HemaClear® was recommended as a new and necessary guideline for prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI), as part of a clinical study published last week in the Annals of The Royal College

Advances in DNA testing could open the door for more expensive cancer treatments to be approved.

Diagnoses and treatment of blood pressure is on the verge of being revolutionized following new guidelines for the medical profession by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and British Hypertension Society (BHS).

MARLOW, England, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan announces today that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended OZURDEX(R) (dexamethasone 0.7mg intravitreal implant in applicator) for the treatment of macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and also for branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) where laser photocoagulation is neither beneficial nor appropriate. RVO is an eye condition that can lead to severe damage to the retina, visual impairment and even blindness.

The strength of sun cream recently recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to stave off sunburn is far too low and "not in the interests of public health," warns the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).