Medication people with type 2 diabetes use to manage their blood sugar also appear to protect their hearts and kidneys, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open. These pills, known as sodium-glucose cotransport protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, reduce the amount of blood sugar in a kidney by causing more glucose to be excreted...
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New drugs combo brings hope of cure to men with terminal prostate cancer: Seven pills a day pulled Andy, 51, back from brink of death
Andy Willis, 51, was handed a lifeline after being diagnosed with prostate cancer By ETHAN ENNALS PUBLISHED: 17:50 EDT, 21 October 2023 | UPDATED: 21:08 EDT, 22 October 2023 A man given only years to live after he was diagnosed with aggressive and incurable prostate cancer is now close to being tumour-free just months after he began a revolutionary drug...
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New Pill Cuts Cholesterol and Heart Attacks
By Nisha Zahid New Pill Cuts Cholesterol and Heart Attacks. Credit: Daniel Foster, CC BY-NC-SA A new cholesterol-lowering drug called Nexletol has shown promise in reducing the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems in people who cannot tolerate traditional statin drugs, according to a major study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting....
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Pills From The 3D Printer
Pills could soon be produced in shapes that resemble design objects. And this would not be just an aesthetic gimmick, but would serve to release active medical ingredients in the body in a controlled manner. A group of computer scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken and the University of California at...
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A promising drug delivery method could replace injections with pills
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain For chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, treatment often involves lifelong injections. Fear of needles, injection-associated infection and pain are responsible for patients skipping doses, which encourages the development of new delivery strategies that combine efficacy with limited side effects to treat patients adequately. Researchers at Baylor...
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What premature ejaculation pills work?
There are many options for treating premature ejaculation, including prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medication. Doctors may also recommend other treatment options for people with this condition. This article looks into the most common available medication for premature ejaculation (PE). It also explores the side effects of these medications, alternatives, and frequently asked questions. Please note that...
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XStraw Makes Swallowing Oral Meds Easier
MEDGADGET EDITORS GERIATRICS, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS Many people experience difficulties swallowing their medications, with kids and elderly people being most commonly affected. Crushing pills and taking apart drug capsules is usually a poor solution, since the effectiveness and rate of release of medications can be significantly altered. DS Technology, a German firm, has developed a unique drinking straw...
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Swallowable Vibrating Pill Shakes Faecis to Relieve Constipation
GI, MEDICINE Constipation is often a hard problem to solve, typically requiring medications to get things moving down there. Medications have side effects, nor do they always work as is hoped for. We, being fans of medical gadgetry, are glad to see that a drug-free pill has been developed capable of shacking up the large intestine and motivating the...
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Take Your Pills When Your Genes Are Most Active
Drugs could be more effective if taken when the genetic proteins they target are most active Doctors may tell patients to pop their pills in the morning or evening or perhaps with meals. But a new study finds many genesthat direct production of proteins targeted by drugs have a daily cycle of activity driven by the body’s circadian rhythms. Medication...
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Middle-aged adults who take more than 5 pills a day are 3 times more likely to become frail – increasing their risk of falls, disability and even death
Mixing medications causes pensioners to weaken sooner, new research found The practice of taking more than 5 medicines a day is known as polypharmacy People who took more than 10 drugs daily were twice as likely to become frail Taking more than five prescription tablets a day causes pensioners to become frail, new research suggests....