Avocado oil has heart-healthy benefits and versatility in cooking, but not all avocado oil products on store shelves are created equal. Some products are labeled as “pure” avocado oil when they contain other oils or additives. No enforceable standards defining the chemical and physical characteristics of avocado oil exist yet. Researchers analyzed samples of 36 private label...
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Research suggests no difference in health outcomes, care costs for patients treated by traditional MDs or osteopaths
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending were virtually identical for elderly hospitalized patients who were treated by physicians with Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees. While both traditional, or allopathic, medical schools and osteopathic medical...
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Once-Daily Stimulant for ADHD Safe, Effective at 1 Year
Kelli Whitlock Burton March 09, 2023 A once-daily oral stimulant medication for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in individuals aged 6 years or older is safe and effective after 1 year of treatment, new research shows. Results from a phase 3, multicenter dose optimization, open-label safety study of Azstarys (KemPharm, Inc) found that most treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were...
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Widespread Prescribing of Stimulants With Other CNS Meds
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW May 02, 2023 A large proportion of US adults who are prescribed Schedule II stimulants are simultaneously receiving other CNS agents including benzodiazepines, opioids, and antidepressants — a potentially dangerous practice. Investigators analyzed prescription drug claims for over 9.1 million US adults over a 1-year period and found that 276,223 (3%) had used...
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The Weird World of Hydrogels: How They’ll Change Healthcare
Lisa Marshall May 24, 2023 New hydrogels can flow easily through a needle yet maintain their gel form, releasing medicine slowly inside the body. Imagine a day when a simple injection prompts a broken bone to heal. When tiny, ingestible devices linger in the body, unnoticed, tracking our health or delivering life-saving medications. When brain and heart...
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Clinical study: Anticoagulation can be started early after an ischemic stroke
by Swiss National Science Foundation Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international clinical study led by the Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, and the University of Bern has shown that anticoagulation (blood thinning) can be started earlier in people with a stroke and atrial fibrillation than previously recommended in the guidelines. Earlier treatment could reduce the risk of having another stroke...
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The majority of thyroid patients still suffering years on from diagnosis
by University of Aberdeen Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diagnosis is only the start of a lengthy journey for the majority of thyroid disease patients, according to new research exploring people’s experience of living with the condition. Marking World Thyroid Day on 25 May, researchers at the University of Aberdeen have released the findings of a survey...
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Bipolar disorder, unipolar depression up with cannabis use disorder
by Elana Gotkine Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with increased risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic bipolar disorder and unipolar depression, according to a study published online May 24 in JAMA Psychiatry. Oskar Hougaard Jefsen, M.D., from Aarhus University Hospital-Psychiatry in Denmark, and colleagues examined whether CUD is associated with increased risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic...
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Visualizing heart disease to communicate risk improves patient adherence
by Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Credit: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.03.007 Visualizing early heart disease using cardiac imaging helps with patient understanding of risk and adherence to medication and lifestyle change, according to a new study by researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Researchers found patients who viewed...
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Does Ozempic Cause Hair Loss?
Marlene Busko May 25, 2023 Should people be concerned about possible hair loss when taking Wegovy, Ozempic, or Mounjaro for weight loss (where the latter two drugs are being used off label) — as was recently claimed by some people on social media and reported in news stories? The consensus among dermatologists and endocrinologists contacted by Medscape is no....