Nucala is the first and only anti-IL-5 add-on treatment approved in Canada that targets eosinophilic inflammation in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps – GSK

Nucala (mepolizumab) is now approved in Canada as an add-on maintenance treatment with intranasal corticosteroids in adult patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) inadequately controlled by intranasal corticosteroids alone. This is the fourth approved indication for Nucala for Canadian patients with eosinophilic driven diseases and is the first and only anti-IL-5 add-on treatment that targets eosinophilic inflammation […]

Asians on New Year Honours List 2022

“It’s a very nice, privileged feeling” The official publication of the New Year Honours List for 2022 was released to commemorate the contributions made by British Asians in the UK and beyond. Recognising men and women across all walks of life, the list honours those who have made a lasting impact on communities around the UK. Many of the 1,278 […]

Does Holiday Heart Syndrome, which affects the atria, extend to the ventricles?

In an extensive study of more than 400,000 individuals, investigators found no association between alcohol consumption and ventricular arrhythmias, although higher spirit intake was associated with increasing risk, finds a new report in Heart Rhythm. Philadelphia, December 21, 2021 — The relationship between alcohol and atrial fibrillation has long been referred to as the Holiday Heart Syndrome. An extensive study of the relationship […]