Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is an antiretroviral pill that is over 90% effective in preventing HIV acquisition when taken as prescribed. A new perspective...
January 30th, 2019With advances in gene therapy, scientists have begun to talk of a cure for sickle-cell disease, an inherited condition that mainly afflicts people of African descent,...
Most patients who report having a penicillin allergy are not really allergic to this highly effective antibiotic, and they may be missing out on the best treatment for...
January 14th, 2019With all eyes in the United States on opioids, the massive unseen threat of alcohol misuse continues to claim lives, argues Dr John F Kelley, professor of psychiatry in...
November 21st, 2018VITAL and REDUCE-IT – both highly anticipated trials revolving around the cardiovascular benefits of fish oil products – delivered mixed results at this year’s AHA...
November 14th, 2018The largest meta-analysis to date found that none of 11 non-surgical treatment options for "tennis elbow" performed better than placebo in addressing patients' pain and...
November 14th, 2018A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study finds that one month of abstaining from cannabis use resulted in measurable improvement in memory functions important for...
November 7th, 2018The US Food and Drug Administration's Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements database lists hundreds of products with hidden active ingredients that are unsafe...
November 5th, 2018A US study has found that one month of abstaining from cannabis use resulted in measurable improvement in memory functions important for learning among adolescents and...
A randomised control trial by researchers at the department of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, department of...
