Laura Lillie October 28, 2021 A number of fatal child poisonings have been linked to common cough and cold medications, according to a report. The Pediatric Cough and Cold Safety Surveillance System, which tracks fatal child poisonings, has identified 40 such deaths in recent years and raised particular concern about medications containing diphenhydramine, a common antihistamine that can...
Month: <span>October 2021</span>
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Heparin dose capable of preventing COVID-19 deaths is four times higher than the dose recommended by WHO
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO The anti-coagulant heparin reduces the likelihood of death from COVID-19 by 78% when administered in therapeutic doses to patients with signs of respiratory failure on admission to hospital, according to a study reported on October 14 in the British Medical Journal. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends...
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Needle-free vaccine patches coming soon, say researchers and makers
by Lucie Aubourg Technicians working with the high-density microarray patch in the Vaxxas cleanroom. Credit: Vaxxas Effective vaccines, without a needle: Since the start of the COVID pandemic, researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionize medicine. The technique could help...
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain
by University of Cambridge Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease and found that it develops in a very different way than previously thought. Their results could have important implications for the development of potential treatments. The...
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Depression and anxiety for IBD patients may be related to vascular barrier in the choroid plexus closing
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Italy has found a possible connection between depression and anxiety for IBD patients and the vascular barrier in the brain choroid...
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How foodborne diseases protect the gut’s nervous system
by Rockefeller University Macrophages (green) surrounding enteric neurons (red). Credit: Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology at The Rockefeller University A simple stomach bug could do a lot of damage. There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract—directly in the line of fire—that can be stamped out by gut infections, potentially leading to long-term GI...
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Black Box Warnings — Legal Risks That Many Physicians Never See Coming
Paul H. Axelsen, MD October 27, 2021 Paul H. Axelsen, MD Almost all physicians write prescriptions, and each prescription requires a physician to assess the risks and benefits of the drug for their patient. If an adverse drug reaction occurs, physicians may be called on to defend their risk-benefit assessment in court. The assessment of...
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Lower antibiotic resistance in intestinal bacteria with forgotten antibiotic
by Linköping University Escherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, in a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Thus, temocillin may be useful in treating severe urinary tract infections that give rise to fever,...
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Children with mental health problems at increased risk for mental disorders as adults
by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children with mental health problems were at increased risk of developing a mental disorder as an adult, a new systematic review has found. The research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, found prevention and early intervention should...
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Chest pain may extend outside the chest, often needs to be checked by a professional
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS and WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2021 — Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, back, and upper abdomen. A new approach to evaluate the source and symptoms of chest pain can...