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Risks for women smokers taking proton pump inhibitors
3 Feb 12 | 11.02 | International
Women with a history of smoking may be at particular risk of hip fracture when using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) long-term...
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Tighter controls needed over websites selling POMs to public
3 Feb 12 | 11.40 | International
Tighter controls are needed over the online advertising of prescription drugs, researchers have concluded...
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Dutasteride slows cancer progression, but should not be recommended
3 Feb 12 | 10.53 | International
Dutasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, can delay disease progression for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, suggests research published
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Dutasteride slows early prostate cancer growth
3 Feb 12 | 10.52 | International
Dutasteride can slow progression of low-grade prostate cancer, suggest data published online in The Lancet (24 January 2012)...
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Poor outcomes when thalidomide added to advanced-NSCLC therapy
3 Feb 12 | 10.48 | International
Adding thalidomide to combined chemoradiotherapy does not improve survival rates for patients diagnosed with unresectable...
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Dabigatran increases risk of acute coronary syndromes, new meta-analysis suggests
3 Feb 12 | 10.43 | International
Dabigatran increases the risk of myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) compared with standard anticoagulant therapy or placebo, suggest results of a meta-analysis
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Caffeine safe for preterm infants, but does not improve long-term outcomes
3 Feb 12 | 10.09 | International
Administration of caffeine to preterm neonates is safe, but is not associated with better long-term outcomes than placebo
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Childhood vaccinations rarely associated with anaphylaxis
2 Feb 12 | 18.52 | International
Vaccination rarely causes anaphylaxis in children, according to data published online
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Linezolid trumps vancomycin for MRSA pneumonia
2 Feb 12 | 18.25 | International
Linezolid achieves higher rates of clinical cure than vancomycin when used for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Resources developed to help support patients with persistent pain
2 Feb 12 | 18.08 | International
New resources to help pharmacists manage patients with persistent pain have been developed by UCL School of Pharmacy and the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association
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