill patients who had taken a statin prior to hospitalization, researchers reported online on Jan. 17,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: The antidepressant citalopram (Celexa/Cipramil, and generic) significantly reduces agitation among patients with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported in the Feb. 19, 2014 issue of JAMA/Journal of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: The antidepressant citalopram (Celexa/Cipramil, and generic) significantly reduces agitation among patients with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported in the Feb. 19, 2014 issue of JAMA/Journal of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Topiramate, an FDA-approved anticonvulsant drug which had been shown to reduce drinking in patients committed to complete abstinence, appears to help problem drinkers whose want… read more.
“Despite already being rolled-out in many countries, our study is the first to look at the feasibility of the Xpert test in a real-life clinical setting in southern… read more.