Anti hormone Therapy Linked with Higher Heart Failure Risk in Prostate Cancer Patients
Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer.
Many Older Adults Do Not Take Prescribed Statins Properly
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of older adults prescribed statins, first-year nonadherence and discontinuation rates were high.
Compound Derived from Marijuana May Benefit Children with Epilepsy
In recent years, cannabinoids—the active chemicals inmedicalmarijuana— have been increasingly touted as a potential treatment for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In a Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology review, investigators compare their efficacy with antiepileptic drugs for children with epilepsy.
Hospital pharmacy … where do we stand?
Alison Brincat, Kathlene Cassar, Mario Barbara & Ruth Borg Theuma
A Cameo Mention of Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) – A Magical Garment Girl using Alcohol to Break a Spell
by Michelle Muscat – MANGA & LIGHT NOVEL
Embracing depression: The role of the primary care physician
Dr Amy Christine Chircop – Although perceptions of mental illness have changed for the better over the past years, for reasons unbeknownst, mental health issues remain a lingering taboo.
A Priest & Practitioner in Peru
Marika Azzopardi meets Rev. Dr Raymond Portelli during a whirlwind visit to Gozo and Malta from his mission in Peru.
The Vocation of being a Pharmacist
Marika Azzopardi interviews pharmacist Simone Fenech who was recently presented with an award by the Qormi Local Council.
UK’s Breast Cancer Screening Glitch
by Ian Ellul – Last May, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that 450,000 women between the ages of 68 and 71 in the UK failed to receive invitations for a final routine breast cancer screening.
Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients despite public health guidelines
Twenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research presented at the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference.
We’re planning to amputate this child’s toe
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.