Medications
'Opioid treatment deserts' abound, study finds
Neighborhoods without opioid treatment providers likely serve as a widespread barrier to care for those who are ready to seek help, a new study has found.
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Scientists design new drug compound to stop malaria in its tracks
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis have designed a drug-like compound which effectively blocks a critical step in the malaria parasite life cycle and are working to develop ...
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Peptide could allow medical marijuana to relieve pain without side effects
Many people live with chronic pain, and in some cases, cannabis can provide relief. But the drug also can significantly impact memory and other cognitive functions. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Medicinal ...
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Cholesterol-lowering statins prescribed less later in day
Furthering efforts to understand why potentially life-saving statins are so under-prescribed among American patients with heart disease, a new study shows that clinicians are more likely to sign a script for them earlier ...
May 11, 2021
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Treatment found effective in preventing inflammation in orthopedic implants
Dental and orthopedic implants are widely used around the world. Common causes for implant failure are the immune response against oral bacteria and titanium particles shed by the implant. These and other phenomena can generate ...
May 11, 2021
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Comprehensive medication reviews do not cut unplanned hospitalizations
Hospital-based comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) plus postdischarge follow-up do not decrease the incidence of unplanned hospital visits, according to a study published online April 30 in JAMA Network Open.
May 11, 2021
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Better treatment for miscarriage is more cost effective than standard NHS treatment
A new drug combination that is better at treating miscarriage is also more cost effective than current standard NHS treatment, finds a new study led by the University of Birmingham and Tommy's National Center for Miscarriage ...
May 11, 2021
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Medications
Microneedle patch delivers antibiotics locally in the skin
MRSA skin infections are often treated with intravenous injection of antibiotics, which can cause significant side effects and promote the development of resistant bacterial strains. To solve these problems, researchers at ...
May 10, 2021
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SARS-CoV-2 research: Second possible effective mechanism of remdesivir discovered
The virostatic agent remdesivir was developed to disrupt an important step in the propagation of RNA viruses, to which SARS-CoV-2 also belongs: the reproduction of the virus's own genetic material. This is present as RNA ...
May 10, 2021
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Drug checking service influences future behavior, follow-up survey reveals
More than 90% of participants who completed a follow-up survey to a drug checking service said the intervention influenced their subsequent behavior, new research by the University of Liverpool reveals.
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