1. Community pharmacists - to report adverse drug reactions to the Committee on Safety of Medicines.
2. Children from a village in Derbyshire were the first to receive the new meningitis C vaccine.
3. Cabernet sauvignon from Chile.
4. One.
5. Ramipril - HOPE was a trial.
6. Honey is being used as a possible source of vaccines and drugs.
7. Zanamivir (Relenza).
8. Nicorette Microtabs, a form of nicotine replacement therapy, are advertised as being discreet as they can be placed under the tongue.
9. Palivizumab (Synagis), daclizumab (Zenapax) and infliximab (Remicade).
10. Bacteria - the largest found was visible to the naked eye, 100 times bigger than the previous record holder.
11. Bone strength - physical activity was reported to increase bone strength.
12. Parstelin.
13. Secretin.
14. The Latin for 40, the number of days that ships were detained in case they carried plague or other infections.
15. Migraineurs - a "Coolcap", launched to bring relief from migraine, can be cooled in the freezer.
16. Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (Cox-2) - hence when the first Cox-2 selective inhibitor was launched, it was marketed as having fewer GI side effects than older non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
17. January.
18. Finasteride - for baldness and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
19. Deferiprone.
20. Flurbiprofen as Strefen.
21. Escherichia coli - following a comparative study, researchers concluded that non-pathogenic E coli had a "rebalancing" effect on the gut in patients with ulcerative colitis.
22. Grepafloxacin.
23. A soya plant used as a source of phyto-oestrogens for alternative "HRT" preparations.
24. Trials of cannabis for acute pain and muscle spasticity.
25. Sucrose.
26. Head lice - a lottery grant was awarded to researchers to compare insecticides with the "bug busting" method of head lice removal.
27. Lower cholesterol levels.
28. Parkinson's disease.
29. 10 million - according to research funded by the Department of Health.
30. Hoechst Marion Roussel launched leflunomide (Arava), a disease modifying drug for rheumatoi arthritis.
31. Warfarin.
32. Buprenorphine.
33. Spironolactone.
34. The thumb.
35. Pramipexole.
36. Women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.