I have been researching human exposure to aluminium for over thirty-five years. I am (sometimes affectionately) known as Mr Aluminium. About ten years ago, I became interested in aluminium adjuvants and specifically how they help to potentiate the immune response in vaccination. Funded initially by the Medical Research Council (Nanotoxicity of Aluminium Adjuvants) we set […]
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The World Bank estimates that between 1.1% and 3.8% of global GDP could be lost due to antibiotic resistance, (known as antimicrobial resistance /AMR), if left unchecked – roughly the same as the global economic impact of climate change. At the Extreme Medicine Conference, 23-25 November, Edinburgh, leaders in this field, Drs. Aula Abbara, consultant […]
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Medicines can have different effects in children than in adults, which is not just a question of the right dose. Yet, still only few pharmaceuticals have been specifically tested and approved for this patient group. For treatment of thrombosis, children currently receive Heparin and Vitamin K antagonists which are problematic and not approved for children. […]
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You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services. Just one example of hundreds of businesses that have sprung up. These websites promise web to door delivery, often within just a day, stocking hundreds of medications to choose from. This model fits in […]
Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and stronger opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, trenadyl and buprenorphine). Opioid Use in Britain: Fortunately, the UK does not yet have the same epic opioid crisis as witnessed in the USA, but there are worrying indications that […]
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A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, a new study has shown. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that the drug could reinvigorate the response to chemotherapy in cancers that had become resistant, in both […]
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A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective than modern targeted hormone treatments at slowing progression and improving survival in some men with advanced prostate cancer, phase III clinical trial findings reveal. The PROfound trial compared the genetically targeted cancer drug olaparib – already licensed for women with breast and ovarian cancer who have BRCA […]
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It would seem that I am a rare breed. I research the safety of aluminium adjuvants used in vaccines (See; Safety concerns around aluminium adjuvants). In doing so, I acknowledge that not all vaccines that include an aluminium adjuvant are completely safe for all recipients. This is not an opinion that is openly shared by […]
Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, found that epigallocatechin (EGCG) can restore the activity of aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat infections caused by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas […]
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