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Tamiflu & Relenza: how effective are they?

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Écrit par Wiley | 07 Avril 2014

The BMJ and Cochrane call on government and health policy decision makers to review guidance on use of Tamiflu in light of most recent evidence




Tamiflu (the antiviral drug oseltamivir) shortens symptoms of influenza by half a day, but there is no good evidence to support claims that it reduces admissions to hospital or complications of influenza. This is according to the updated Cochrane...

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Low Sodium Levels Pre-Transplant Does Not Affect Liver Transplant Recipient Survival

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Écrit par Didier Poli | 02 Avril 2014

Researchers report that low levels of sodium, known as hyponatremia, prior to transplantation does not increase the risk of death following liver transplant. Full findings are published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.



Medical evidence shows that low sodium concentration is...

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Faster Genetic Testing Method Will Likely Transform Care for Many Patients With Breast Cancer

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Écrit par Wiley | 24 Mars 2014

Faster and cheaper DNA sequencing techniques will likely improve care for patients with breast cancer but also create challenges for clinicians as they counsel patients on their treatment options. Those are among the conclusions of a study published recently in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery). The findings provide insights into how genetic advances will soon be affecting patient...

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Experts to Discuss the Changing EMA and Reform of Pharma Legislation at the EuroMeeting 2014

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Écrit par DIA | 18 Mars 2014

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — 18 March, 2014 — In less than one week’s time more than 2,500 professionals from around the world will gather in Vienna at DIA’s largest conference in Europe – the EuroMeeting 2014.




The 26th annual EuroMeeting, coming to Austria’s capital from 25-27 March, will feature more than 100 sessions in 16 parallel themes and the chance to hear from 300+ expert...

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Diets High in Animal Protein May Help Prevent Functional Decline in Elderly Individuals

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Écrit par Wiley | 11 Mars 2014

A diet high in protein, particularly animal protein, may help elderly individuals function at higher levels physically, psychologically, and socially, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.



Due to increasing life expectancies in many countries, increasing numbers of elderly people are living with functional decline, such as declines in cognitive...

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Intervention in First 1000 Days Vital to Fulfilling Childhood Potential

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Écrit par Wiley | 07 Février 2014

Freely Available Special Issue published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Safeguarding the healthy development of the next generation is vital for the long term success of the United Nation’s Millennium Development goals. New research in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences highlights the need to integrate global strategies aimed at tackling nutrition and cognitive...

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New Assessment Tool Designed to Improve Care Provided at Hospitals

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Écrit par Wiley | 04 Février 2014

A new assessment tool published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine can help hospital medicine groups across the country improve their patient care and make their operations more effective.

Published as “The Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective HMG,” the self-assessment tool is comprised of 47 different characteristics of effective hospital medicine groups (HMGs)...

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Keeping Austria on the Pharma Map – Local Experts Discuss the Need for Cooperation and Interaction at EuroMeeting 2014

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Écrit par DIA | 30 Janvier 2014

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — January 29, 2014 — High profile speakers from the Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, the Austrian Pharmaceutical Industry Association (PHARMIG) and prominent academics will come together to discuss the need for cooperation and interaction across their organisations at DIA’s largest conference in Europe – the EuroMeeting 2014.

The 26th annual...

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Quality control of mitochondria as a defense against disease

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Écrit par EMBO | 20 Janvier 2014

HEIDELBERG, 20 January 2014 – Scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada have discovered that two genes linked to hereditary Parkinson’s disease are involved in the early-stage quality control of mitochondria. The protective mechanism, which is reported in The EMBO Journal, removes damaged proteins that arise from oxidative stress from...

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