With an addiction to prescription painkillers a major part of the current opioid crisis in the US, the search for an effective but non-addictive pain medication is on in earnest. And researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine appear to have found a likely candidate in the form of a chemical compound called AT-121. With promising results...
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Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia
Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King’s College London and the University of Bergen are presenting two studies at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2018 (AAIC)...
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Women consuming painkillers risk going DEAF- it all takes just 2 pills a week, a new study reveals
Women who take paracetamol or ibuprofen just twice a week could be damaging their hearing permanently. Taking two pills, every week for six years has been linked with a significant hearing loss, with the drugs thought to cut blood supply to the inner ear and expose it to noise damage. A new study found that...
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