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EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) announced that Ceplene® (histamine dihydrochloride) has been highlighted in two separate reports issued recently reviewing 2008 drug approvals in the European Union. One report, issued by the U.K.

Predictions that 65,000 people could die from swine flu in the UK this winter are unlikely to be realised, latest figures suggest.

The results of a new survey, launched by the UK MDS Patient Support Group, shows that almost a fifth (18 percent) of patients suffering from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) - a type of blood cancer - could have lived for longer if they had been able to access treatments that are currently not approved by NICE for treatment on the NHS.

Teenagers in the U.K. are more likely to get drunk than those in other industrialized nations, according to a new report.

Six Physicians Treating Terminally Ill Say Britain's End-of-Life Care Is Flawed

British Universal Health Care Service Should Slash Workforce By 10%, Says Private Consultancy

NovaDel Pharma Inc. (NYSE AMEX: NVD) announced that an article titled 'Rapid Oral Transmucosal Absorption of Sumatriptan, and Pharmacodynamics in Acute Migraine' was published online on June 22, 2009 in the peer-reviewed journal Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. NovaDel conducted two clinical trials evaluating sumatriptan administered via its oral spray drug delivery technology.

Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but most stop using them before they could expect to see any benefit, according to a new study.

Abstract: There have been national guidelines for weaning infants for many decades in the UK however none have addressed preterm infants until the COMA report of 1994 which gave brief recommendations. More recent publications don't include recommendations for preterm infants and it is acknowledged that for this group there is a need for separate guidelines; however none to date have been published. In this article the evidence base around weaning preterm infants is discussed and updated guidelines are suggested.It is suggested that preterm infants should be considered for weaning between 5 and 8 months uncorrected age to ensure that sensitive periods for the acceptance of solids are not missed and to allow development of appropriate feeding skills. The exact time within this 3 month window will depend on the individual infants' needs and cues. Although prematurity is usually defined as birth before 37 completed weeks, those healthy preterm infants born from 34 completed weeks onwards i

Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but most stop using them before they could expect to see any benefit, according to a new study.