Medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions such as gout, a debilitating form of arthritis that requires daily medication to prevent flares, is a costly problem. Existing interventions to improve medication adherence have only been moderately effective. Habit formation theory is a promising...
“Our study provides evidence on possible preventive effects of anti-inflammatory medication against the dementia process. There is a need for more studies to further consolidate this evidence and possibly develop preventive strategies,” said corresponding author M. Arfan Ikram, MSc, MD, PhD, of Er...
Medication prescribed to one in five chronic kidney disease patients is ineffective, a major clinical trial has found. Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of kidney disease – despite up to 20 percent of kidney disease patients being prescribed the medication, results of a major ...
Recurrent, 30 year old Liu kidney stones in recent years plagued, recently went to the hospital to check, identify the root cause of hyperparathyroidism, need medication. Kidney stones, most people tend to think of the urinary system, in fact, due to hyperparathyroidism caused by kidney stones ...
Allopurinol, a relatively inexpensive anti-gout medication that has been on the market for more than 20 years, may have some activity against colorectal adenomas, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held here Nov. 7-10, 2010. ...
Cancer Drug Reduced Ragweed, Pet Allergies By Up To 90 Percent; Ibrutinib Shows Promise As New Allergy Med A new study has found that an FDA-approved cancer medication may be a good bet in the fight against ragweed and pet allergies
“The idea is this future drug would work early in the infection,” Satchell said. “If somebody around you gets the coronavirus, you would run to the drugstore to get your medication and take it for three or four days. If you were sick, you wouldn’t get as sick....
Study Suggests A Medication-Free Treatment For Depression, Finds Symptom Relief In 40% Cases Researchers have identified a drug-free therapy that could offer a safe, effective adjunctive treatment for non-seasonal depressive disorders. History Of Eating Disorders, Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Raises Offspring'...