A repurposed arthritis drug has shown positive results in a clinical trial of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a paper published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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(HealthDay)—Parents need to know that COVID-19 shots are safe and effective for kids age 12 and older, an expert says.
Jun 14, 2021
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A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Turin Medical School has found that applying direct current to the brain's right dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex can enhance the placebo effect in patients. ...
It's been hailed as a wonder drug and it's certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth $20 billion dollars by 2024. While users tout its effectiveness in pain relief, ...
Apr 23, 2021
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For decades, the power of the placebo effect was thought to lie in patients' belief that they were—or at least, could be—receiving a pharmacologically active treatment. A new study by physician-researchers at Beth Israel ...
Mar 30, 2021
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A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatment to alleviate pain is due to an individual's mindset, not to the drug itself. Understanding the neural mechanisms driving ...
Mar 02, 2021
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A trial published by The BMJ today finds no overall effect of statins on the frequency or severity of muscle symptoms compared with placebo in people who had previously reported severe muscle symptoms when taking statins.
Feb 24, 2021
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Colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut the need for oxygen therapy and hospital stay in COVID-19 patients, reveal the results of a small clinical trial, published in the online journal RMD Open.
Feb 05, 2021
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Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived.
Dec 09, 2020
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If you expect something is going to itch, the itching really does get worse. Leiden health psychologist Danielle Bartels has proved the effect of negative expectations on itching. What's remarkable is that this nocebo effect ...
Nov 24, 2020
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