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Adults’ tonsillectomy complications and pain are higher than previously thought

Written by | 2 May 2014

Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers. The team also found… read more.

Adults' tonsillectomy complications and pain are higher than previously thought

Written by | 2 May 2014

Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers. The team also found… read more.

Oxycodone/naloxone combination produces a stronger reduction of pain intensity and pain-related functional impairment vs. other opioids

Written by | 2 May 2014

Strong opioids including oxycodone are amongst the most effective analgesics to  combat  moderate  to  severe  pain  of  various  aetiologies,  but  opioid-induced  bowel  dysfunction  (OIBD) represents  a  relevant  problem. 

Pain treatment can reduce agitation in people with dementia

Written by | 2 May 2014

Thirty five million people worldwide have dementia, and this number is expected to increase to 115 million by 2050. Agitation and aggression are common in people with dementia,… read more.

ACC 2014 Report: Benefits of treating heart attack patients with a cheap drug

Written by | 23 Apr 2014

The 6-month follow-up data from the METOCARD-CNIC trial are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

BTS 2014 Report: Renal outcomes following transplantation: which immunosuppression regimen to use?

Written by | 17 Apr 2014

Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Lluís Guirado, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain.  Renal function is a strong predictor of patient and graft survival after renal transplantation,… read more.

BTS 2014 Report: Protecting the allograft – preventing and treating chronic antibody-mediated rejection

Written by | 15 Apr 2014

Maria Dalby reporting from the annual British Transplantation Society meeting in Glasgow by Anthony Dorling, King’s College London – Chronic rejection is a major cause of graft failure… read more.

Researchers develop a new drug to combat measles

Written by | 14 Apr 2014

A novel antiviral drug may protect people infected with the measles from getting sick and prevent them from spreading the virus to others, an international team of researchers… read more.

NSAIDs don’t increase miscarriage risk

Written by | 10 Apr 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Pregnant women who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do not increase their risk of miscarriages, researchers report in a study published on Feb. 3, 2014… read more.

Medical marijuana may ease some MS symptoms

Written by | 7 Apr 2014

Little evidence other complementary or alternative therapies work.  A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that there is little evidence that most complementary or alternative… read more.

World health matters – United States: Getting angry increases heart attack risk

Written by | 31 Mar 2014

by Gary Finnegan:  ‘Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.’ That famous line from the Incredible Hulk was a warning to anyone in danger… read more.

EMA Highlights: New medicines granted EU approval

Written by | 26 Mar 2014

by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval of several new medicines.

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