EAHP 2012 Report – Drug safety in geriatric patients
by Zara Qadir reporting on the presentation by Professor Petra Thürmann (pictured) from the Philipp Klee-Institute of Clinical Pharmacology at the HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal in Germany.
by Zara Qadir reporting on the presentation by Professor Petra Thürmann (pictured) from the Philipp Klee-Institute of Clinical Pharmacology at the HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal in Germany.
by Bruce Sylvester – In a randomized Phase II study presented at ASCO, investigators reported that 6 months of treatment with the targeted drug abiraterone (Zytiga) when added… read more.
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for pancreas’ dangerous, sudden swelling and inflammation.
Open surgery appears to be associated with an increased risk of small-bowel obstructions compared to laparoscopic procedures. This is shown by a new study at the Sahlgrenska Academy,… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – Emerging uses of EMA Approved Drugs – The European Medicines Agency has updated its guidelines for pharmaceutical companies developing medicines for Parkinson’s disease.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – A hormone-depleting drug approved in 2011 for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer appears to help eliminate… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – Patients treated for Bell palsy with prednisolone within 72 hours achieved significantly reduced severity of mild to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – Patients treated for Bell palsy with prednisolone within 72 hours achieved significantly reduced severity of mild to… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), or radiosurgery, is effective in treating hepatocellular cancer (HCC) tumours that are unresectable and it can act as… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – A recently unveiled scoring system for evaluating the likelihood of post-liver transplant survival is useful in predicting success in transplants from donors with… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Liver transplants involving selected organs from elderly patients performed just as well as livers from usual donors,
by Thomas R. Collins – Doing a biopsy on a liver before the organ is procured for transplantation is helpful only when done for certain potential organ donors,
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