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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are bacteria that have mutated to become resistant to certain types of antibiotic medicines.
Updates on investigations into an increase in cases of food and water bug, Cyclospora, associated with travellers returning from Mexico.
Manufactured by Ethicon – use of affected devices may result in failure of staple line which could lead to postoperative anastomotic leaks, gastrointestinal tissue injury and bleeding.
Patients from GP practices with low endoscopy referral rates are at increased risk of poor outcomes from oesophageal and gastric cancers.
Further evidence that the cardiovascular risk with diclofenac is higher than other non-selective NSAIDs and similar to the selective COX-2 inhibitors.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a new information sheet on preventing listeriosis in hospitals, nursing homes and care homes. …
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A recent Europe-wide review of the safety information for alli has led to a number of updates, which bring the product information in line with that for Xenical.
Restricted use and new monitoring requirements.
Updated advice on use of nicorandil as second-line treatment for stable angina - some ulcers may progress to complications unless treatment is stopped.
Advice for travellers going to the Indian subcontinent to stay healthy during Diwali.
Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd has informed the MHRA that there are possible side effects not reported on the Patient Information Leaflet.
The Government Chemist and the National Measurement Laboratory were pleased to support the annual lecture organised by the Institute of Food Science & Technology
Research into mental health, dementia and antimicrobial resistance among the projects funded by £816 million investment in NHS research.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The results of two surveys have been published as part of the Department’s rolling programme of nutrient analysis.
Many food supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to research
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 28 October 2016.
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