Dementia sufferers neglected by the state
A crucial government plan to improve treatment is still being assessed, leaving families and charities to cope as best they can Worldwide, dementia is...
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The patients put in charge of their treatment
Patients forced to transport own sensitive, expensive medications By Bejay Browne Patients currently undergoing treatment for a range of chronic and life-threatening diseases are being...
Cypriot bitten by pet cobra in Greece receives medication from Cyprus
Cyprus has sent anti-venom medication to Greece to treat the Cypriot man who was bitten by an Indian cobra that he kept as a pet...
Screening for false meds to be introduced at pharmacies
An EU regulation seeking to combat the sale of falsified medicine will be implemented as of Saturday, when each registered pharmaceutical product will carry a...
MS patients without meds for ten months
By Peter Stevenson More than 20 patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) have been unable to receive their medication for the last 10 months and...
Governments should act for an AIDS-free generation
By Julio Montaner The rate of new HIV infections has decreased dramatically in the past decade, but millions of people who are infected remain untreated....