Contact: Karen Bidewell press.office@ncl.ac.uk 44-019-122-27850 Newcastle University A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis. They are using an enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium… Read More ›
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Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Contact: Melanie Haberstroh melanie.haberstroh@kcl.ac.uk 44-207-848-3076 King’s College London A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from… Read More ›
High doses of Vitamin D help tuberculosis patients recover more quickly: 23 days vs 36 days
Contact: Emma Mason e.mason@qmul.ac.uk Queen Mary, University of London For decades before antibiotics became generally available, sunshine was used to treat tuberculosis, with patients often being sent to Swiss clinics to soak up the sun’s healing rays. Now, for the… Read More ›
30 per cent of drugs prescribed to under-18s – and up to 95 per cent of drugs given to babies in intensive care – have never been tested on children. (U.K.)
One third of junior drugs are not tested on children sparking demand for probe Official study calls for urgent investigation after ‘high number of drug errors’ 95 per cent of all hospital medicines for babies affected By Jo Macfarlane PUBLISHED:16:00… Read More ›
Nigerian ‘health tourist’ flew to UK for caesarean birth on NHS (U.K.)
A heavily-pregnant woman from Nigeria flew thousands of miles to have her baby at a Manchester hospital costing the taxpayer around £10,000, it has emerged. The ‘health tourist’ travelled more than 3,000 miles from her home country to the cash-strapped… Read More ›
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