The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lubiprostone (Amitiza, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc/Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc), the first oral treatment for opioid-induced constipation in adults with chronic noncancer pain. Leggi il resto dell’articolo…
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Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training, and isometric hand grip exercises may help reduce your blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association.
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Giving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery doesn’t increase the rate of complications and death – and might even decrease the risk of such events, according to a pair of studies in the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). But an accompanying […]
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Drinking one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%, a new study from Europe suggests. The results corroborate research conducted in North American populations. Collectively, the findings suggest that “clear” population-based messages on the deleterious effect of these beverages on health “should be given,” the study […]
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Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells. Their findings could be used to aid the design of future cancer treatments. Professor Daniel Davis and his team used high quality video imaging to investigate why the drug rituximab is so […]
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