Colorado: Doctors warn that long-term use of drugs used to treat ADHD can seriously affect cardiovascular health. conducted at the University of Colorado in the US research I examined data from 80 hospitals on US citizens with ADHD between the ages of 20 and 40. In the study, a total of 12,759 pairs of patients…
Newcastle: Imagine a world where a drug is tailored just for you, i.e. developed by experts with your genetics in mind. Australian experts have presented a similar study that is close to turning this dream into reality. According to media reports, Professor Murray Cairns and his team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) in…
Maryland: A new study has found that an asthma medication that has been used for 20 years reduces the risk of fatal food allergies. Researchers in the US found in a study that Zollar, a drug used to treat asthma for years, significantly reduced severe allergies to foods such as peanuts, cashews, milk and eggs….
Tennessee: A new study suggests that reducing daily salt intake by up to a teaspoon may be as effective as blood pressure medication. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, studied the effects of high- and low-salt diets on hundreds of patients. Some of these people were suffering from high blood pressure,…
Washington: A study led by researchers in the US has found that a drug used to treat high blood pressure can prevent post-traumatic headaches. Murray Riskand, director of the VA Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center in Seattle, Washington, and senior author of the study, explained that there are few treatment options for…
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic…
File photo Mindfulness can be more effective than medication for stress and anxiety, a recent US study has revealed. American psychologist Dr. Professor Elizabeth Hogg experimented on two groups of patients suffering from mental stress and pressure. One group was given a mindfulness practice while the other was given a drug called Lexapro, which is…
