A global vaccination programme, the Children's Challenge, has been launched News item 09 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3
An updated version of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-infected Adults and Adolescents News item 09 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3
European psychiatrists are calling for wider use of atypical antipsychotics News item 09 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3
Scientific misconduct is suspected to have occurred in a South African study Media release 09 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
The US FDA has identified an alternative supplier of benzylpenicillin sodium News item 09 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 4
Thrombolysis with alteplase preferable to standard stroke therapy? Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 6 - 6
Appropriate antisecretory switching can lower medication costs Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 7 - 7
`Cimetidine increases dofetilide exposure by inhibiting renal tubular dofetilide secretion', Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 9 - 9
Modafinil appears beneficial in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 10 - 10
Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy combination gains ground Meeting report 09 February 2013 Pages: 11 - 12
Hepatitis A vaccine appears to be `safe' in liver and renal transplant recipients, Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 12 - 12
A significant decrease in the number of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations is observed after stopping combined antiretroviral therapy, Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 13 - 13
Interferon (IFN)-β-1a delays the onset of clinically definite multiple sclerosis Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 13 - 13
Rapid opioid detoxification an alternative to conventional techniques Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 13 - 13
Chemotherapy helps level the playing field in breast cancer Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Secondary prophylaxis in breast cancer: life expectancy gains Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 14 - 14
Combination therapy with furosemide plus hypertonic saline solution (HSS) is effective in patients with refractory CHF Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 15 - 15
Early identification of treatment-refractory epilepsy? Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 15 - 15
HRT use not associated with `favourable' breast cancer pathology? Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 15 - 15
Alprostadil alfadex appears superior to alprostadil in ED Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
Levofloxacin comparable to imipenem/cilastatin in bacteraemia Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 16 - 16
Eptifibatide reduces the incidence of death or myocardial infarction in patients undergoing non-urgent coronary stenting Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Gemcitabine + cisplatin superior to cisplatin alone in NSCLC Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Postexposure varicella vaccination appears effective in preventing varicella disease, Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 17 - 17
Age does not appear to be a barrier to aggressive therapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin in women with ovarian cancer Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
Cisplatin therapy was associated with significant increases in plasma renin activity and serum aldosterone levels Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
Thromboembolism prophylaxis beneficial for medical patients Clinical study 09 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 18
Caffeine significantly reduces the clearance of clozapine in healthy volunteers, Volunteers 09 February 2013 Pages: 19 - 19
Glaxo Wellcome has issued a warning about zanamivir [`Relenza'] in Europe. News item 09 February 2013 Pages: 19 - 19