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Hydroxychloroquine: Dangerous risks in the treatment of COVID-19 Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal

06/03/2020 Health News

Hydroxychloroquine: risks relating to the application for the treatment of COVID-19 The Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for many professionals to be the most promising drug candidates in the search for a COVID-19-therapy. However, the drug poses a risk for life threatening side effects. In addition, positive effects on the Corona are not Diseased yet been proven. The Federal Institute for drugs […]

New pill could prevent anaphylaxis in people with food, drug allergies

06/03/2020 Health News

For someone with a food or drug allergy, the risk of life-threatening anaphylactic shock lurks around every corner. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows there might be a pill that can be taken proactively to prevent mild to life-threatening anaphylaxis, no matter the cause. Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening systemic allergic reaction that can occur within seconds or minutes […]

Antiepileptic drugs are associated with a higher risk of mortality in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

06/03/2020 Health News

The use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with a higher risk of death among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The results were published in Neurology. The mortality risk increased considerably during the first three months of treatment with antiepileptic drugs, and was higher among users of older antiepileptic drugs in […]

1,081 more US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

06/03/2020 Health News

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The novel coronavirus killed another 1,081 people in the United States in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. That means 106,180 people have so far officially died from the virus out of 1,831,435 official cases, according to the Baltimore-based school. The US has […]

Coronavirus-spread: the nose is determined COVID-19-disease – natural healing naturopathic specialist portal

06/03/2020 Health News

SARS-CoV-2 is spreading particularly fast in the Wet The nasal cavity seems to play a much more important role in the progression of the disease, from COVID-19, as was previously thought. An American research team looked at how the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreading in the body and found that it replicated the fastest in the nasal cavity. There decides also whether […]

Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it’s probably got a lot to do with their mental health

06/03/2020 Health News

COVID-19 has significantly affected our collective mental health. For many people, social disconnection, financial strain, increased obligations in the home and ongoing uncertainty have created distress—and with it, a need for new ways of coping. One way people may choose to cope with stress is through the use of alcohol. We’re now starting to understand the degree to which alcohol […]

Spain records no virus deaths for second day running

06/02/2020 Health News

Spain recorded no deaths from the coronavirus for the second day running, the health ministry reported Tuesday, while acknowledging some “discrepancies” in the reported daily figures. The ministry’s daily report recorded 34 deaths over the previous week, but none over the previous 24 hours. It was Monday’s report on the previous 24 hours that first broke a run of daily […]

From the research lab to your doctor’s office – here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 drug trials

06/02/2020 Health News

For COVID-19, like all illnesses, the drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent the disease must be backed by rigorous evidence. Clinical trials are the source of this evidence. With vaccines and drugs for the coronavirus already entering human testing, it is important to know what the different phases of clinical trials are testing for. I am a neurologist with […]

Here Are the Current Coronavirus Hot Spots as the United States Approaches 2 Million Cases

06/02/2020 Health News

Prince George's County in Virginia has seen a major increase, as well as Vance County and Hertford County in North Carolina. Alabama is also experiencing rising cases in numerous counties including Walker County, Hale County, Wilcox County, Lowndes County, Pike County, Barbour County, and Bullock County. Other states with an influx of new cases include Arizona, New Mexico, Iowa, South […]

COVID-19 drug development could benefit from approach used against flu

06/02/2020 Health News

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that some antivirals are useful for more than helping sick people get better—they also can prevent thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of virus cases if used in the early stages of infection. The study, published today in the journal Nature Communications, focused on influenza […]

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