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813 Hospital pharmacists to get £12m for enhanced role in control of
infections Hospital
pharmacists in England are to receive £12m over the next three
years so that they can expand their roles in reducing hospital-associated
infections and to ensure safe and effective use of antimicrobials. This
is the first national scheme with earmarked funds to promote a role for
hospital pharmacists in a specific therapeutic area ...[more]
813 Paroxetine linked with suicidal behaviour in under 18s Paroxetine
(Seroxat) must not be used for the treatment of children with depression because there is a risk
that the drug may cause suicidal behaviour in those under 18-years of age, according to the Department
of Health...[more]
814 Use of vitamin
A and beta carotene supplements should be discouraged The
use of vitamin supplements containing beta carotene and vitamin A should
be "actively discouraged",
say American researchers...[more]
814 High iron intake linked with Parkinson's disease risk People
with high levels of iron in their diet are more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, results
of a new study suggest...[more]
814 Give statins to diabetes heart risk patients All people
with diabetes who are at risk for heart attacks or strokes should be offered statin therapy,
regardless of their initial cholesterol levels, researchers say after the latest analysis of
the Heart Protection Study...[more]
814 CFC salbutamol
phase out...[more]
814 Imatinib
and gynaecomastia...[more]
815 Foundation
degrees for technicians Two schools of pharmacy
in England are planning to introduce part-time foundation degrees to
strengthen the developing roles of pharmacy technicians...[more]
815 WHO to look at NICE procedures An independent review of
the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's appraisal programme is to be carried out by
the World Health Organization. The invitation to WHO follows a report from the House of Commons
Health Select Committee last year. At the same time, NICE is to review its own procedures...[more]
815 All party group queries lead on response to OFT The Government
is being challenged by the All-Party Pharmacy Group to explain why the Department for Trade and
Industry is leading the response to a report on health regulations...[more]
816 Hospital
trainees put their clinical skills to the test Around
90 pharmacy preregistration trainees from south east England were put
through a structured examination of their clinical skills last week as
part of a growing educational trend...[more]
816 "We need a minister for self-care": PAGB A minister
for self-care is needed to move forward what is currently a disjointed agenda without central
co-ordination, according to the Proprietary Association of Great Britain...[more]
816 EU rejects plans for company-to-patient information Pilot
schemes to test the provision of drug information to patients by pharmaceutical companies have
been blocked by the European Union's Council of Ministers, the highest authority in Europe...[more]
 Association
of the European Self-Medication Industry annual meeting
817 Patients throughout
Europe require greater access to health information...[more]
817 Make labels
more user-friendly...[more]
817 Most pharmacists
recommend most medicines they sell...[more] |
 American
Society of Clinical Oncology 2003
818 Paclitaxel
shows benefits in head and neck cancer...[more]
818 Gemcitabine improves progression rates in breast cancer patients...[more]
818 Gene variations can predict response to platinum drugs...[more]
818 Docetaxel improves survival of patients with stomach cancer...[more]
818 Cancer care still lacking for elderly...[more]
818 Glivec double dose no better in GIST...[more]
819 Cetuximab
benefits colorectal cancer patients resistant to standard therapy...[more]
819 Novel multitargeted antifolate as good as docetaxel in lung cancer...[more]
819 Hard-to-treat lung cancer responds to single agent...[more]
819 PKC 412 active in acute leukaemia...[more]
819 Cancer vaccine shows promise...[more]
 American
Thoracic Society conference 2003
820 Phosphodiesterase inhibitor improves asthma symptoms...[more]
820 Ciprofloxacin targets lungs...[more]
820 Electronic nose detects lung cancer...[more]
Research & development
820 Malaria parasite
targeted through sugar transport...[more]
820 Low-cost therapy promising in malaria...[more]
820 Gene discovery provides extra "dimension" to asthma knowledge...[more]
821 New approach
may correct Parkinson's drug side effects...[more]
821 Lithium could
be a new weapon against Alzheimer's disease...[more]
821 Fusion inhibition "major but costly step forward"...[more]
821 Block to viral entry is target for HIV treatments in development...[more]
821 New analysis for duloxetine...[more] |
