Credit: Frontiers in Pharmacology (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1484040 Within Tibetan medicine, the medicinal herb Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) is well-known for its extensive therapeutic properties. Its usefulness against bacteria, viruses, oxidation,…
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Study uncovers true burden of asthma in African schools and highlights need for better access to diagnosis and care
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Asthma is the second most common cause of chronic respiratory deaths in the overall population of sub-Saharan Africa. The study led by researchers at Queen Mary…
US infant mortality increased 7% in months following Dobbs, national analysis finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, and infant mortality was highest…
Sanofi pursues sale of painkiller after political controversy
Doliprane is France’s most widely used medicine to ease mild to moderate pain and fever. Sanofi confirmed on Monday plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to…
4 affirmations to help you advocate for yourself
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Gynecologic exams might not top the list of things you look forward to, but whether it’s for a wellness visit or a new concern, such exams…
Regular exercise could reduce the severity of hangovers
Credit: Polina Tankilevitch from Pexels Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret—complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue. While there…
Stanford psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” dies at 91
Dr. Philip Zimbardo attends the “The Stanford Prison Experiment” premiere on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in New York. Credit: Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind…
Routine blood test can identify laboring women at risk for preeclampsia, prompt interventions to protect mom and baby
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test could help doctors identify women in labor who are at risk for preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal death—and take precautions to prevent…
World cholera vaccine stockpile empty: WHO
Credit: RF._.studio from Pexels There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop the…
