Medication

Class Action Filed Against Johnson & Johnson Over Ineffective Cold Medicine

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Class Action Filed Against Johnson & Johnson Over Ineffective Cold Medicine

Phenylephrine’s Effectiveness Questioned: Class Action Lawsuits Filed Table of Contents Phenylephrine’s Effectiveness Questioned: Class Action Lawsuits Filed Phenylephrine in Cold Medicines:⁢ Is It Effective? Consumers Say No FDA ‍Scrutiny of Phenylephrine Casts Doubt on Cold Remedy⁢ Effectiveness Major Class Action Lawsuit Targets Popular Over-the-Counter Medications Products Included in the Class ‌Action Lawsuit What Consumers Should … Read more

Woman Dies at Slap Therapy Workshop: Healer Jailed for 10 Years

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Woman Dies at Slap Therapy Workshop: Healer Jailed for 10 Years

A California-based ⁤alternative healer who promoted a controversial slapping therapy has been sentenced to 10 ​years ‌in prison for the death of a ‍British woman who⁢ stopped taking her insulin during one of his workshops. Hongchi Xiao, 61, ‍was found guilty of manslaughter by gross‌ negligence for failing to seek‌ medical help ⁢for Danielle Carr-Gomm, … Read more

Bliss Poureetezadi Goytowski Opens Up About Depression Battle

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Bliss Poureetezadi Goytowski Opens Up About Depression Battle

New motherhood is often portrayed as a blissful time, but for many women, it’s accompanied‍ by⁢ a silent struggle: postpartum depression. Bliss Poureetezadi Goytowski, co-host of the “Blind Love” podcast, knows this reality all too well. Even with meticulous readiness, she⁤ found herself battling the darkness after welcoming her daughter,⁤ Galileo, in April. Bliss had … Read more

Millions Could Get Access to Weight-Loss Drugs

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Millions Could Get Access to Weight-Loss Drugs

Millions of ‍Americans struggling‍ with obesity could soon gain access to groundbreaking weight-loss medications ⁣under ‍a proposed ‍$35 billion​ plan from the Biden governance. The⁢ proposal, unveiled‍ by the Health and Human‌ Services Department, would ⁢require⁣ Medicare and Medicaid⁣ to ‍cover popular injectables like Wegovy‍ and Zepbound for a significant⁣ portion of the⁢ obese population. … Read more

Twice-Yearly Shot Could End AIDS: Will Access Be Equitable

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Twice-Yearly Shot Could End AIDS: Will Access Be Equitable

Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Shot Sparks Hope, Raises Concerns Over Access A new injectable drug, hailed as the closest the world has come to an HIV vaccine, is sparking both excitement and controversy. While hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against the AIDS epidemic, questions remain about its accessibility, particularly in Latin America where … Read more

What is the optimal combination of asthma treatment? ICS-Formoterol combination therapy is superior

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What is the optimal combination of asthma treatment? ICS-Formoterol combination therapy is superior

While the Global Asthma Initiative (GINA) and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommended the use of ICS (inhaled steroid)-formoterol rather than SABA (short-acting beta agonist) alone, a meta-analysis study supporting this was released. As a result of the analysis, both ICS-formoterol or ICS-SABA were effective in reducing asthma exacerbations and improving asthma control … Read more

Exploring the first medical reform plan (Part 4)

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Exploring the first medical reform plan (Part 4)

In the last three parts, we looked at the implementation plan for supply, training, deployment, and operation of the agenda of ‘expansion of medical personnel.’ As pointed out earlier, even if the supply and demand estimation organization estimates the number of doctors through scientific statistics and data analysis, if there is a separate organization capable … Read more

Blood plasma: Udo (69) has been donating weekly for 26 years Life & Knowledge

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Blood plasma: Udo (69) has been donating weekly for 26 years Life & Knowledge

Every Tuesday at 7 a.m., Udo Hahn holds his donation card under the scanning device at the entrance to the Haema blood donation center in Berlin-Marzahn. The 69-year-old is well known here – he has been coming here and donating plasma for 26 years. Today for the 1020th time. “I was walking with my wife … Read more

Pharmacist caught impersonating dermatologist and running clinic in Tahta Center in Sohag

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Pharmacist caught impersonating dermatologist and running clinic in Tahta Center in Sohag

The Free Treatment Department of the Sohag Health Directorate launched a campaign against several private medical facilities under the leadership of Dr. Ahmed Mahrous, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Sohag, and the follow-up of Dr. Mohamed Mohsen Assaf, Director of the Free Treatment Department, and in collaboration with the Sohag Procurement Directorate, where … Read more

Understanding and Treating Dementia: A Guide to Medications for Parents with Dementia

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Understanding and Treating Dementia: A Guide to Medications for Parents with Dementia

title: Stories about medications taken by parents with dementia author: Yongtae Kwak publisher: Dementa Books List price: 16,000 won ■Table of contents By issuing a revised and expanded version leaving message Chapter 1. Iliad, Gods, Heroes, and Fate Chapter 2. Containment? Chapter 3. Pepsi Challenge Chapter 4. Hitler’s gift (neurotransmitter story) Chapter 5. Howl’s Moving … Read more