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Certain anticholinergic drugs increase dementia risk
Use of certain anticholinergic drugs – that help to control involuntary muscle movements for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease – is associated with an...
Long-delayed inquiry into NHS contaminated blood starts at last
A UK High Court judge is starting work as the chair of a public inquiry into the biggest treatment scandal in National Health Service...
Newly diagnosed dementia patients 'unnecessarily' over medicated
An international study led by the University of Sydney has found that medication use increases in newly diagnosed dementia patients, particularly unnecessary or inappropriate...
US doctor who threatened staff and patients charged with three crimes
A patient left a glowing, exclamation-point-heavy review on her doctor's Facebook page: "My primary care physician is truly the most incredible woman that I...
Chronic inflammation in middle age linked to increased frailty when older
A study, led by Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators, of nearly 6,000 Americans followed for 24 years from middle to late adulthood found that having...
Obesity link to 40% higher incidence of atrial fibrillation
People with obesity are more likely to develop a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, heart failure...
Gilead gets EU recommendation for HIV drug regimen
Gilead Sciences Inc has announced that its three-drug regimen to treat HIV infection has been recommended for approval by a panel of the European...
9/11 firefighters face increased blood cancer risk
A study reports that New York City firefighters exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Centre disaster site face an increased risk for developing myeloma...
Treatment delays and staff shortages put cancer lives at risk in UK
Lives in the UK are being put at risk by delays to essential chemotherapy treatment and a shortages of cancer nurses, medical leaders have...
SAMA slams surprise parliamentary visit to Khayelitsha Hospital
Parliament's select committee on petitions and executive undertakings has come under fire from the SA Medical Association (SAMA) for conducting an unannounced visit to...