Medicine and Life Sciences - Pharmacology

Communication tool can improve treatment outcomes for patients with high blood pressure and cholesterol A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that when people are given a clear and concrete understanding of their heart health alongside their usual treatment, they can achieve significant improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

What does a lack of knowledge about women's health actually mean? Here are five clear answers to why both research and the healthcare system must focus more on women's health - with insights from Professor Lone Kjeld Petersen, Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University of Southern Denmark.

Economics Grief over the sudden death of a partner leads one in six surviving partners to experience such severe psychological distress that they begin taking sedatives or antidepressants. If the death also results in a noticeable loss of income, the share of widows and widowers using psychotropic medication is significantly higher. Economic insecurity greatly amplifies the mental strain after the death of a loved one, researchers conclude.

Over-the-counter or prescription? Most of us have one or more medicinal products lying around at home. Here is a guide to handling your home pharmacy responsibly. What should you do with unused medicine? .

Danish-Australian study shows that the effect of triple combination therapy depends on genetic changes in the tumour's signalling pathways.

Health and work life Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.