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BTS 2013 Report – Transplantation clinical trials forum – Results of BTS member survey

Written by | 23 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Dion Morton, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, University of Birmingham & Sir Peter John Morris, Centre for Evidence in Transplantation, Royal… read more.

Painkillers before marathons – not good

Written by | 22 Apr 2013

Risk increases with dose; unrecognised problem, doctors warn.  Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – How will commissioning be different after April 2013 for kidney transplantation?

Written by | 22 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Keith Rigg, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.   With effect from April 2013, kidney transplantation will be commissioned by the NHS… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Hoffenberg lecture: consent is a luxury we cannot afford

Written by | 18 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by John Harris, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, University of Manchester.   A thousand patients die every year whilst waiting for… read more.

Hypertension – Treat to target with multiple agents

Written by | 17 Apr 2013

In association with A.Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. and Daiichi Sankyo Ireland Ltd. By Christine Clark FRPharmS – Hypertension is a long-term condition for which an individual will require treatment… read more.

ACC 2013 Report – Newer agents better than clopidogrel

Written by | 13 Apr 2013

Patients in the cangrelor group had a significantly lower rate of the composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), ischemia-driven revascularization, and stent thrombosis at 48 hours compared… read more.

Propofol abuse by health care professionals

Written by | 3 Apr 2013

Abuse of common anesthetic has ‘rapid downhill course’, reports Journal of Addiction Medicine.  Abuse of the anaesthesia drug propofol is a “rapidly progressive form of substance dependence” that… read more.

Opioid labelling debated at FDA Hearing

Written by | 20 Mar 2013

Advocates and pain management groups aired concerns recently over a citizen petition to change opioid labeling during the first of a 2-day FDA hearing.

New ‘Google Map’ of human metabolism

Written by | 6 Mar 2013

Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction of… read more.

New 'Google Map' of human metabolism

Written by | 6 Mar 2013

Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction of… read more.

Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks

Written by | 26 Feb 2013

Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a study published online today in… read more.

Brain imaging insight into cannabis as a pain killer

Written by | 25 Feb 2013

The pain relief offered by cannabis varies greatly between individuals, a brain imaging study carried out at the University of Oxford suggests.

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