News tagged with clinical pharmacology

Effective vaccination against borreliosis possible

"Borreliosis" or "Lyme disease" is caused by the bacterium "Borrelia burgdorferi". In Austria approximately 16,000 people fall ill with borreliosis annually following a tick bite. Roughly every fifth tick in Austria carries ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers study under-recognised and under-treated prothrombotic condition: High platelet reactivity despite treatment

Within the past decade, the variability in pharmacodynamic response and moderate antiplatelet efficacy of clopidogrel has raised major concerns, in particular because it is associated with an increased risk for ischemic events ...

Cardiology May 06, 2013 | not rated yet | 0