Herpes simplex: treatment and vaccination

‘The apparent readiness with which individuals with genital herpes are willing to participate in trials of antiviral agents and possible vaccines may stem from the association of genital herpes with...

Vitamin D supplementation: a necessary alternative?

‘Healthy individuals, through modest exposure to sunlight and by consuming unprocessed non-junk food need not rely on vitamin D supplements’ .

Ethics and pharmacy

‘If a pharmacy professional is unwilling to provide a certain service, they should take steps to make sure the person asking for care is at the centre of their decision-making’ .

Statins and the diet-heart hypothesis

‘Fake medical news and fearmongering… plague the cardiovascular world through relentless attacks on statins’ .

Psychoactive drugs and the microbiome

Pharmacists' role in improving diabetes care

‘Pharmacists can play an increasing role in the prevention, early detection, care and support of people with type 2 diabetes’ (RPS, 2019). .

Honey and its antimicrobial properties

‘Antimicrobial resistance is possibly the greatest threat to the future of medicine and at the moment the global problem is getting worse. We need to think of new ways of preventing and treating...

A role for low-carbohydrate diets in type 2 diabetes

‘A low-carbohydrate approach can benefit patients with diabetes and save on diabetes drug-related expenditure’.