Buprenorphine Dispensing Low for Youth
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buprenorphine dispensing to youth is low and declined from 2015 to 2020, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.Andrew Terranella, M.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday.Sleep medications, sold both over-the-counter and by prescription, are a co…
Learn MoreEn los estados donde la marihuana recreativa es legal, hay menos demanda de codeína recetada
LUNES, 23 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación sugiere que hay una forma potencial de reducir la demanda de codeína recetada: legalizar el cannabis recreativo.¿Qué llevó exactamente a los científicos a esta conclusión? Los esta…
Learn MoreMortality Similar With Torsemide, Furosemide for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized for heart failure, all-cause mortality does not differ significantly at 12 months for those receiving torsemide or furosemide, according to a study published in the Jan. 17 issue of …
Learn More‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli in Trouble Again for Forming New Drug Company
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli may have violated a judge’s order banning him from being involved in the pharmaceutical industry, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Friday.Shkreli, who was convicted for an…
Learn MoreNo Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase in association with actions taken to facilitate access to buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder during COVID-19, accor…
Learn MoreNab-Paclitaxel Does Not Increase Overall Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC), no significant improvement is observed in overall survival with the addition of albumin-bound paclitaxel to gemcitabine and cisplatin (GAP) versus gemcitabine/cisp…
Learn MoreIn States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that there’s one potential way to reduce demand for prescription codeine: legalizing recreational cannabis.Exactly what brought scientists to that conclusion? States that legalized cannab…
Learn More¿Hay un diurético que sea el mejor para la insuficiencia cardiaca?
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No importa cuál diurético le receten para trata la insuficiencia cardiaca, porque los datos de un nuevo ensayo muestran que todos funcionan igual de bien.Dos diuréticos de uso común para tratar la insufi…
Learn MoreLos remedios herbales: 6 consejos para proteger su salud
MIÉRCOLES, 18 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No todos los medicamentos recetados y complementos dietéticos herbales funcionan bien juntos.Es importante conocer las posibles interacciones entre medicamentos y complementos que podrían ser nocivas,…
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