Posts tagged “Medication”

Parents urged to pack children’s medicines in hand luggage-9160-1635-5604-1868-6520-8195

July 30th, 2019

With thousands of families expected to travel abroad in the coming weeks, experts are urging parents to pack children’s medicines in their cabin bags.  Research conducted in America suggests that most in-flight incidents could be dealt with swiftly, but that most airlines don’t carry sufficient stores of children’s medication. Researchers at Duke University analysed data […]

CQC issues warning over online prescriptions-3060

March 7th, 2017

The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning over the safety of prescribing medication online. The CQC has expressed concerns after research revealed “widespread failings” among some Internet prescribers. During investigations, the CQC followed 11 online providers in England. They concluded that some had the potential to pose “significant risk to patients.” Some were well […]

New research suggests significant cancer drug price increases-5409

January 31st, 2017
New research suggests significant cancer drug price increases-5409

New research shows that the cost of cancer drugs has increased significantly over the last five years. Information made available by the European Cancer Congress suggests that the cost of some drugs has risen sharply, despite the fact that they are no longer under patent. One example is tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast […]

New Possible Reason for Hair Loss -0062

May 18th, 2011
New Possible Reason for Hair Loss -0062

New Possible Reason For Hair Loss Generally, people who lose their hair think it is probably caused by such problems as Psoriasis. However, recently one lady from Northampton found there was another reason – Ulcerative Colitis. The story begins when the lady in question (we’ll call her Charlotte) went to see her doctor about bald […]

Can supplements really halt hair loss?-7950

November 8th, 2010
Can supplements really halt hair loss?-7950

Hair loss can be an upsetting and stressful experience for both men and women, and many people will feel that there is nothing they can do to prevent it or to encourage lost hair to grow back. There are medications and supplements on the market, some of which make miraculous claims about their abilities to […]

Is early baldness normal?-7979

November 1st, 2010
Is early baldness normal?-7979

Men of all ages are obsessed with checking for bald spots and the first indication that they’re starting to lose their hair. For some people, such as Prince William, the loss is obvious even from an early age. The heir to the British throne, who is aged just 28, was pictured recently with a large […]

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