Written by Megan N. Freeland, PharmD, RPh | Reviewed by Joshua Murdock, PharmD Updated on March 31, 2022 from Good Rx Key takeaways: Statins are first-choice options to lower cholesterol levels. Statins can also help lower heart-related risks, like heart attack and stroke. While statins are effective medications, they can cause muscle pain and other...
Syphilis rates saw the biggest annual increase in more than 70 years. The CDC data found total infections in 2021 beat the record number of STIs documented in the U.S. in 2020 — increasing from 2.4 to 2.5 million. | Ron Harris/AP Photo By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN 09/15/2022 05:00 AM EDT Syphilis rates jumped 26 percent...
By JOHN ELY SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 18:00 EDT, 14 September 2022 | UPDATED: 18:03 EDT, 14 September 2022 Millions of diabetics could see life-changing results from an ‘incredible’ new drug, researchers suggested today. Tirzepatide works by mimicking hormones that help both control blood sugar and suppress appetite, helping people shed pounds. It was already...
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IMAGE: VIVIEN COULSON-THOMAS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OPTOMETRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, IS EXPLORING THE USE OF HYALURONAN AS A PREVENTIVE OF DRY EYE DISEASE. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON As you read this are your eyes burning, itchy, tired, dry or red? If so, you may be one of...
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON As you read this are your eyes burning, itchy, tired, dry or red? If so, you may be one of 21 million people in the United States living with dry eye disease (DED). If you don’t have it now, you may soon – the numbers are expected to rise as the population ages, and as anyone who suffers...
by David McFadden, University of Ottawa Credit: CC0 Public Domain When you are first learning how to ride a bicycle or play a musical instrument, your physical movements are uncoordinated at best. But with time and lots of repetition, your brain’s motor neurons create a kind of shorthand between mind and muscle. The associated motions...
by Nanyang Technological University Pictured is a detection of Neisseria (N. subflava) in lung tissue from patients with bronchiectasis. Shown in red is the N. subflava detection and shown in blue is the airway cell nuclei. Credit: Cell Host & Microbe A team of international scientists led by the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has...
by American College of Rheumatology Credit: CC0 Public Domain The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released a summary of its updated guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis. Many patients take glucocorticoids for a variety of inflammatory conditions, and anyone who is taking glucocorticoid medications and has other risk factors for osteoporosis increases...
by Nagoya University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has discovered a new treatment for type 1 diabetes that uses leptin, a hormone secreted by fat cells. Treating mice models of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (a condition found primarily in type 1 diabetes) with a combination of leptin and a...
by The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre Credit: CC0 Public Domain The intestine is very susceptible and is affected by the harsh conditions caused by DNA-altering agents, such as radiation and chemotherapy, during cancer treatment. For example, many patients with tumors in the gastrointestinal cavity receive radiotherapy, a treatment that often also damages the healthy...
