EU project tackles pain relief without the side effects
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The EU-funded SOS (Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) project is working to provide medical professionals with guidance on the risks (both cardiovascular and gastrointestinal) associated with certain painkillers. Ultimately, the project results should help to better protect patients against these side effects. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) help reduce pain and inflammation, and are commonly given to sufferers of arthritis and other degenerative joint diseases.
Manhattan Research Report Explores Online Adherence Opportunities
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EU-funded study shows that cannabis can damage DNA
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Researchers in the UK have found evidence that smoking cannabis can damage human DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of developing cancer. The findings, published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, are an outcome of the ECNIS (Environmental cancer risk, nutrition and individual susceptibility) Network of Excellence, funded with EUR 11 million under the 'Food Quality and Safety' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to study how diet and hereditary factors can influence environmental cancer risk.
New zebrafish model offers new insights into skin cancer
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Scientists in the UK and Switzerland have identified a signalling pathway, PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) that shows promise as a target for treating aggressive skin cancer. Their results, based on a study of the see-through zebrafish, are published in the journal Disease Models and Mechanisms.
Sharing the Sights of BioMedical and Pharmaceutical Domains on Demo-DVD
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More than Half of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Feel their Disease Controls their Lives
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Information Technology Award announced for pharmacy in 2010
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First DataBank Europe (FDBE) is pleased to announce, in association with The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) and the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA), the 2010 FDBE/GHP/UKCPA Information Technology Award.
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