Medications
Preclinical study finds insomnia drug blocks oxycodone relapse
The insomnia drug suvorexant (Belsomra) might be an effective treatment for opioid use disorder, according to a preclinical study from Scripps Research.
Apr 27, 2023
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Therapeutic can seek and destroy potent opioid to treat overdoses
A new therapeutic designed by Scripps Research chemists can alter the molecular structure of the potent opioid carfentanil, inactivating the opioid and reversing a carfentanil overdose. The compound, which is described in ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Medications
NSAIDs vs. acetaminophen: Which over-the-counter medicine should I use?
Pain relievers you buy at the store may be one of the first things you reach for when you hurt yourself, have a headache or backache, or feel discomfort due to some other nagging ailment that doesn't require a visit to the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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It's the flavor of the season, but be wary of peppermint platitudes
Peppermint, like Santa Claus, seems to be everywhere you turn at the holidays. And also like Santa, when it comes to evaluating claims about it, the most scientific minds will tell you they need more evidence.
Dec 14, 2022
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Health
Herbals, yoga, ginkgo: What alternative treatments help fight heart failure?
It's tempting to follow the latest trend when it comes to health care, but for patients who live with heart failure, some alternative treatments could have serious consequences.
Dec 13, 2022
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Medications
Diabetics scramble to find drugs suddenly popular for a non-intended use: Weight loss
Florida diabetics are struggling to buy prescription drugs to help control their blood sugar now that the medications have gone viral on social media as a weight-loss solution.
Nov 18, 2022
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Medications
New warning about the risks of combining ibuprofen and codeine
The European Medicines Agencies (EMA) recommended European countries include new warnings on labels and in package inserts of analgesics, or pain killers, that combine codeine and ibuprofen. This recommendation was agreed ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Real-world data links rosuvastatin with signs of kidney damage
Statins can effectively lower high cholesterol, and many individuals take rosuvastatin, one member of this drug class. New research based on patient health records and published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Adults with blood cancers respond to booster, not initial dose of COVID-19 vaccine
People with hematologic malignancies—or blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—have an impaired immune system due to their disease and its treatment, putting them at risk of severe COVID-19 infection ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Medications
Adjustment in dosage of common drugs may be needed if you carry a Neanderthal gene variant
For a drug to be effective and not harmful it needs to be administered at the right dosage. Certain enzymes in the body eliminate drugs, and the activity of these enzymes vary between individuals. Researchers at the Max Planck ...
Jul 8, 2022
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