Credit: Pietro Jeng from Pexels A class of diabetes medications, which include the best-selling drug Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of certain obesity-related cancers, according to a study…
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Small number of procedures account for large number of opioid prescriptions
A small number of surgical procedures, including orthopedic procedures and cesarean delivery, account for a large proportion of opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery, according to a study published online June…
New discovery leads to novel probiotic for eczema
Colorized electron micrograph of Roseomonas mucosa bacteria. Image captured by Emily Fitzmeyer and Monica Paneru at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana. Credit: NIAID NIAID research has led to the availability…
Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and metformin for treating behavioral difficulties
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and the diabetes drug metformin can alleviate behavioral difficulties,…
Subcutaneous infusion of levodopa-carbidopa beneficial for Parkinson’s disease
Subcutaneous infusion of ND0612 (a levodopa-carbidopa solution) increases on time without troublesome dyskinesia among patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published online March 15 in The Lancet Neurology.…
Ticagrelor monotherapy cuts bleeding risk in acute coronary syndrome
Treatment with ticagrelor alone results in a lower rate of clinically relevant bleeding compared with ticagrelor and aspirin among patients with an acute coronary syndrome who had percutaneous coronary intervention…
Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal…
Mimicking exercise with a pill
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise. Now, researchers…
What patients need to know
Opill, the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill, will be available in major retailers. Credit: Perrigo The first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill, Opill, will be available at pharmacies, convenience stores,…
