03 Mar

Folic acid taken by less than third of women planning pregnancy

Proportion heeding guidelines on B vitamin pre-pregnancy supplements falls despite advice on spina...

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02 Mar

UK public urged to comment on Medical Innovation Bill

Patients and the public in England are being urged by the government to voice their views on...

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28 Feb

Yaws eradication will need millions of donated antibiotics, says WHO

World Health Organisation says bacterial skin disease requires drug companies to give large...

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26 Feb

Nanoparticles target anti-inflammatory drugs where needed

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a system for precisely...

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25 Feb

Children with cancer being denied life-saving drugs, scientists say

Call for change in EU regulations that allow pharmaceutical companies to opt out of children's...

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24 Feb

FDA rejects Bayer/J&J's Xarelto, agai

It certainly wasn't third time lucky for drug giants Bayer and Johnson & Johnson after US...

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21 Feb

US biopharma: 180 new diabetes drugs now in R&D

US biopharmaceutical research companies are currently developing 180 new medicines to help the...

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19 Feb

Pharma doing better than most industries, say EU Commission

While it is not yet possible to assess the full impact of the latest economic crisis on industries...

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17 Feb

Open data identifies innovative, early-adopter GPs

A new analysis of primary care open data reveals where, when and which GP surgeries across England...

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14 Feb

'Love Drug' Oxytocin In Pain Treatment Trials

Dubbed the 'love drug' thanks to its role in strengthening social bonds and relationships, oxytocin...

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