Archive: 29/06/2016
European Medicines Agency talks to doctors and industry about revising trial design
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has discussed its concept paper for evaluating trial results on treatments for acute coronary syndromes with doctors and drug companies. The conclusions are published today in European ...
Jun 29, 2016
New study shows a generational shift toward lighter drinking in Australia
Alcohol consumption in Australia has declined steadily during the past decade, with per capita consumption in 2013-14 reaching its lowest level since the early 1960s. A new study published today by the scientific journal ...
Jun 29, 2016
Parents told to contact doctors amid Indonesia vaccine scandal
Indonesian parents were being advised Wednesday to consult their doctors and consider re-innoculating their children as a massive counterfeit vaccine scandal sweeps the country.
Jun 29, 2016
Persistent HPV infection raises risk of anal and genital cancers
Women with a history of severe cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, a precancerous condition of the cervix that arises from infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), had a long-term increased risk of developing anal, ...
Jun 29, 2016
Daily 'soak and smear' or steer clear? How often should you bathe your child with eczema?
If you have a child with newly-diagnosed eczema, you may be wondering how often you should bathe him. You are not alone. For more than 100 years, doctors have been asked about the risks and benefits of frequent bathing for ...
Jun 29, 2016
Aerobic exercise and CVD in women with fatty liver disease
In an article publishing online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), Rosamar E.F. Rezende, MD, PhD, and colleagues in São Paulo present results of their study testing the efficacy ...
Jun 29, 2016