Pediatric PPI use appears to raise risk of asthma
Article written by Bruce Sylvester Pediatric proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment appears to be related to an increased risk of asthma in children, researchers reported on Feb. 8…. read more.
Article written by Bruce Sylvester Pediatric proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment appears to be related to an increased risk of asthma in children, researchers reported on Feb. 8…. read more.
Interview and article written by Christine Clark With advancing age many people now look forward to a future in which digital solutions will support effective self-management and independent… read more.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organization (WHO) for active immunisation to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age… read more.
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study.
Article written by Bruve Sylvester Covid-19 patients treated with preventive blood thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital have lower subsequent mortality than covid-19… read more.
The FDA has approved the PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) from Sanofi as the first immunotherapy indicated for patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) previously treated with a… read more.
Article written by Bruce Sylvester Researchers report that ivabradine, a drug used for heart failure, appears to improve symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, also known as POTS.
Sinovac Biotech has announced phase III results of CoronaVac in COVID-19 treatment.
Article written by Bruce Sylvester Colchicine, a gout treatment, appears to reduce the need for oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients, researchers reported on Feb. 4, 2021 in the… read more.
Merck announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of an expanded… read more.
Interview and article by Christine Clark. Ivermectin is a good treatment to use interim to and complementary to immunisations, according to Dr David Scheim, one of the authors… read more.
In an analysis, submitted as a pre-print prior to peer-review publication, a two-dose regimen of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine provides minimal protection against mild-moderate COVID-19 infection from the… read more.