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Illegal drug use could account for 1 million visits a year to emergency care in England
Illegal drug use could account for up to 1 million visits a year to emergency care departments and 400,000 admissions to hospital in England, suggests research in Emergency Medicine Journal.   view more (2005-11-17)

XDR TB in South Africa traced to lack of drug susceptibility testing
In South Africa, the 2001 implementation of the World Health Organization's anti-tuberculosis program may have inadvertently helped to create a new strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB).   view more (2007-10-23)

New approach to treating heart attacks reduces risk of life-threatening complications
Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications including repeat heart attacks, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital and Southlake Regional Hospital.   view more (2009-06-25)

Doubts raised about illegal drug use surveys
A scientific study reported in two related articles in the Journal of Drug Issues raises serious doubts about the nation's illegal drug use surveillance programs.   view more (2006-03-03)

One in four hospital prescribing errors “potentially serious”
Around one in four hospital drug errors is “potentially serious,” and likely to harm patients, suggests a pilot study from one major teaching hospital, reported in Quality and Safety in Health Care.   view more (2002-12-03)

European drug regulations need to change, say experts
European drug regulations need changing to ensure they meet the needs of patients and doctors, argue experts in this week's BMJ.   view more (2007-10-19)

New devices used to reduce arterial occlusions, provide cardiac support, highlighted at TCT 2008
Research results highlighting three new devices used to reduce blockages in peripheral and coronary arteries and to provide cardiac support will be presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).   view more (2008-10-13)

Prison drug services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex failed by lack of aftercare available to prisoners after release
The greatest threat to the success of prison-based drug treatments is the lack of aftercare available to prisoners after their release, according to a review published by the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent. The review, which is part of a wider programme of work evaluating the outcome effectiveness of drug treatment... view more... (2003-07-11)

High prescribing family doctors much more likely to see drug company reps frequently
Family doctors with high annual drug bills for their practices are significantly more likely to see drug company reps almost every day or at least once a week, reveals a representative survey of General Practitioners in England.   view more (2003-02-04)

'Erasing' drug-associated memories may stop drug addiction relapses
'Erasing' drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.    view more (2008-08-13)

Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys
As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could protect their kidneys from damage.   view more (2008-02-19)

Why are the best malaria drugs not being used in Africa?
Despite changes in policy in many African countries, most cases of malaria are still treated with old drugs that often fail, say researchers in this week's BMJ.   view more (2005-09-30)

'LOTRONEX AND THE FDA: A FATAL EROSION OF INTEGRITY' (p 1544)
Controversy surrounding the licensing of Lotronex (a drug for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is uncovered in a Commentary article in this week's issue of THE LANCET. In March last year THE LANCET published a randomised trial detailing the efficacy and safety of alosetron (Lotronex) for women with IBS.... view more... (2001-05-16)

Drug Related Death Risk Greater for Older Injectors
Research published today suggests older drug injectors in Scotland could be up to six times more likely to die from drug-related causes than younger ones. A team of researchers led by Professor Sheila Bird from the Medical Research Council (MRC) also found that Scottish women who inject drugs are less likely to die from drugs-related causes than... view more... (2003-09-18)

Advances in nebulised drug delivery
AROUND £50 million of National Health Service money a year is spent nebulising drug aerosols to patients with asthma, cystic fibrosis and infections. Drug delivery by this route currently escapes attention from the regulatory authorities because the drug is sold separately from the delivery device and clinical practice is based largely on... view more... (2000-01-31)

Transplant rejection drug holds promise for inflammatory eye disease
The immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil, used to prevent rejection of transplanted hearts, kidneys and livers, may also be effective in controlling inflammatory eye diseases.   view more (2005-09-02)

Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate
Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on bmj.com today.   view more (2008-07-23)

e-Science methods reveal new insights into antibiotic resistance
Large-scale computer simulations have pinpointed a tiny change in molecular structure that could account for drug resistance in Streptomices pneumoniae, the organism that causes childhood pneumonia and claims 3.5 million lives a year, mainly in developing countries.   view more (2005-08-16)

Plays promote prevention of drug abuse
A new study finds that theatrical drama is an educational tool in the fight against drug addiction and abuse. Research published today in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, shows that after watching the play Tunnels - a series of six vignettes depicting the effects of alcohol and drug abuse - over half of the audience left the... view more... (2007-04-05)

Study of the drug, Isradipine, to determine if it slows or prevents Parkinson's disease
Gloria E. Meredith, Ph.D., collaborated with D. James Surmeier, Ph.D. and other scientists at Northwestern University to study the drug, Isradipine, and its possible effects on Parkinson's disease.   view more (2007-06-14)
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