Archive: 04/10/2017
Thousands of Poles rally to defend women's rights
Several thousand black-clad women took to streets across Poland on Tuesday to defend their reproductive rights, which they say are being curtailed under the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government.
Oct 4, 2017
Panic in Madagascar as plague spreads
Crowds of fearful residents flock to their local pharmacies before dawn, desperate to buy masks and antibiotics to stave off a plague outbreak sweeping Madagascar.
Oct 4, 2017
Febuxostat prevents gout flares in recent clinical trial
As reported in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, the drug febuxostat reduced gout flares in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 314 adults with early gout. Febuxostat treatment also reduced synovitis—or inflammation ...
Oct 4, 2017
Analysis highlights the importance of pharmacology measures in early clinical trials
A new analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology indicates that 'first-in-man' clinical trial protocols in the Netherlands often lack a consistent consideration of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic ...
Oct 4, 2017
Virtual reality videos may help alleviate pre-surgical anxiety in children
A virtual reality tour of the operating room prior to anaesthesia helped reduce preoperative anxiety in children scheduled to undergo surgery who took part in a clinical trial published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery).
Oct 4, 2017