Sept. 16, 2022 – I want to tell you a story about forgetfulness and haste, and how the combination of the two can lead to frightening consequences. A few years ago, I was lying in bed about to turn out the light when I realized I’d forgotten to take “my pill.” Like some 161 million … Read more
Lifestyle changes and anti-obesity medication led to obese and overweight people losing an average 10.6% of their weight over three to five years, a new study has found. Weight loss of over 10% provides significant health benefits, the researchers, who presented their findings at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, ENDO 2022, said. Lead researcher Michael … Read more
April 25, 2022 The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has voluntary recalled a blood pressure medication for the second time in a month. Pfizer is recalling five lots of blood pressure medicine Accupril because of elevated levels of a nitrosamine, Nnitroso-quinapril, the company said in a news release posted Friday on the FDA website. Nitrosamines are found … Read more
April 25, 2022 The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has voluntary recalled a blood pressure medication for the second time in a month. Pfizer is recalling five lots of blood pressure medicine Accupril because of elevated levels of a nitrosamine, Nnitroso-quinapril, the company said in a news release posted Friday on the FDA website. Nitrosamines are found … Read more
Two-fifths of pancreatic cancer patients are not being prescribed life-improving medication. Source link
Feb. 16, 2022 Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication, according to Reuters. Denis Oswald, the permanent chair of the International Olympic Committee’s disciplinary commission, said Valieva discussed the mix-up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, which was convened to … Read more
A trial will look at how to protect patients against Covid who also need immunosuppressant drugs. Source link
I remember feeling like an impostor when I was younger. I was held back in second grade. In high school, though I was in a lot of higher-level classes, I always felt like I was working harder than anyone else. Reading took much longer for me, it seemed. I’d read a paragraph and think, “I … Read more
If you or your child has eczema, you’re probably no stranger to the itchiness, inflammation, and rash-like symptoms it can bring on. You can get eczema anywhere on your body. Exactly where depends partly on how old you are, says Kalyani Marathe, MD, a pediatric dermatologist and director of the Division of Dermatology at Cincinnati … Read more
From chronic disease management to medical imaging, data analytics technologies have increased the efficiency of care delivery by manifold, accelerated disease diagnosis and reduced administrative burden. By Sandeep Gudibanda The novel coronavirus took just over a year to sweep the globe. Over 3.7 million people have died around the world, including 353,528 in India. As … Read more