Before selling or further processing hemp, pharmacies in most countries are obliged to check whether their delivery is CBD or THC-based. For self-explanatory reasons, it is important for police, customs and jails to distinguish between legal and illegal plant material also.

On 26th May 2017, the new guidelines for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDR) came into force across the EU. Since that time, manufacturers have had a 5-year transition period, ending in May 2022, to implement the often time-consuming and labour-intensive changes.

Antibiotics are prescribed far too frequently, especially for the treatment of illnesses such as bronchitis, influenza or angina. About 70 - 80 % of all diseases of the upper respiratory tract are viral.

At the end of June this year some colleagues went to Vienna for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) congress.

Lyme Borreliosis is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by infected ticks. It is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, an agile, spiral bacterium, for which there is no existing immunisation. Unfortunately, due to the mild winter, and expanding tick populations, the risk of contracting this infection, has recently increased.