Prior to endoscopy, patients are asked to take a bowel preparation as it is necessary to ‘clear the system’. However, Prof Owen Epstein and colleagues at the Royal Free Hospital have published a paper that raises serious concerns over the safety of these products. This then naturally raises the question over whether or not is [...]

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New results from a study in metastatic breast cancer showed that the combination of lapatinib plus letrozole as a first-line treatment significantly delayed disease progression compared with letrozole plus placebo. Success of the new drugs depends on the type of hormone receptors that the patient has. These hormone receptors vary from patient to patient. Receptors [...]

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Early research by St George’s, University of London has laid the foundations for a new anti-malaria treatment that could save millions of lives. Malaria causes more than a million deaths a year, with 90% of all cases occurring in Africa. St George’s researchers carried out one of the first trials of a rectally-delivered drug called [...]

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Researchers are working on a simple new test for breast cancer that could be done even during routine dental check-ups. A team at the University of Texas is working on a rapid test to detect breast cancer using saliva. Dr. Charles Streckfus says, “What we wanted was something that was safe, easy to collect, and [...]

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