Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News for March 2014

Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News Archive

New class of drug could curb antibiotic resistance, study suggests New class of drug could curb antibiotic resistance, study suggests

A new type of drug could help to combat growing antibiotic resistance, a study finds. Medicines that stop bacteria from harming their hosts, rather than kill them, could prevent bugs from evolving resistance to drug treatments, a review of research in the field suggests

World Sleep Day 2014: Waking up to sleep disorders

World Sleep Day will be celebrated all over the globe today Approximately 25,000 people in the UK affected by sleep disorder, Narcolepsy

Epilepsy: an ancient brain disorder without a cure Epilepsy: an ancient brain disorder without a cure

2014 has been declared European Year of the Brain by the European Brain Council. It also marks the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the first description of the term ‘epileptologist’ by US doctor, William Spratling, who is also considered the US’s first epileptologist. For the first time, the treatment of epilepsy was designated a specialism. This, together with the first descriptions of epilepsy being associated with the brain, ushered in the modern era of epilepsy.