Making antibiotics work better
Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to…
Pharmacy/Drugs
Cancer treatments giving false hope
‘A significant number of cancer treatments may have no benefit over existing treatments or a placebo,’ remarked a senior cancer…
Magic mushrooms may ease depression
Magic mushrooms may ease depression by 'resetting' the activity of key brain circuits of patients where conventional treatments have failed.…
Treatment options for overactive bladder
While the medical community searches for a reliable biological marker or a clinical test which could define Overactive Bladder Syndrome…
All about cystitis
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute…
Suicide prevention is high priority
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a…
Statins reduce deaths from heart disease
Statins reduce deaths from coronary heart disease by 28 per cent in men, according to the longest-ever study focusing on…
Gene fusion in bladder and brain cancer
"Sometimes chromosomes can break and get reattached to a different one in an unusual way. This results in a fusion…
Drug breakthrough for drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a major global health concern but a new antibiotic class has now been found to be effective…
Could pain killers be hiding arthritis?
Could pain killers be hiding underlying arthritis? Thousands of patients with an inflammatory arthritis condition might be being mis-diagnosed because…