Listen to article (1 minute) When Braxton Clark was in high school, he used marijuana to control his emotions. At 17, he used it every day. When he was 18, he had a psychotic episode after using cannabis and was admitted to a hospital. He spent the next three years sober. Then one day he … Read more
By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe the powerful anesthetic to patients in clinics and online. Perry was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety before he was found unresponsive in the pool … Read more
Some 600,000 people in Britain suffer from epilepsy, suffering regular seizures The new jab can help children with a specific drug resistant form of epilepsy Scientists have developed a gene therapy to cure a drug-resistant form of childhood epilepsy. Focal cortical dysplasia occurs when areas in the brain develop abnormally, triggering frequent seizures. It can … Read more
Bengaluru: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ardelyx’s drug to treat high phosphate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the company said on Tuesday, more than two years after it was initially rejected. The drug, branded as Xphozah, was approved to treat hyperphosphatemia, a condition resulting in an abnormally elevated … Read more
By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 23:27 16 Oct 2023, updated 23:35 16 Oct 2023 Share or comment on this article: Researchers from Canada found that three anti-fatigue drugs may be effective Solriamfetol, brand name SUNOSI, was found to make the biggest difference READ MORE: One in five Americans has a potentially fatal sleep disorder … Read more
By Nova M Bajamonti For Dailymail.Com 17:26 15 Oct 2023, updated 17:26 15 Oct 2023 Florida-based Brandi Mac, 41, is a nurse who works in the Intensive Therapy Unit In 2019, she learned her then 20-year-old daughter was engaged in drug use Since then, Brooke, now 24 years old, has gone to seven treatment centers A Florida mom … Read more
Bloody hell — this terrifying TikTok warning will have you on pins and needles. Using a public bathroom, a seemingly benign daily practice, presents disturbing risks, according to a virtual whistleblower who claims we could be unwittingly wiping with blood-splattered tissue soiled by IV drug users while dabbing their needles. “If your toilet paper looks … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued an alert against a fake liver drug — DEFITELIO (defibrotide) — which was reportedly being sold in India and Turkey. The use of falsified DEFITELIO is likely to result in the ineffective treatment of patients and may pose serious health risks, according to the alert (REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} … Read more
In July 2023, Eisai and Biogen received full traditional approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for their Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb). This drug is the first to target the disease’s progression rather than merely addressing its symptoms. The approval has infused excitement and hope into the field of Alzheimer’s drug … Read more
By Ethan Ennals 22:45 19 Aug 2023, updated 22:55 19 Aug 2023 Share or comment on this article: Lecanemab appears to slow down the degenerative brain condition by a third But the drug has only been tested on patients who are otherwise healthy One of the first Alzheimer’s drugs capable of slowing the disease’s progression should … Read more