June 5, 2022

Women are not being routinely informed that a common anaesthetic may make their contraception less effective, UK doctors warn

Women undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anaesthetic may make their contraception less effective, putting them at risk of an unplanned pregnancy, new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests. The drug sugammadex is widely used in anaesthesia.  Administered […]

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June 4, 2022

Using e-cigarettes may lead to higher use of and spending on health services

Use of electronic (e) cigarettes appears to lead to substantially higher costs and excess use of healthcare services in the USA, suggests new research published in the journal Tobacco Control. Popularity of e-cigarettes as an alternative to traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products has grown in recent years with current use among young adults increasing from 2.4% to 7.6% between 2012 […]

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June 3, 2022

Could time limits on opioid prescriptions reduce misuse?

Most people who get a prescription for opioid painkillers to ease the pain of an operation or dental procedure fill it right away. But a new study shows that some fill these prescriptions more than a month later – long after the acute pain from their care should have subsided. In 2019, 1% of opioid prescriptions from dentists and surgeons […]

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June 2, 2022

Very high doses of CBD, a cannabis component, don’t affect driving

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving. The University of Sydney-led research finds that 1500mg, the highest daily medicinal dose of cannabidiol (CBD), has no impact on people’s driving or cognitive abilities. CBD is a cannabis component widely used for medical as well as ‘wellness’ […]

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June 1, 2022

New gels could help the medicine go down

For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have created a drug-delivering gel that is much easier to swallow and could be used to administer a variety of different kinds of drugs. The gels, made from plant-based oils such […]

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May 31, 2022

Why COVID vaccines are deemed non-essential for UK young children

Throughout the pandemic the University of Huddersfield’s Department of Pharmacy has been raising awareness on what vaccines are, how they are formulated, and why they’re an important part of the healthcare strategy as well as the progress on further developments in COVID vaccines, so that people can make an educated decision on becoming vaccinated or if choosing for their children. In […]

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May 30, 2022

Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients, highlighting challenges in understanding and treating this rare disease

Peer-reviewed/ Case study/ People An analysis of seven cases of monkeypox that occurred in the UK between 2018-2021 reports on the first instances of in-hospital transmission and household transmission outside of Africa. All patients in the study recovered following treatment in isolation in UK hospital units. Researchers observed patient responses to two different antiviral medications (brincidofovir and tecovirimat), suggesting that […]

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May 29, 2022

The right moisturiser for children with eczema is the one that they like to use, study finds

The Best Emollients for Eczema trial has found that no one type of moisturiser is better than another.  This study, the first in the world to directly compare different types of moisturisers, highlights the importance of patient education and choice when deciding which moisturisers to use for children with eczema.  The results from the National Institute for Health and Care […]

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May 28, 2022

Long COVID poses risks to vaccinated people, too

Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System. The study of more than 13 million veterans also found that vaccination against […]

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