Seniors, FDA has 5 medication tips to keep you safe

Seniors, FDA has 5 medication tips to keep you safe

by Dennis ThompsonWhen settling into your senior years, you need to be especially careful when taking medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.That's

Seniors, FDA has 5 medication tips to keep you safe

by Dennis ThompsonWhen settling into your senior years, you need to be especially careful when taking medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.That's
Efficacy of electronic cigarettes found to be noninferior to varenicline

Efficacy of electronic cigarettes found to be noninferior to varenicline

by Elana GotkineFor smokers who are motivated to quit, the quit rate is noninferior for electronic cigarettes (ECs) versus varenicline and is higher for ECs than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in

Efficacy of electronic cigarettes found to be noninferior to varenicline

by Elana GotkineFor smokers who are motivated to quit, the quit rate is noninferior for electronic cigarettes (ECs) versus varenicline and is higher for ECs than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in
Higher use of any prescription medications seen years before IBD diagnosis

Higher use of any prescription medications seen years before IBD diagnosis

by Lori SolomonIndividuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) universally show increased prescription medication use years before diagnosis, according to a studypublishedin the December

Higher use of any prescription medications seen years before IBD diagnosis

by Lori SolomonIndividuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) universally show increased prescription medication use years before diagnosis, according to a studypublishedin the December
New study lists potentially dangerous drugs in Australian health care

New study lists potentially dangerous drugs in Australian health care

by RMIT University'Potentially inappropriate medicines' (PIMs) include ibuprofen and codeine - pictured. Credit: RMIT University / Ant BragagliaResearchers have developed an Australian-fi

New study lists potentially dangerous drugs in Australian health care

by RMIT University'Potentially inappropriate medicines' (PIMs) include ibuprofen and codeine - pictured. Credit: RMIT University / Ant BragagliaResearchers have developed an Australian-fi
Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair

Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair

by University of New South WalesCredit:Pharmacological Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106927Researchers have identified genetic tests that predict which cancer patients may

Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair

by University of New South WalesCredit:Pharmacological Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106927Researchers have identified genetic tests that predict which cancer patients may
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects

Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA stealthy new drug-delivery system disguises chemotherapeutics as fat in order to outsmart, penetrate and destroy tumors.Thinking the drugs are

Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA stealthy new drug-delivery system disguises chemotherapeutics as fat in order to outsmart, penetrate and destroy tumors.Thinking the drugs are
New model of the GI tract could speed drug development

New model of the GI tract could speed drug development

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMIT engineers have devised a way to speed up the development of new drugs by rapidly testing how well they are ab

New model of the GI tract could speed drug development

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMIT engineers have devised a way to speed up the development of new drugs by rapidly testing how well they are ab
Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than

Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than
Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly in infants—tw

Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly in infants—tw
Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that vitamin C supplementation to pregna

Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that vitamin C supplementation to pregna