Caregiving for a spouse or partner is seemingly associated with higher loneliness for those over 50 years of age, a new systemic review of published research on the issue shows. Taking in data from 28 studies, comprising of 191, zyprexa time to take effect 652 participants from 21 countries, the findings, however, also show that volunteering or looking after grandchildren […]

“SAMSAT,” my 5-year-old texted my husband from my phone the other day, excited to share with him the news that he is learning how to read a book about Sam the dog. It was both thrilling and terrifying imagining a world when I can text my kids. We still have a few years to go (although he’s already been asking […]

Vibrant, bubbly and full of energy, ventolin side effects pregnancy 24-year-old occupational rehabilitation consultant Nadia was living her best life. Then the fatigue took hold. Now, five years since her first symptoms of chronic fatigue appeared, she is taking part in a novel brain imaging study by the University of the Sunshine Coast seeking better, faster ways to diagnose and […]

Faulty batches of generic lamotrigine tablets—an anti-convulsant drug commonly used for treating bipolar disorder and epilepsy—are being dispensed to patients in Australia. The compromised product is likely a result of poor quality controls during the overseas manufacturing process, research suggests. The study, published in Australasian Psychiatry, used mass spectrometry to analyze six lamotrigine preparations distributed in Australia and two generic […]

Photo: HIMSS Thought leaders and experts in healthcare digitisation from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and beyond gathered during the 2022 HIMSS Middle East Health Conference & Exhibition for three days of world-class education and programming. Held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 19 to 21 November, buy ivermectin for scabies the event concluded with a promising proposed […]

In a recent study published in Molecular BioMedicine, researchers assessed the taxonomic characteristics of the intestinal (gut) microbiome in patients with active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. They compared their findings to those at least two weeks after viral clearance and uninfected persons. Study: Alterations of the fecal microbiota in relation to acute COVID-19 infection and recovery. […]

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave controversial accelerated approval to the first Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years, it had a surprising impact on attitudes about research into the disease. A survey by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists has found news coverage of the FDA’s decision made the public less willing to volunteer for Alzheimer’s pharmaceutical trials. The […]

Alzheimer’s could in the future be spotted through a URINE test Urine and blood tests are major hope for screening people for early signs CT and PET scans of the brain are expensive and expose people to radiation Spinal taps to look for clues in spinal fluid are uncomfortable and invasive  A urine test could in the future reveal if […]

A single dose of oral acoziborole resulted in a greater than 95% cure or probable cure rate for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, according to results from a clinical trial testing a one-dose experimental drug. The drug has “the potential to revolutionize treatment” for the disease, which remains endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, said Antoine Tarral, MD, […]

A new collaborative position paper on radiation exposure during pregnancy states that pregnant women can safely work in an ionizing radiation environment if exposure to the fetus does not exceed certain dose thresholds. The position paper aims to “avoid discouraging” women from pursuing careers in interventional cardiology/electrophysiology (IC/EP) and to “dismantle” a barrier that says, “activity under x-rays, without any […]