September 10, 2024 by Mary Bushell, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHave you ever been instructed to take your medicine with food and wondered why? Perhaps you’ve wondered if you really need to? There are varied reasons, and sometimes complex science and chemistry, behind why you may be advised to take a medicine with food....
July 29, 2024 by Robin Foster As scorching temperatures continue to plague the United States this summer, millions of Americans are at risk for dehydration and heat-linked illness. But what about their medications? Can rising temperatures render those useless and leave patients vulnerable? Yes they can, so it’s important to understand the effects of heat...
Written by Ronilee Shye, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP, CDE | Reviewed by Karen Hovav, MD, FAAPUpdated on April 24, 2024 Key takeaways: Eating too many rich, spicy, or sugary foods can lead to an upset stomach.There are several over-the-counter (OTC) medications that can help relieve an upset stomach. Many of these target specific symptoms, such as...
by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Healing often leaves a scar. But the role of the scar itself in healing is often underestimated: a scar that doesn’t heal cleanly can be painful or upsetting or affect the range of movement of the affected body part. It may even require further surgical treatment. Now, scientists based...
by Vittoria D’alessio, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine There are many benefits to repurposing “old” drugs to tackle diseases for which treatment is lacking. Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya via Unsplash Medicines that have been approved to medicate one ailment are being repurposed to treat others, saving lives and giving fresh hope to millions saddled...
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Gels are formed by mixing polymers into fluids to create gooey substances useful for everything from holding hair in place to enabling contact lenses to float over the eye. Researchers want to develop gels for healthcare applications by mixing in medicinal compounds, and giving patients injections so that the gel releases...
MERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2020 — Health care professionals should become more familiar with medications that cause irregular heart rhythms called arrhythmias, according to “Drug- Induced Arrhythmias,” a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation. “Many commonly used medications can cause irregular heartbeats as a...
If you have a bad reaction to a medicine, it might not be the drug itself, but what are called “inactive ingredients” in the pill or capsule. An article published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine surveys this field and finds ingredients that are potentially troublesome for some people are ubiquitous. For example, a few years ago study co-author Giovanni Traverso, a gastroenterologist at...
Anticholinergics are a class of medications that are often prescribed for allergies, lung disease, and urinary incontinence. They also often can increase health risks for older adults. These medicines can affect your memory and ability to think, and they can even lead to increases in the risk for falls, dementia, and death. Additionally, older adults...
