Treatments
11 Feb 2008
Cognitive behavioural therapy for weight loss (CBT)
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of psychological therapy that can be used to treat obesity by identifying thought patterns related to unhealthy eating, helping…
Blood
06 Feb 2008
Biosimilars
Biosimilars are protein drugs that are similar to existing products that cannot be copied identically. They are the equivalent of generic non-protein drugs.
Children's health
21 Jan 2008
Epidural Analgesia
Epidural analgesia or epidural injection is a form of labour pain management. Pain relief medications are injected into the spine.
Children's health
11 Jan 2008
Gastric Banding
Gastric banding is a proven weightloss technique. Here we look at Gastric banding, how it works, benefits and risks of Gastric banding.
Blood
08 Jan 2008
Introduction to Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are a type of clinical research used to investigate the effectiveness of medicines, prevention programs and diagnostic techniques.
Bone
10 Dec 2007
Spinal Anaesthesia
For information on spinal anaesthesia or epidural anaesthesia.
Children's health
25 Oct 2007
Immunosuppressants in Organ Transplantation
What are immunosuppressants? What are immunosuppressants used for? Drug treatment How do immunosuppressants work? Side effects of immunosuppressants…
Men's Health
25 Oct 2007
Atypical Antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics are a groups of medicines used to treat psychoses in schizophrenia and dementia, acute mania and severe behavioural disorders.
Chronic Pain
08 Oct 2007
Pain during childbirth
Almost all women experience pain during childbirth which varies in severity. There are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treatment of pain during childbirth.
