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Can Vitamin D Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes? New Study Reveals Promising Results
A new study performed on breast cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy shows positive health outcomes when they receive vitamin D supplements. Here is what this means for breast cancer treatment and why being cautious is necessary.
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High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Diabetes Risk By 19% In Genetically Predisposed Adults: Study
The study involved adults who took either 4,000 IU of vitamin D daily or a placebo for about 2.5 years. While the original D2d results didn't show any drop in overall diabetes risk across all participants, the new study revealed targeted benefits.
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Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Reduce Insulin Needs For People With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Researchers tested the drug on 40 adults with long-term type 1 diabetes in the Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Managed with Metformin (INTIMET) study, giving half of them metformin and half a placebo for six months.
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FDA Push For Fake Brain Surgery Trial Spurs Ethical Concerns
The FDA's request, intended to conclusively determine the therapy's potency, has raised concerns the trial would be both unethical and impractical.
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India Close To Dengue Vaccine: All About The Phase 3 Trials And More
DengiAll, which is Panacea Biotec's tetravalent live-attenuated vaccine, uses weakened strains of all four DENV serotypes. As a single-dose shot, it simplifies administration compared to other multi-dose vaccines.
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Viagra Alternative For Women Launched In US, Works In 10 Minutes
US-based Dare Bioscience developed a topical cream with sildenafil that boosts female arousal and works in ten minutes.
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
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Plant Compound Effective, Inexpensive Way To Help People Quit Smoking: Study
Cytisine, a plant-based compound, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by over two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy, a study has found.
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Antibody Injection Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk: AstraZeneca Study
An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported
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Can Vitamin D Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes? New Study Reveals Promising Results
A new study performed on breast cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy shows positive health outcomes when they receive vitamin D supplements. Here is what this means for breast cancer treatment and why being cautious is necessary.
-
High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Diabetes Risk By 19% In Genetically Predisposed Adults: Study
The study involved adults who took either 4,000 IU of vitamin D daily or a placebo for about 2.5 years. While the original D2d results didn't show any drop in overall diabetes risk across all participants, the new study revealed targeted benefits.
-
Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Reduce Insulin Needs For People With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Researchers tested the drug on 40 adults with long-term type 1 diabetes in the Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Managed with Metformin (INTIMET) study, giving half of them metformin and half a placebo for six months.
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FDA Push For Fake Brain Surgery Trial Spurs Ethical Concerns
The FDA's request, intended to conclusively determine the therapy's potency, has raised concerns the trial would be both unethical and impractical.
-
India Close To Dengue Vaccine: All About The Phase 3 Trials And More
DengiAll, which is Panacea Biotec's tetravalent live-attenuated vaccine, uses weakened strains of all four DENV serotypes. As a single-dose shot, it simplifies administration compared to other multi-dose vaccines.
-
Viagra Alternative For Women Launched In US, Works In 10 Minutes
US-based Dare Bioscience developed a topical cream with sildenafil that boosts female arousal and works in ten minutes.
-
Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
-
Plant Compound Effective, Inexpensive Way To Help People Quit Smoking: Study
Cytisine, a plant-based compound, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by over two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy, a study has found.
-
Antibody Injection Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk: AstraZeneca Study
An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported
