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EAHP 2012 Report – Compassionate use and off-label medicines

Written by | 3 Aug 2012

by Zara Qadir reporting on the presentation by Yechiel Hekster (pictured), Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, and a member of The Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board.

MRSA cases in US academic hospitals double in 5 years

Written by | 31 Jul 2012

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) doubled at academic medical centers in the U.S. between 2003 and 2008, according to a report published in the August issue… read more.

ILTS 2012 Report – Pre-procurement liver biopsy over-worthwhile in certain cases

Written by | 28 Jun 2012

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,

How the donors have changed in the last ten years

Written by | 28 Jun 2012

Dr Irene Scalera, Fellow at the Liver Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, describes the ever-changing donor landscape and attempts to improve liver donor shortage.

Youth with Type 2 Diabetes get better results with two-drug treatment

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Combination metformin and rosiglitazone is more effective than metformin monotherapy in youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes,

How should advanced therapies be classified?

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

Emerging uses of EMA Approved Drugs – by Gary Finnegan – The EMA has launched a public consultation on the classification of advanced therapies.

SABCS 2011 Report – Environmental and lifestyle influences on the development of breast cancer

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women all over the world and its complex and multi-factorial aetiology remains unclear…. read more.

ESMO 2011 Report – Improving quality of life for breast cancer sufferers

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – It would be difficult to imagine how one would treat breast cancer today if it was not for the work and leadership of… read more.

BTS 2012 Report – The 2010 National Pancreas Allocation Scheme: A one-year review

Written by | 28 Mar 2012

by Maria Dalby – The introduction of the NHSBT National Pancreas Allocation Scheme in December 2010 has helped to reduce the waiting time for whole pancreas or islet… 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.

IASLC World Congress on Lung Cancer 2011: Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

Foreward by Dr Sanjay Popat (pictured).  The 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the IASLC has now closed. Held in Amsterdam at the beginning of July 2011, the annual… read more.

ESOT 2011 Report – Are young donors suitable for Islet donation?

Written by | 12 Jan 2012

Donor variables have a significant impact on the outcome of islet isolation. Importantly, young donor age has in the past been negatively associated with islet isolation yield. The… read more.

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