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Promising rugby player Shaun Jones dies after taking tablets for acne - The Times 30th October 2008
A 14-year-old boy has died after taking a medical treatment for acne prescribed by his doctor.
Shaun Jones, of Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to the tablets. The promising rugby player developed breathing difficulties and collapsed when he took the pills for the first time.
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Obesity drug pulled over suicide risks - The Independent 24th October 2008
Obesity drug pulled over suicide risks\n\nThe drug, Acomplia, increases the risk of depression and anxiety in overweight or obese patients. The European Medicines Evaluation Agency recommended suspension of the drug yesterday amid concerns that it may increase depression, sleep disorders, anxiety and aggression in some overweight or obese patients. As the patients at risk cannot be identified, marketing of the drug should be suspended, the EMEA said.
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Major step towards treating multiple sclerosis as trials show drug reverses effects of disease - The Guardian 23rd October 2008
Doctors yesterday hailed a major success in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, after trials revealed that a drug had halted and reversed the debilitating effects of the disease for the first time.
The unprecedented results will boost the hopes of thousands of people in Britain in the early stages of the condition, which destroys the central nervous system.
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Medical website to offer Viagra online - The Independent.29th September 2008
Men will be able to get Viagra online without having to visit their GP, in what a pharmacy claims is the first reputable joint venture with a health website.
Lloydspharmacy and the website DrThom have teamed up to offer the service to men who fill in a questionnaire.
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Cancer patient wins legal battle for last-hope drug - The Guardian 11th September 2008
A cancer patient given about two months to live yesterday won a high court battle over access to a life-prolonging drug when the judge quashed an NHS trust's decision to refuse to fund the treatment.
Colin Ross, 55, from Horsham, West Sussex, was diagnosed four years ago with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cell cancer, and was told by doctors that unless he took the drug Revlimid he would not survive beyond the autumn.
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Cancer patient with months to live wins court order for last-chance drug on NHS - The Times 11th September 2008
A cancer patient yesterday won a legal battle against the NHS to be given a drug that doctors say could prolong his life by up to three years.
Colin Ross, 55, of Horsham, West Sussex, has multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood cells, and was not expected to survive to see Christmas unless he was given a drug described as his “last chance”.
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Dying cancer patient wins High Court Revlimid drug challenge - The Telegraph 11th September 2008
A cancer sufferer with only months to live has won his High Court battle for access to a drug that will prolong his life by three years.
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Dying cancer sufferer wins High Court battle to get life-prolonging drugs - Daily Mail 11th September 2008
A cancer patient with months to live has won a High Court battle to get a life-prolonging drug on the NHS.
Colin Ross, 55, began his 'end of the road' legal challenge against an NHS trust's refusal to pay for his treatment.
Judge Simon Grenfell overturned the trust's ruling that the new drug Revlimid was not cost effective, and that Mr Ross's case should not be treated as 'exceptional'.
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Author attacks Alzheimer's ban - The Independent 18th August 2008
Terry Pratchett, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has condemned the NHS for failing to provide a drug, Aricept, that can dramatically improve symptoms.
Pratchett, 60, known for his Discworld novels, questioned why the anti-impotence drug Viagra was
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