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What is Glaucoma and How Can It Be Prevented?

Learn how to prevent glaucoma and support healthy vision. Glaucoma. You’ve probably heard of it before. You probably know it has something to do with the eyes, but what is it exactly? How serious is it, and could you be affected by it? Let’s get some of those questions answered. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is… Read More »

Specialist clinicians have limited knowledge of NHS charging rules for migrants

Services in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) are legally obliged to enforce rules on charging migrants and refugees, but clinicians working in HIV, sexual and reproductive health have significant gaps in their knowledge, according to a survey published last month in the Journal of Public Health. Seventy-one per cent said they would like more… Read More »

Pfizer challenges Roche blockbusters with 3 biosim launches at discounts from 22% to 24%

Pfizer hit some unexpected roadblocks with its first U.S. biosimilar launch, but it’s not giving up in the budding field. Now, the drugmaker is launching biosims to three Roche cancer blockbusters at discounts ranging from 22% to 24%.   The company has already rolled out Zirabev and Ruxience, its biosimilars to Roche’s Avastin and Rituxan, respectively, at discounts of 23% and 24%. On… Read More »

Lowering Blood Pressure Reduces Heart Attack Risk In Women

The risk of middle aged women getting cardiovascular disease such as stroke, heart failure and heart attack could be reduced by the lowering of blood pressure. Researchers determined that high systolic blood pressure in middle-aged and older women is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular issues.[1] The percentage of potentially reversible as well as preventable… Read More »