Academics from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee found that dementia patients had a two-fold increased risk of developing pneumonia.
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick. All of the people told health officials that they got the shots from unlicensed individuals or in settings like homes or spas. Most said they received the injections for cosmetic reasons. The Centers
U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens...
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Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses sayDrug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned. A dramatic recent spike in the number of drugs that are unavailable has created serious problems for doctors, pharmacists, the NHS and patients, it found.The number of warnings drug companies have issued about impending supply...
The combination of xylazine and fentanyl is known to place users at a higher risk of fatally overdosing. The combination was declared an emerging threat by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy in July 2023, according to the CDC.
Millions of people take over-the-counter medications to help ease heartburn. But scientists in Maryland say the drugs may be linked to severe headaches. READ MORE: Pharmacist reveals best over-the-counter remedies for heartburn
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Dubbed 'Oopzempic babies', the phenomenon has even led some US physicians to prescribe the jabs off-label to treat polycystic ovary syndrome.