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New guideline on cancer medicines

Written by | 8 Feb 2013

EMA Highlights by Eoghan McNeill – The EMA has published revised guidelines on the evaluation of anti-cancer medicines to take account of advances in research and new therapeutic… read more.

Psoriasis drug shows potential for crohn’s disease

Written by | 7 Feb 2013

Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Ustekinumab, a drug used to treat psoriasis, appears to decrease the debilitating effects of… read more.

Psoriasis drug shows potential for crohn's disease

Written by | 7 Feb 2013

Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Ustekinumab, a drug used to treat psoriasis, appears to decrease the debilitating effects of… read more.

Daily multivitamin use by men does not lower cardiovascular disease risk

Written by | 7 Feb 2013

Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – Daily multivitamin use by men does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,… read more.

Metformin treatment associated with improved survival in Ovarian Cancer

Written by | 7 Feb 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Women with ovarian cancer and diabetes who took metformin for their diabetes have achieved a better survival rate than patients who did… read more.

Treatment for moderate pain

Written by | 30 Jan 2013

This article has been initiated, funded and reviewed by Mercury Pharma.  The management of moderate pain can be a challenge as it calls for more than simple analgesics… read more.

Immune cells engineered in lab to resist HIV infection, Stanford study shows

Written by | 24 Jan 2013

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a novel way to engineer key cells of the immune system so they remain resistant to infection with… read more.

Change in PSA levels over time can help predict aggressive prostate cancer

Written by | 21 Jan 2013

Measurements taken over time of prostate specific antigen, the most commonly used screening test for prostate cancer in men, improve the accuracy of aggressive prostate cancer detection when… read more.

Targeted prostate biopsy has potential to improve diagnosis of prostate cancer

Written by | 21 Jan 2013

Magnetic resonance ultrasound fusion biopsy may aid in selection of patients for active surveillance versus aggressivetherapy, new study in The Journal of Urology® reports

Spin and bias in published studies of breast cancer trials

Written by | 10 Jan 2013

Spin and bias exist in a high proportion of published studies of the outcomes and adverse side-effects of phase III clinical trials of breast cancer treatments, according to… read more.

Study shows COPD is not independent risk factor for lung cancer

Written by | 21 Dec 2012

Yet, researchers say lung cancer tests needed when making COPD diagnosis.

Irish Thoracic Society meeting – Research shows that one in seven Irish people have an undiagnosed lung condition

Written by | 21 Dec 2012

New research shows that one in seven or 15% of Irish people have an undiagnosed lung condition and that this figure doubles to almost 30% in people over… read more.

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