News articles tagged with 'pill'
Care home error rate of liquid medicine doses 4 times higher than pills
— 8 Feb 2011 16:27 | HealthCare home residents are more than four times as likely to get the wrong dose of medicine when it is in liquid form as they are when given pills/capsules provided in a dispenser, indicates…
Magnetically controlled pill could boost body's absorption of drugs
— 18 Jan 2011 16:35 | HealthDo you want that in a pill or a shot? A pill, thank you, but most patients never have that choice. The problem with administering many medications orally is that a pill often will not…
Intrauterine devices reduce repeat abortions
— 10 Jun 2010 11:12 | HealthA study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which monitored a group of women for 25 years showed that the combined oral contraceptive pill (the pill) is the most common form…
New research into safer drugs puts pills through the printer
— 24 May 2010 16:13 | HealthA collaboration between the University of Leeds, Durham University and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is looking at 'printing' pills to order, to create safer and faster-acting medicines…
Convenience drives US women to buy over-the-counter contraception in Mexico, study finds
— 16 Apr 2010 00:23 | HealthAmerican women who live along the U.S.-Mexico border frequently buy over-the-counter oral contraceptives from Mexican pharmacies because they don't need a prescription and can send…
Medicine residues may threaten fish reproduction
— 4 Apr 2010 12:39 | EnvironmentResearchers at Umea University and the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered that traces of many medicines can be found in fish that have been…
University of Alberta researchers develop drug interface to save lives
— 12 Dec 2009 14:13 | HealthA drug information interface system developed by two University of Alberta researchers has been shown to help in dealing with visual and motor impairments, which can make sorting, holding…
10 technologies that made news in 2009 and warrant watching in 2010
— 17 Nov 2009 11:24 | ChemistryA first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A 'nanogenerator' that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices…
Increased stroke risk from birth control pills
— 27 Oct 2009 18:43 | HealthShe was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating…
Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners
— 10 Oct 2009 10:35 | HealthThere is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is…