Wellcome Trust and India team up for affordable drugs

The Wellcome Trust has extended its alliance with the Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology, this time setting up a £45 million partnership to develop “innovative healthcare products at affordable costs”

Solid results for Amgen but all eyes on denosumab

Amgen’s adjusted net income for the second quarter has edged up 1% to $1.33 billion, while turnover was up 2% to $3.80 billion

NiCox still optimistic after naproxcinod failure in USA

Fresh from having its pain product naproxcinod rejected by the FDA, NicOx has posted its financial results for the first six months of 2010 which show that the French biotech is still in a reasonable state, cashwise

GSK pays out $15 million to option Anacor antibiotic

GlaxoSmithKline has exercised its option to develop an antibiotic from Anacor Pharmaceuticals which has shown potential in early-stage studies

Merck KGaA earnings shoot up, profit forecast raised

Merck KGaA has posted a strong set of figures for the second quarter this morning, which reveal that earnings jumped 70.1%

Tailored care improves cardiac patient survival

Care tailored to individual cardiac patients’ needs and preferences can significantly lower their risk of dying within one year of discharge, according to research published online in the journal Health Services Research.

Suicidal patients go unnoticed in A&E

A&E departments are failing to spot patients who are at risk of committing suicide in future, many of whom seek emergency care in the year before their death, according to UK researchers.

Sitting down 'shortens lifespan'

The amount of time people spend sitting down, not just the amount of physical activity they undertake, can affect their risk of dying early, US research has found.

Renal unit opens in East Yorkshire

Rosemary Barlow from the Hull Kidney Patients Association became the first patient to be dialysed in a new state-of-the-art unit at Hull Royal Infirmary last month.

Relationships best palliative care for terminally ill

Relationships are the most important factor in giving terminally ill patients the spiritual care they need, research has found.

Peter Carter criticises 'shockingly high' consultant pay

An indebted hospital trust paid its interim chief executive as much for three months’ work as it would have cost to employ eight nurses for a year. He was paid more for one day’s work than a nurse earns in a month.

NICE updates delirium guidance

Health professionals should “think delirium” whenever people are admitted to hospital or long-term care, according to latest NICE guidance on the condition.

Catherine Zeta Jones meets nurses at children's hospital

Hollywood star Catherine Zeta Jones met nurses and other staff when she visited the Children’s Hospital at the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff with her husband, actor Michael Douglas.

Anti-addiction drugs 'improve weight loss'

Taking anti-addiction drugs can reduce an obese person’s weight by as much as 6% in combination with dieting and exercise, researchers in the US have claimed.

Alcohol 'helps alleviate arthritis'

Drinking alcohol helps prevent rheumatoid arthritis and alleviates symptoms in those who have the condition, according to new research.