August 2023

Strive For A Balanced Diet: Study Says Extreme Dietary Habits Involving Carbs And Fats Affect Longevity

Amid growing concerns about health conditions, low-carb and low-fat diets have risen in popularity. But can this dietary habit help

Psilocybin Reduces Symptoms, Disability in Major Depression

A single dose of an experimental psilocybin drug offered significant sustained improvement in symptoms and disability in patients with major

Teen Boys Who Smoke Pass On Damaged Genes To Future Offsprings: Study

Smoking in expectant mothers causes complications such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and health issues in their children. But

Statin Use in ICH Linked to Lower Risk for Subsequent Stroke

Use of statins in patients who have had an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) was not associated with any increase in their

Mediterranean diet with a dairy twist shows promise in lowering heart disease risk

A recent Nutrients journal study evaluated how the combination of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) supplement and dairy foods affected the gut microbiome in

HHS calls for easing restrictions on marijuana, sending cannabis stocks higher

James Romano trims flower while working in the CommCan processing facility in Medway, Massachusetts, Oct. 27, 2021. Erin Clark |

Recurrent fevers in children may be more common than previously thought, study suggests

An uptick in fevers detected among children at more than two dozen hospitals in North America during COVID-19 highlights the

Shorter TB Regimen Misses the Mark

Shorter high-dose rifampicin regimens proved safe for treating pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), but failed to demonstrate noninferiority compared with the standard

Key To Longevity? Women Who Maintain Body Weight After 60 Likely To Live Longer, Says Study

Several studies have shown that a healthy weight is linked to longevity. Now, researchers have found that maintaining a steady

How to Optimize In-Hospital Antimicrobial Prescribing?

Variability in antimicrobial prescribing among hospital-based physicians is not associated with patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, data suggest. The lowest

Flu Shots: Importance, Right Time To Get Them; Expert Debunks Common Misconceptions

As flu season is around the corner, health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated at the right time to

Screening Finds High Rates of CVD in Diabetes, COPD Patients

AMSTERDAM — Systematic screening by primary care physicians for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high-risk adults — those with type 2

New INGREZZA Capsules Data Demonstrates Early and Sustained Improvements in Chorea Associated With Huntington’s Disease

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28, 2023 . Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (today announced new data on now FDA-approved INGREZZA (valbenazine) capsules for

Covid fraud: Street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions to pay for murder, guns and drugs

Reuters A street gang in Milwaukee, Wisc., allegedly stole millions of dollars in pandemic relief money that was then used

Analysis reveals limited evidence on use of cannabis products in children with cancer

A recent analysis of all relevant published studies reveals a lack of evidence to determine the dosing, safety, and efficacy

Neighborhood Factors in Childhood May Influence Asthma Risk

Living in neighborhoods with high or very high opportunity in early life was associated with lower childhood asthma incidence compared

Study Reinforces BRAF-MEK Inhibition Over Anti-BRAF Only in Advanced Melanoma

Combined BRAF-MEK inhibition for advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma led to significantly better progression-free survival (PFS) as compared with single-agent BRAF inhibition,

Wegovy Reimbursement Would Cost Denmark Billions: Ministry

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Reimbursement of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy for the 900,000 people in Denmark who are considered obese