All Health articles – Page 45
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PodcastParacetamol
Simon Cotton looks back at the history of one of our favourite painkillers, paracetamol
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NewsFlu drug stockpile may be worthless
UK committee asks government to think again on Tamiflu as its effectiveness in a pandemic is in doubt
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OpinionThe morning after the night before
Replacing alcohol with a more benign drug sounds like a great idea, but it faces insurmountable hurdles, says Mark Peplow
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NewsFDA wants the dirt on antibacterial soaps
US manufacturers will have to prove their products are safe and more effective than ordinary soap, under a proposed rule
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ResearchMEDIC to kick-start personalised medicine revolution
Sensor will continuously monitor drug concentrations in real time letting doctors tailor treatments to the patient
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£100 million for cancer research centres
Money will fund 15 research centres and 200 PhDs to target the hardest cancers to beat
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Rough patch for India’s clinical trial industry
Bad publicity has added to the woes of an industry worried by regulatory uncertainty
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Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India
Pressure from campaign group precipitates action that puts 162 drug trials on ice
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NewsCall to overhaul liver toxicity testing
Outdated tests could be causing drug candidates to be scrapped without reason, say scientists
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NewsAnimal testing failures put drug trial volunteers in danger
Poor pre-clinical data and an absence of negative results are pushing candidate molecules into the clinic too soon
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NewsUproar over chemical exposure advice for pregnant women
Opinion paper published by the Royal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists provokes strong reaction
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PodcastMagnesium sulfate
Brian Clegg explains how bath salts may actually be more than just relaxing
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NewsAntibiotic resistance is a ‘ticking time bomb’
Efforts to tackle the threat will need new thinking, but their may be no easy solutions or short cuts to new drugs
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NewsIndian supreme court’s anger over unregulated clinical trials
Tales of collusion between drug companies and regulators leads court to criticise the government
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FeatureMagical mass spec
The increasing sophistication of detection techniques means mass spectrometry can now escape the laboratory. Emma Davies sets sail to new horizons
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FeatureBPA: friend or foe?
With media-fuelled anxiety over bisphenol A continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
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ResearchChemistry behind the ‘blue man’ unlocked
Biochemical model suggests that silver ions, not nanoparticles, cause a rare skin complaint
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FeatureThe science of skincare
Skin care is a huge global industry, but how many of the claims made in the adverts are really true? Laura Howes investigates