Medication news
Your guide to the medication science that makes the news
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Echinacea and the common cold
Wednesday July 4 2007
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Isradipine: tackling Parkinson’s disease
Thursday July 5 2007
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Fatty food helps drug absorption
Tuesday July 17 2007
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Testosterone patches can improve sex drive in post-menopausal women
Tuesday August 21 2007
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Calcium tablets for over-50s
Friday August 24 2007
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Pill that can prevent blood clots after surgery
Monday September 17 2007
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Anti-ageing pills a long way off
Friday September 21 2007
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Flu jab benefits questioned
Tuesday September 25 2007
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Potential dangers in hangover ‘cure’
Thursday September 27 2007
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Scientists get fired up over chilli anaesthetic
Thursday October 4 2007
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More evidence needed for eczema bath oils
Friday October 5 2007
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Hope for malaria vaccine
Thursday October 18 2007
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Antibiotics are often unnecessary
Friday October 19 2007
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Aspirin works just for men
Monday October 22 2007
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Painkillers and Parkinson’s
Tuesday November 6 2007
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Benefit of weight pills questioned
Friday November 16 2007
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Antidepressant lengthens worms’ lives
Tuesday November 27 2007
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Heart attack risk from diabetes drug
Wednesday December 12 2007
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‘Mixed blessing’ of high-dose statins
Thursday December 13 2007
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Liver damage reversal
Wednesday January 2 2008
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Ineffective use of antipsychotic drugs
Friday January 4 2008
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'Instant' Alzheimer's drug claim
Thursday January 10 2008
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Statins could benefit irregular heartbeat
Tuesday February 19 2008
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Growth hormone boost for HIV patients
Friday February 22 2008
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A jab for blood pressure?
Friday March 7 2008
