Archive: 27/07/2017

Drugs giants strike deal to advance cancer treatments (Update)

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and US peer Merck said Thursday they had agreed a multi-billion-dollar deal to jointly develop key cancer drugs.

Jul 27, 2017

Could a green sponge hold cancer-fighting secrets?

A small green sponge discovered in dark, icy waters of the Pacific off Alaska could be the first effective weapon against pancreatic cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2017

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Finish your antibiotics course? Maybe not, experts say

British disease experts on Thursday suggested doing away with the "incorrect" advice to always finish a course of antibiotics, saying the approach was fuelling the spread of drug resistance.

Jul 27, 2017

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Concerns that austerity policies reversing gains to reduce health inequalities in England

A cross government strategy, in place from 1997 to 2010, appears to have reduced health inequalities between the most deprived areas in England and the rest of the country, finds a study in The BMJ today.

Jul 27, 2017

Leaving Europe's nuclear regulator will put patients at risk, warns expert

The UK's proposed withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) would threaten the supply of essential medical isotopes (essential for some types of cancer treatment and medical imaging) putting patients ...

Jul 27, 2017